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Many NFO members are specialists in a specific national dance and are available for workshops, dance camps, festivals, etc. This is not an all-inclusive list. If you don’t see a name or dance category, please feel free to contact the webmanager.
Also, many of our members are “generalists” and can teach a variety of dances from around the world. If you need someone like this for an event you are planning, please contact the webmanager.
| Instructors | Type of Dance |
|---|---|
| Aaron Alpert | Israeli |
| Ed Austin | Welsh Step Dance |
| Joan Bennett | International and social dance |
| Farima Berenji | Persian and Silk Road |
| Tom Bozigian | Armenian |
| Patricia Campbell | Community Dance, Family Dance |
| Sherry Cochran | Balkan and International |
| Jerry Duke | American Dance |
| Julie East | General international |
| Helene Eriksen | North Africa, the Middle East, the Balkans, Caucasus and Central Asia, Argentine Tango |
| Donna Frankel | Specialty Country Line Dance, International Folk Dance, Israeli oldies |
| Honey Goldfein | Israeli |
| Joan Hantman | Balkan and Israeli |
| Scott Higgs | English Country, Contra, Morris, and Couple Dancing |
| Susan Hinkins | Scottish Country Dance |
| Gigi Jensen | Dances of Argentina (Tango, Milonga, Chacarera, etc.) and Latin America |
| David and Nicole Holcome | Czech and Moravian Dance |
| Sue C. Hulsether | Community, Family, Square, Contra. |
| Gary Larsen | Clogging, Step Dancing and International |
| Regina Laskowski | Polish |
| Roo Lester | Scandinavian and general International |
| Sanna Longden | Dances for children and families |
| Yves Moreau | Bulgarian and French-Canadian |
| Lee Otterholt | Balkan |
| Donald and Jeanette Pafko | Slovak |
| Richard Powers | U.S. Vintage and Ballroom |
| Paul Sheldon | Balkan, Israeli, Appalachian |
| Aubree Shelley, T.C.R.G. | Irish and International |
| Claire Takemori | Contra, English, Families, Square dance, folk waltz |
| Loui Tucker | Modern Israeli, general International |
| Todd Wagner | Hungarian and Transylvanian |
| Steve Weintraub | Yiddish dance and seated dances |
| Marie Wendt | French, general international, school and family programs |