She was first exposed to ballet during her childhood years followed by studies at the Hofstra University New York in Theater Arts and Dance. She took a semester off from her academic studies to tour China in 1992; she continued dancing abroad with several touring companies, performing in England and Netherlands until 1999. She also attended the School for Film andTelevision at the Three of US Studios in New York, and acted in several student films for Hofstra TV. She started competing in International Latin and AmericanRhythm getting ranked #1 nationally in the United States Rising StarChampionship in American Rhythm Division in 1998. She has also competed in theTheater Arts Division placing first at the American Star Ball Championship in2003. Stephanie formalized her ballroom dance training by obtaining LicentiateDegrees in American Rhythm, American Ballroom, International Latin, and TheaterArts from the International Society of Teachers of Dance (USISTD). Stephanie has featured in over 20 episodes of a Ballroom/Latin Public Cable TVInstructional program broadcast over Long Island and New Jersey hosted by Alfonso Triggiani, and conducted invited workshops and performances throughoutLong Island, New York and New Jersey.

Stephanie Falciano has been a dance teacher for 20 years andcurrently owns and runs her own school “Stephanie’s Dance with Us” in Syosset, www.Stephaniesdancewithus.com,for children and adults, training candidates for ISTD Certifications,competitions and social occasions. She is also a teacher of dance at the BronxPublic School System.

Vincent Antonelli

Vincent Antonelli has been performing and competing for over 20 yearsthroughout the United States. He became a featured performer very quickly inthe several touring companies throughout the tri state area due to his uniqueability to excel in theatre arts quickly. He holds titles in American Rhythm atUSBC. He is a master in the theatre arts division and has coached manycouples in these areas. He has extensive training in American Rhythm,American Smooth, International Latin and International Standard. He iswell-known for his lift work and is an expert at choreography. As aPro/Am competitor, he has received numerous top teacher awards, along withassisting his students to win several championships in the Pro/Am divisions.Vincent has featured in several episodes of a Ballroom/Latin Public Cable TVInstructional program broadcast over Long Island and New Jersey hosted byAlfonso Triggiani, and conducted invited workshops and performances throughoutLong Island, New York and New Jersey.He is a member of the NDCA.

Stephanie andVincent

Dance is the only art form that combines physical, emotional, and spiritual in a human body in motion. Stephanie and Vincent believe in this concept and epitomize this in their teaching. They commenced their formal ballroom training under the tutelage of such champions in ballroom dance as Shirley Ballas, Diana McDonald and Rufus Dustin, separately, but coming together for the partnership they waited a decade for. Vincent and Stephanie made their debut at the Jeanne Rimsky Theatre for the Michelle Raitzin concert on June 15, 2010and have been performing in the tri-state area ever since. They received 4th place in their first competition in the Professional Theatre Arts Division at Constitution State Challenge Dancesport Championship in 2010. They compete professionally, achieving Finalist placing in American Rhythm andTheater Arts. Most recently they placed 2nd in the Open American Rhythm in Boston in 2013.

They are available for coaching, judging, shows and workshops.

www.stephaniesdancewithus.com

sfalciano@hotmail.com

516 996-3554