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| Rebecca Sweet, owner of Viva dance! is a Cleveland native. After graduating from Smith College with a Bachelor of Arts in dance, Rebecca moved to New York City where she worked for 10 years performing, competing and teaching Latin and Ballroom dance. Three years ago, Rebecca returned to her hometown to open the New York-style partner dance studio, Viva dance! in Strongsville.
In Cleveland, Rebecca has performed with the Cleveland Pops Orchestra; in Channel 8's Dancing with the Cleveland Stars segment for Robin Swoboda's "That's Life" and in a segment by Channel 19's Danielle Serino. She was interviewed in Cleveland Magazine's February 2007 issue and Cleveland Business Connect's April 2007 issue. She teaches "Ballroom Blitz" for the Cleveland Playhouse and has danced with Emmitt Smith for a commercial. She was also given an "On the Road to Success" award in 2005 by COSE. Louis VanAmstel, Dancing with the Stars professional partner to Lisa Rinna and Monique Coleman, has been Rebecca's dance coach since 1995. Tony Dovolani, Dancing with the Stars professional partner to Stacy Keebler, was Rebecca's first dance partner before she switched to the International Latin style of dance. In New York, Rebecca has worked with Robert DeNiro, Daman Wayans, Winton Marsalis, Chayanne and Vanessa Williams, Method Man, RZA and other well-known artists. Rebecca was a member of the Eddie Torres Latin Dance Company. She performed and taught in Salsa Congresses in Los Angeles, New York, Puerto Rico, Holland and England. As a competitive Latin dancer, she has competed, performed and taught internationally in England, Greece, Holland, Italy and Turkey. While running a business, Rebecca devotes time to one of her passions, Latin dance competitions. She and her dance partner, Jean-Paul Gronek compete regularly in both the Rising Star and Open divisions in the category titled International Latin American. They compete throughout the United States and in Canada and most recently were finalists in the National Canadian Dancesport Championships. Rebecca is a member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), the National Dance Council of America (NDCA) and the World Dance and Dance Sport Council (WDDSC). |
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Rebecca Sweet
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Jean-Paul Gronek
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Heriberto Perez
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Tina Caruso
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Loreto Agdinaoay
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Melissa Rosado
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Dena Timura
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Joe Fornadel
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Tanya Dimitrova
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Mark Timura
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Kyle Primous
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Simone Galarza
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