Holiday Happenings at Atomic
While many are cozily curled up on a couch indulging in holiday decadence and packing on pounds, you could be dancing off those excess holiday [...]
Fluid Fusion Dancer Shawna Klein
Self described as upbeat, unpredictable and wild, thirty year old Shawna Klein grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, (a surprise to most who know her), then later moved to [...]
Jovial Joel Jimenez
The fun, smiley, and tall Joel Jimenez (self described, and what he truly projects), confesses that his guilty pleasure is asking questions. With a gift for [...]
Dylan Perlson :Dedicated Student Devotes Time for Dance
The Ralph Waldo Emerson quote “Moderation in all things, especially moderation,” is a quote that the jovial Dylan Perlson tries to apply to his own [...]
Carlito Rofoli 85, Dances From Dusk ‘Til Dawn Yet Never Yawns!
Wearing his signature smiley face T-shirt, Carlito Rofoli is a living, breathing smile emoji who lights up every room he enters. This positive and proud [...]
Dishing Dance With Carl Turner
“Dance is life” are words that 33 year old Carl Turner lives by. He also adheres to the motto, “She just wants me for my [...]
Avi Win : Sixty Going On Twenty-One, Thanks to Dance!
Get to know this tango aficionado whose ID shows his age as 60, but swears that he feels twenty-one, all thanks to dance! [...]
Atomic Abroad : Goiânia, Brasil’s Iury
Born and raised in the suburbs of Goiânia, Brasil, Iury Smith considers Atomic Ballroom his dance home, despite still living thousands of miles away in [...]
Steven Wong : Curious, Scientist, Salsero!
Unofficial dance nickname – “Danger!” It’s a long, funny story. Ask him about it sometime! Steven Wong first started salsa dance lessons back at UCLA [...]
Najla De Bow : Never Gives Up, Keeps On Dancing
"We should consider every day lost in which we have not danced at least once" -Nietzsche Intellectual, professional, mother and dancer, Najla DeBow was born [...]
Student Feature : Crissy Rangel
Guilty pleasure: Tacos Favorite expression: C’est la vie! Southern California girl Crissy Rangel has been shaped tremendously by the three So. Cal counties she has [...]
Student Feature : Nestor Godinez
WOULD YOU HAVE GUESSED? : Dream superpower : To visit any part of the world in an instant via teleportation. If Nestor could download a [...]
Malena: A Name With Many Meanings for a Woman of Many Talents!
The name Malena means Gentle One in Greek, From the Tower in Swedish, is short for Magdalena in Spanish, and also holds significance in a [...]
Ali Mushtaq: A Wandering Westie Who Knows Where He’s Going
Born in Fountain Valley, California and raised in Mission Viejo, Ali Mushtaq is has a gift for gab and a flair for what’s fab! [...]
Rebecca Elise Friar : West Coast Swinging Savant
It seems fitting that larger than life personality and Renaissance woman Rebecca Elise Friar, hails from Texas, where they say that “Everything’s bigger”, as her [...]
James Foyote : Boisterous Ballroom Blogger!
Boisterous, bearded businessman James Foyote is a witty, jokester whose quick, sarcastic quips are matched only by his determination on and off the dance floor. [...]