Richard Powers is one of the world's foremost experts in American social dance.  He has been researching and teaching social dance for thirty years and is currently a full-time instructor at Stanford's Dance Division.  Selected by the Centennial Issue of Stanford Magazine as one of Stanford University's most notable graduates of its first century, he was also awarded the Lloyd Dinkelspiel Award for exceptional contributions to education at Stanford.  In addition to his Stanford responsibilities, Richard is busy teaching workshops across the country, in Europe, and is a popular teacher in Japan where he has returned nineteen times to teach workshops.

Angela Amarillas, who has assisted Richard in his classes and workshops for the past fifteen years, was Stanford University's first Dance Minor.  Angela is a graceful dancer who shares Richard's passion for historical and vernacular social dance.  Richard and Angela have taught and performed in Paris, Rome, Prague, Venice, Provence, London and St. Petersburg as well as across the U.S. and Canada.