Richard's teaching partners are essential to the success of his classes. Besides showing the
follow's steps and style, they are his second pair of eyes to notice what students are or aren't
getting. And occasionally it's important to show how not to do a dance figure.
The top priority of Richard's teaching partners is that students succeed in mastering the dances, so they take
time before, during and after classes to answer individual questions and assist with helpful pointers.
Angela Amarillas has assisted Richard in
his classes and workshops for the past 21 years and was Stanford
University's first Dance Minor. Angela is a graceful dancer who shares
Richard's passion for historical and vernacular social dance. Angela has also been
instrumental in planning the content and philosophies of Richard's classes, especially the Waltz Weekends.
Richard and Angela have taught and performed in Paris, Rome, Vienna, Prague, Venice,
London and St. Petersburg as well as across the U.S. and Canada.
Mirage Marrou has been assisting Richard in his social dance classes for the past
seven years. She has been dancing since the age of three, and her dance experience has included social ballroom,
tap, ballet, jazz, ballet folklorico, Irish, hip hop and Broadway. Mirage has also assisted Richard's workshops in Paris, Geneva and Moscow.
Tracey Powers occasionally partners her husband's classes
and workshops, including Friday Night Waltz and in Rome.
Tracey is a software engineer at Google, an amazing cook, and brilliant.
