DEBORAH GILLITZER, an NDCA Professional, is certified as Highly Commended by the United States Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing in American Smooth and American Rhythm Style Ballroom Dance. She is a current Professional Ballroom Dance
Competitor in American Smooth as well as a Pro/Am competitor with her students in all styles at ballroom dance competitions all over the nation.

Deborah is also a certified Zumba instructor and has gained much popularity due to her great style and Latin technique. She tries to stay true to the Zumba choreography and is known for her simplified teaching style and instruction which helps her students succeed at some of the more challenging steps.

Deborah has a Bachelor's Degree in Voice Performance from the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire and has performed professionally in the Midwest as well as New York City. She has had acting, singing, and dance training throughout her life in Green Bay, Eau Claire, Minneapolis, New York, and Milwaukee. She co-founded the UW-Eau Claire Concert Dance Company and has experience performing and choreographing a large variety of dances (including Modern, Musical Theatre, Ballet, Tap, Stomp, African Dancing, and Hip Hop). She has performed in dance, theatre, musical theatre, opera, and has choreographed musicals as well as been in commercials and modeled. She has been teaching ballroom dance professionally for eight years and is, with her huband and professional dance partner, working with the best dance coaches in the United States to improve their knowledge, technique, and competition style as they introduce new students to the romance and appeal of dance.