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Maria Cirino
www.syracusewestcoastswing.com
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Known as
one of the biggest promoters of
swing, ballroom & latin dancing
in Central & Western NY, Maria
has been teaching couples and
line dancing for over seventeen
years. Once a competitor in the
UCWDC circuit, she quickly moved
to the West Coast Swing dance
events and started winning Jack
& Jill competitions. Currently
she competes in West Coast Swing
on the World Swing Dance Council
circuit at the advanced level
and recently took third place in
an All-Star/Advanced Division at
Swingin’ Into Spring 2008, and
has taken first through third in
Rising Star Classic with Felix
Hernandez, formerly from
Ellsworth, Maine.
Creating
choreography is her passion. She
currently works with her dance
partner, other couples, and her
three dance teams to maximize
their potential and create
entertaining performances that
are sure to please. Maria is the
founder and artistic director
for The Northern Lights Dance
Team – an all female competition
team specializing in West Coast
Swing and Hustle. Her
choreography has been performed
all over Upstate NY and in
Toronto, as well as at the New
York State Dance Festival, New
York State Fair and has won
awards including first through
third place wins with Felix
Hernandez and a second place
(2002) with Eric Clark in the
Rising Star Classic West Coast
Swing division, as well as a
third place (2008) with The
Northern Lights Dance Team in
Washington, D.C.
Born and raised in Syracuse, NY,
she teaches and deejays for two
non-profit dance clubs (Syracuse
Swing Dance Society and Dance
Lovers of CNY) as well as
running dances and workshop
weekends in both Buffalo and
Syracuse. Maria is the director
of the Swing Niagara Dance
Championships – an annual West
Coast Swing and Hustle event
held in Buffalo, NY. A popular
face on the dance floor, you
will find her both leading and
following all levels of dancers
and is a joy to watch her smooth
and graceful movement.
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