- Ballroom Dancing Instructors -

Amy began dancing Ballroom in 2001.  She has since dabbled in each of the dance communities,  Vintage Swing (Jitterbug, Lindy Hop, Charleston), West Coast Swing, Latin Dancing (Salsa, Bachata, Kizomba, Zouk) and Argentine Tango. Amy started her professional dance career in 2012 in Chicagoland. She has competed in American Smooth and International Standard. Along with her professional dance training, Amy holds a BA in Music Education with a Dance Minor and an Entrepreneurship Certificate from Youngstown State University

After managing one of the best studios in Columbus, Amy followed her dream to open her own studio to support the local dance communities and elevate the expectations of dance instruction to a higher level. Amy has a passion for creating connection with others through music and movement, and would love to share that passion with you!

David grew up singing and acting, but never tried dancing until Amy asked him to attend a ballroom dance with her on one of their first dates.  Since then David has been a part of the dance world as a supportive husband, encourager, confidant, and advisor.  David’s musical training and experience, as well as avid watching of Dancing with the Stars, has allowed him to advise and support dancers even more.    

In 2016 David graduated with his MBA  and is currently using those skills to enhance offerings and practices within the studio and guide The Crystal Ballroom to even more success. He is not only a strategic thinker, but has the natural ability to make great decisions on the fly. 

Holly joined the Crystal Ballroom Team in October 2024. Many of you may know Holly and her husband as the quiet pro–like dance couple who come regularly to our Saturday parties. She is now a thoughtful, passionate, and talented addition to our team. Holly has a background of being a high school teacher and a language interpreter, and now loves being a dancer instructor and enjoys sharing dance with others. Holly passed the Core-6 Test with outstanding result and is now working on Dance Vision associate level certification in both smooth and rhythm. Her goal is to achieve master level within two years and continue to improve. Holly likes to spend her spare time gardening, learning new crafts, cooking, spending time with family and dancing with her husband Barclay.

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Rachel Chilton grew up studying classical dance, taking ballet, jazz, modern and lyrical classes for 14 years. She competed for several years in high school with ballet solos and in group ballet and lyrical routines. Rachel quickly came to love LaBlast because the fitness program felt natural despite her lack of ballroom experience. She became certified as a LaBlast instructor and began teaching in 2020. Her favorite LaBlast style is Samba. Rachel is the newest member to the team and is excited to be sharing her passion for dance fitness with everyone!