About Us

VIOLET and BILL RAY have taught dance professionally for more than 25 years, including line dance, couples dance and swing dance. They are certified as dance instructors and judges by both Country Western Dance International and the American Traditional Dance Association. They have taught at many venues in Las Vegas and in Hilo, Hawaii, on cruises and at more than 100 dance workshops and seminars in the United States, Canada and England. They have served as event directors of the Desert Sands Dance Festival (Bill) and the Neon Country Dance Festival (Violet and Bill) in Las Vegas. Violet has served as director and choreographer of dance teams in Las Vegas and Hawaii. Together and individually, they have choreographed more than 110 line dances, including Ooh Poo Pah Doo, Huli Huli Chicken and Blue Bayou Dreams. They moved to The Villages, Florida in 2008.

DANCING IN PARADISE

Bill and Violet teach a line dancing class that meets every Monday from noon until 2PM at Odell Rec. Center in The Villages, Florida. This mixed levels class starts at beginner level, progresses to Beginner-Intermediate and finally some Intermediate level dances toward the end of the two hours. Students in the class are able to download stepsheets for the dances taught or reviewed in class each week. Students may also download a Master List of all dances done in the class since last August.

LINE DANCE FUNDAMENTALS

Bill and Violet will teach a new Line Dance Fundamentals class through the Villages Lifelong Learning College. The class, which begins on Friday, September 25th, is open to Villages residents and non-residents. The class will meet from 4:30PM - 5:45PM at the Villages Lifelong Learning College. To read more about this new class, view and/or download a Course Announcement flyer with more information about the class and how to sign up to participate.