About Us

info@shallwedancepg.com
205 17th Street
Pacific Grove, CA 93950
831.373.5678

The greatest compliment about our teachers is that they are excellent, well trained, inspiring and fun. They will find out where you are and then gently guide you to where you want to go. We are confident that with their help you will find what resonates best within you. We hope that our continuously growing selection of classes and the wide variety of teaching styles will inspire you to join the Shall We Dance community.

Our Staff

Creator and owner Ingrid Tower grew up in Germany exposed to ballet, jazz dance, and ballroom dancing. She enjoyed Jazzercise for 20 years, and for the past 5 years has focused on yoga and ballroom and swing dancing participating in private lessons, group instruction and showcase performances. Truly passionate about the entire spectrum of partner dancing and being a strong believer in balancing life through movements arts and meditation practices, she has created Shall We Dance, an inclusive dance school environment, that brings us a place of joy, health, learning and graceful social interaction. The resurgence of partner dancing in popular culture notably Dancing with the Stars, You Think You Can Dance, and in the movies Shall we dance, Mad Hot Ballroom, and Take the Lead (April 2006) helped confirm Ingrid’s desire to bring this Work of Art in Progress to our community.

Staff

Kat and Bryan Banks - East Coast Swing, Charleston
Autumn Bay – Ballroom, Latin, Argentine Tango
Jan Burnett - WC Swing, Hustle, Night Club 2 Step, Country, Beginner Ballroom
Gavin Calkins - Latin, Ballroom, Salsa, Swing, performer and competitor
M'Kalah Conley - Wedding Choreography, Latin, Jazz, Beginner Ballroom, Youth Ballroom, Front Desk
Hector & Andrea Cruz - Salsa
Jose Delgado - Ballroom & Latin, International & American style, Coaching & Master classes, Performer
Pat Eodice - Wedding Choreography, West Coast Swing, Night Club 2 Step, Hustle, Beginner Ballroom, Country, Youth and Senior classes
Jennifer Haydu - Urban Groove/Hip Hop
Jose Lopez - Latin Club Dances - Bachata, Cha Cha Cha, Cumbia, Salsa
Jane Malek - Rosen Method
Vicky Mendoza - Front Desk
Sean Moynihan & Claire Piper - Argentine Tango
Ana Poirier – Yoga
Dolores Rosales - Front Desk
Doris Smith - Beginner Ballroom, Latin, WC Swing, Wedding Choreography, performer and competitor
Marcelo Solis & Romina Hahn - Argentine Tango
Reed Scott - Ballet, Ballazz (Ballet & Jazz fusion)
Phoebe de Silva - Ballet
Robert - Ballroom and Latin, International & American style, Coaching and Master Classes, performer and competitor
Tracie Tilson - Mystic Movement

Our Location

Shall We Dance is ideally located in the heart of Pacific Grove, on the second floor of a beautifully renovated 100 year old space. The terra cotta colored building is visible from afar, and the large white windows allow ocean views over Lighthouse Avenue and the quaint 17th Street. The interior design was carefully chosen and equipped with a new professional, floating hardwood dance floor, mirrors, chandeliers and an interior decor that equally appeals to the esthetics of young and old, combining the modern with the traditional.

Our Mission

To nurture and celebrate the dancer within each of our students. To expand our students’ knowledge and appreciation of the many facets of dance, movement arts and meditation practices through local talents and resources. To create a safe, welcoming, and joyous environment in which all dancers have an opportunity to grow and thrive.

Our Vision

To become the fulcrum for the Monterey Peninsula dance community, fostering health, education, connections, and joy in individual dancers and in the community at large.