Staff
Anderson Sylvestre
Mr. Sylvestre is a national ballroom dance competitor and an instructor who brings out the best in everyone — from beginner to the most advanced. He brings cutting edge technique to the dance floor, the latest trends in steps and body movement and a continuous smile that’s definitely contagious!
Mr. Sylvestre is originally from the Caribbean island of Haiti, where he owned the ballroom dance studio Salsa Plus. He brings an authentic Caribbean style to those hot Latin dances, especially salsa, mambo, cha-cha and rumba and more… From 2003 to 2009 Anderson owned two Fred Astaire Dance Studios in Willoughby and Northfield Ohio.
He’s a terrific instructor, with 17 years experience in making students comfortable. “If you can walk, you can dance,” he always says, and he’s been right every time.
Mr. Sylvestre won 4 times Fred Astaire Ohio Regional Competition ( American Rhythm) , and was the Fred Astaire National Rising Star champion in Orlando , Fl. and Las Vegas , NV . He was also a finalist in lots of competitions across the country.
He competes with his students nationally and internationally in American Rhythm and Smooth divisions.
Sara Searles
Sara has been dancing since the age of 7. She started with Ballet, Tap, Jazz and Modern and in college decided to try Ballroom. She danced as a student for a year and then began teaching at Fred Astaire. She placed 2nd in her first Regional Pro competition in 2007 and has since performed in several showcases including the Westlake Mayors Ball. She’s had the privilege to train under The World Mambo Champions Liana Churilova and Emmanuel Pierre-Antione and learns under Anderson Sylvestre. She has an enormous amount of passion for dance which she brings to the dance floor and all of her students. Her goal is to make sure everyone at Starz has great fun and feels comfortable dancing.
Avelino Davila
Bio soon
David Rogers
Dave took his first steps as a dancer his senior year in College while studying in Ecuador. He took some Salsa lessons and spent time in dance clubs learning and practicing new steps. Two years later he began taking lessons in earnest, focusing on Salsa and also studying Cha-cha. He’s since picked up ballroom dancing and studies under Anderson Sylvestre. He loves learning new steps, improving his technique and dancing with new partners. He dances for pure enjoyment and tries to impart the same feelings to his students, making sure they have fun while also learning.
