RSDS Instructors
Many of our instructors are Rice students, staff, or faculty. Others are members of the local community.
Standard and Latin Ballroom
Pam & Drew Shefman have been teaching at Rice since 2002 when they starting substitute teaching when the then teacher injured his knee. They have been teaching ballroom classes for university students since around 1994. They both started to learn to dance when they were undergraduate students at Carnegie Mellon University (Pam started in 1991 and Drew in 1993). They had different partners early on and started dancing together around 1998. They have both danced competively, for showcases, and socially for years. Most of all they love to teach at the university level. They enjoy the energy of the classes, the student’s excitement about dancing, and mostly the fun atmosphere. For them, ballroom dancing is a lifelong hobby that you can always learn more about and can enjoy anywhere.
Swing
Hank Hauffe has been teaching swing for 3+ years and taught the swing class for RSDS last semester. He is currently teaching at Taft Street Coffee House and gives the occasional private lesson, special occasion group lesson, or demo. He’s always loved moving and playing with the music and has found in Lindy is an excellent medium of expression.
Hailey Hinson has only been teaching for a year now, and has been dancing for two. She fell in love with the dance and enjoys the chance to help others it too.
