Dick,
Owner & Director
Dick Raymond Owner and Director of Let’s Dance
Started with The Arthur Murray Organization
in the mid 60’s. He has attained a Dual Fellow
in Dance, teaching both the American and the
International styles of dance. Mr. Raymond has
made several television appearances including
the Merv Griffin Show. He has judged many major
dance competitions around the United States
and has been a coach to both students and professionals
through the years. Having won many dance competitions
in smooth and Rhythm dances he holds several
top teacher awards. Having owned five studios
throughout his career, he is very happy to bring
his professionally trained staff to the Cary
area. Looking forward to meeting and making
new friends, he invites you to come in and visit
his beautifully designed studio which has a
fabulous floating floor.
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Saliima, Instructor
Saliima’s first dance teacher was her mother.
Her mother awakened her love for music and dance
by teaching and encouraging her to delight in
the joy of movement. Saliima studied dance in
the public schools she attended in Durham, NC
before moving on to study Dance Education at
the University of North Carolina, Greensboro.
She has studied Modern, African, Contact Improvisation,
Brazilian, Swing, Salsa, Hip Hop, Belly dancing,
Ballroom dancing and Choreography. She has been
teaching kids and adults since 2000 and has
both taught and performed throughout the state.
As part of her dance education, Saliima spent
a year teaching and studying dance in Vancouver,
Canada. Saliima grew up overseas and continued
to travel through her college years feeding
her passion and fascination with the essential,
healing role of music and dance in families
and communities around the world.
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Tijana, Instructor
Tijana was born in Serbia, ex Yugoslavia where
she studied dance at a very early age. She started
performing on stage at the age of seven, and
at the age of eighteen, she moved to Portugal
and became part of the Lisbon Players Theatre
where she performed in many stage productions,
such as Beggars Opera and Thurber’s
Carnival. In early 1992 she moved to Brussels,
Belgium and joined Ankh Arte, a modern
dance and art company, which whom she performed
until arriving in the U.S. in 1994. Tijana began
teaching Ballroom dance in Albuquerque, New
Mexico. While in Albuquerque, she competed in
the five American Style Dances. Teaching Ballroom
became the final stage in her dance career.
Tijana has been teaching dance for 12 years
and she continues to teach and perform today
at Let’s Dance Studio in Cary.
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Kiley,
Instructor
Kiley has been teaching Ballroom dance for five
years. He began dancing while in college and
has also studied abroad. His love for dancing
later took him to new heights, performing in
musical theatre productions throughout North
Carolina and Florida. Some of his key roles
were Benny Southstreet in Guys and Dolls,
Barnaby Tucker in Hello Dolly, and
Jerry/Daphne in Sugar a/k/a Some
Like It Hot, the Musical--(For those familiar
with the movie, this was the cross-dressing
character played by Jack Lemmon: thus, Kiley
has literally walked a mile in the shoes of
female students)
In addition to being a ballroom dance instructor,
Kiley also owns Hunk O’ Love Productions,
providing entertainment services including his
“Remember the King” Elvis tribute shows,
as well as DJ, Emcee, and Event planning. Check
out his website-- www.home.earthlink.net/~hunkolove
--for more information on upcoming shows and
event services.
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