AMBER

Amber Villa has entertained audiences most of her life. Originally a musical theatre major studying to pursue a life on stage, she turned to lindy hop in 1996 after discovering this high-energy dance during a visit to Disneyland. She began teaching professionally in 1999 with her current dance partner, Jofflyn Valencia. She is a co-founder of The Bobbysox Brigade and is a co-choreographer for this professional dance troupe. Amber also performs with The Fabulous Esquires big band as a feature vocalist and hails the high point of her career to be when she performed on Broadway.

Credits

“American History” video Film Featured Dancer Smithsonian Museum
“Protocol Son” trailer Film Featured Extra Warner Bros.
News Interview TV Dance / History Expert Channel 3, Eureka, CA
1st Place – Partner Charleston Competition Couples Division San Francisco Balboa Festival: 2005
1st Place – Partner Charleston Competition Couples Division San Francisco Balboa Festival: 2006
1st Place – Partner Charleston Competition Couples Division PHXLX6, Phoenix, Arizona: 2006
2nd Place- Team Division Competition The Bobbysox Brigade National Jitterbug Competition: 2005
5th Place - Team Division Competition The Bobbysox Brigade / Choreographer US Open Swing Dance Championships: 2006
5th Place - Team Division Competition Hollywood Hornets US Open Swing Dance Championships: 2003
Big Band Themed Cruise – Carnival Paradise Cruise Line Instructor International Waters
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s Concert Performance Featured Dancer Santa Anita Race Track, Santa Anita, CA
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s Concert Performance Featured Dancer Eureka, CA
A Sentimental Journey Performance Featured Dancer USS Hornet with The Glenn Miller Orchestra
National School Nurses Convention Performance Featured Dancer New York City
City of Cerritos 4th of July Celebration Performance Featured Dancer Cerritos, CA
Disneyland Theme Park Performance Featured Dancer Anaheim, CA
City of Cerritos Festival of Cerritos Performance Featured Dancer Cerritos, CA
Redwood Jazz Festival Performance Featured Dancer Eureka, CA
Mammoth Jazz Festival Performance Featured Dancer Mammoth Lakes, CA
Fedora Lounge Performance Featured Dancer / Instructor Queen Mary, Long Beach, CA
Orange County Jazz Festival Performance Featured Dancer / Instructor Anaheim, CA
Los Angeles County Fair Performance Featured Dancer Pomona, CA
Orange County Fair Performance Featured Dancer Costa Mesa, CA
The Great Los Angeles Air Raid Performance Featured Dancer / Choreographer Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, CA
Arizona Workshop Teaching Instructor Phoenix, AZ
UCLX Workshop Teaching Instructor Salt Lake City, UT
Motown Shag Down Teaching Instructor Detroit, MI
Workshop / Jazz Festival Teaching Instructor Orlando, FL
Workshop / Jazz Festival Teaching Instructor Connecticut
Eastern Canadian Swing Championship Teaching Judge Quebec, Canada