Mary Ann Nuņez the competitor was the new kid on the block when she took the swing community by storm by winning the US Open Swing Dance Championships Showcase Division two years in a row in 1983 and 1984. It was her natural talent for swing that led her dance career to television where she appeared on "Dance Fever", a dance special entitled "In The Swing" as well as many commercials. Since then she has garnished many awards and accomplishments to her name. She not only has placed first in over forty-five Champion Level Jack & Jill Swing competitions nationwide but she has accumulated the highest Jack & Jill contestant points to date in the World Swing Dance Councils Competitors Registry. (414 points as of November 2001).

Mary Ann Nuņez the teacher received her teacher's certification from the Golden State Dance Teachers Association. She was awarded the Technical Dance Award from the GSDTA Reunion and is one of the most sought after teachers both locally in Southern California as well as nationwide at many dance conventions in the National Association for Swing Dance Events (NASDE) circuit

Mary Ann Nuņez the dancer is without a doubt one of the most popular dancers on the dance floor. She is three-time Feather Award winner for the Most Outstanding Female Dancer in the United States as well as three times US Open recipient of the Dancers Choice Award for the Most Favorite Female Dancer.

Mary Ann Nuņez the person always dances from her heart. She has contributed and accomplished so much in the Swing Dance Community that she has been inducted into the California Swing Dance Hall of Fame.

For private lessons, choreography, routine coaching, workshop instruction anytime Or at the event, or just to say hi, you can contact Mary Ann Nuņez via email at Tinydnzr@aol.com or visit Mary Ann at her website www.MaryannNunez.com where you can order her first time ever West Coast Swing Instructional Video Tapes.

Mary Ann Nuņez will be teaching a workshop on Friday, February 15, 2002 at 4:45pm.