Bios
Campbell Miller
When Campbell dances with a partner, it is a complete experience: physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual. She is grounded with a diverse technical background, but her dancing is unpretentious; she follows to make each dance the best it can be for her partner. She is known for melting into her leader’s connection and making leaders more aware of their own movement by mirroring even the most subtle detail.
Campbell loves living in Austin, where she teaches social dance courses celebrated to be the most popular on the UT campus. Her approach fosters an appreciation for fusion by drawing connections between the varied styles she has studied–some of her favorites being lyrical, waltz, lindy hop, and tap. While her warmth and patience create an inviting atmosphere for all levels of students, she carefully challenges them to realize their full potential.
Chris Mayer
Chris was drawn into Blues by the freedom and expression that sets this dance apart, and he’s never looked back. As an addict since 2006, Chris has been slowly developing a style all his own, taking the parts he loves from other dances and molding them into the blues “aesthetic”: the footwork and the precision of argentine tango, the energy and exuberence of lindy, the smoothness and sly attitude of west coast swing, the rhythm and motion of latin, and moves and tricks that could only come from the depths of his bizarre mind. Call it… Macro-Blango-Hop…. Yeah.
Though through all of this, it’s musicality at the core of his dancing. You’ll often see Chris on the side of the floor, too tired to stand, but still dancing with his hands and feet (or fingers and toes if its *really* late). Between this focus on rhythm and a strong sense of partnering, he keeps people on their toes.
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Blues Competitions
Blues Blaze, October 2009
1st Place in Invitational Strictly Blues (Campbell and Chris)
2nd Place in Invitational Blues Jack and Jill (Chris)
bluesSHOUT!, May 2009
1st Place in Champions Jack and Jill (Campbell)
Mile High Blues, April 2009
1st Place in Social Dance Competition (Chris)
Enter the Blues, February 2009
1st Place in Strictly Blues (Campbell and Chris)
1st Place in Blues Jack and Jill (Campbell)
3rd Place in Blues Jack and Jill (Chris)
Lonestar Championships, January 2009
1st Place in Strictly Blues (Campbell and Chris)
Emerald City Blues, November 2008
3rd Place in Blues Jack and Jill (Chris)
VIDEOS
You have to check out some of their competition videos. They’re amazing.
