BlueBubble Ballroom

We are dedicated to cultivating a dance community here in San Antonio. Here is a sample of the amazing people we have working at the Blue Bubble Ballroom. We'll be adding bios as information is made available to us. If you would like to know more about any of our great team members or for group or private instruction information, call 210-240-0070 or email us.

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Fritzi Fredrick Yolonda Sawyer

Russell Hicks ( Studio Manager ) Lisa Hicks Sherry Reynolds Rick Juarez

Rene Ryan Foster Michael Guzman Rita Davis

Denise Quintanilla ( Dancing for pleasure ) Kevin Coleman ( Hip Hop & Swing )

Owner/Instructor: Fritzi Fredrick

Owner - Interior Designer - Dance Instructor - Event Coordinator

Fritzi has been dancing socially for the past 9 years and has spent innumerable hours practicing and training. She has been dancing since childhood with tap, jazz, ballet and modern. That foundation was a huge help in learning Ballroom dance.

She works for Mariott and other local hotel chains as an entertainer and also performs weekly for Well Med.

Her first instructor was Patrick McMillian so East Coast Swing became her best dance. Then--after some intense one-on-one Latin training from Jack Lloyd--she began her teaching career with a focus on improving her West Coast Swing with Anita Castillas as her instructor. She is always available for shows, team building events and teaching.

"I think a great instructor is one that is always improving and learning themselves, if you continue to study and practice then your students benefit more."

Fritzi is available for private lessons in American Style Ballroom , Latin , Swing and Country.
She is currently looking for a professional partner to train with and perform.

Fritzi loves to Cha Cha, East and West Coast Swing, Hustle, Samba and Tango.

Independent Instructor: Yolonda Sawyer

I love to Dance!! I have been teaching dance since 1991 and have been competing professionally since 1998. My specialty is Country Western and Swing dancing but I also enjoy teaching other styles of couple dances. I am the only female instructor in San Antonio to compete at National Association of Swing Dance Events (NASDE). I am still currently competing in West Coast Swing Events. I have been privilaged to choreograph several Broadway style musicals. I have had the opportunity to coach and choreography for NESA ( Northeast School of Performing Arts) in 2005. I have also worked on a Jubilee that had over 4,000 dancers in it, it was performed at the Alamo Dome. My students have many accomplishments also. Just for example in October of 2004 two of my students placed 1st in their respective pro/am divisions at Waltz Across Texas an ACDA event. At Nationals those same two students placed in the top 3 in their divisions. In 2004 I placed 1st overall in Division 1 at the Texas Hoe Down and ACDA event. I have won many advanced Two-step and advanced West Coast Swing Jack and Jills. If you are interested in taking lessons please call 210-857-0995.

Independent Instructor: Esteban Cardenas

Studio One
Located at the Blue Bubble Ballroom

Independent Instructor: Jack Lloyd

Independent Dance Instructor, Certified Judge/Examiner

Jack is the Education Director of the Texas Professional Ballroom Dance Academy.
He is available for both American and International Style Ballroom instruction as well as teaching Salsa/Merengue & Country/Western. Because he was raised by parents that owned an Arthur Murray Dance Studio, Jack learned at a very young age how important dancing is to the spirit. He’s a lot of fun to dance with and learn from and adds a touch of maturity to our team.
Jack is also available for Instructor Training Courses
He has 16 years military experience as an Air Force Aerospace Physiology Instructor, Career Field Courses Supervisor and Career Development Writer.

Enrique (Rick) Juarez

Independent Dance Instructor

Rick has been dancing, choreographing, teaching, and coaching for 30 years. He earned a BA in dance from The National Academy of Dance and Theatre at Mexico City, Mexico, where he devoted 6 years of dancing with The Ballet Classico of Mexico.

Upon his return to the United States, he moved to New York City to dance with The American Ballet Theatre, The Robert Joffery Ballet, and the Harkness Ballet. While in New York, he danced in 6 Broadway musicals: West Side Story, Bye Bye Birdie, Sweet Charity, Chicago, Pippin, and A Chorus Line. He has studied and worked with: George Balanchine, Gower Champion, Bob Fosse, Michael Bennett, Martha Graham, Jose Limon, Conrad Ludlow, Patrick Swayze, and Mikhail Bayshnikov.

Rick is certified and trained in American Ballroom Dancing and in Theatre Arts/Cabaret through the Fred Astaire Ballroom curriculum. He is a member of "The Dance Teachers Federation of America", "The American Ballet Society of America", "The Imperial Society of Ballroom Dancing", and "TheNational Dance Council of America". He is also a faculty member at San Antonio College, where he teaches American Ballroom Dancing.

Rick continues to improve his art, knowledge, and technique of ballroom dancing by constantly taking coaching lessons, attending workshops, and enrolling in major dance seminars with top ballroom coaches. He continues to compete in ballroom dancing with his students; and is available for private lessons in: Ballroom Dancing, Ballet, Jazz, Character Dancing, Partnering, Bob Fosse's Tequnique and Style, Musical Theatre, Connecting, Body Alignment, Body Placement, Weight Distribution, Body Flight, Cuban Motion, Pas de Deux, Dance Musicality, Theatre Dance, Isolation, Dance Composition, Dance Performance, Costume Design, and Choreography and Dance Production.