Richard Powers is one of the world's
foremost experts in American social dance. He has been
researching and reconstructing contemporary and historic social
dances for thirty years and is currently a full-time instructor
at Stanford University. Selected by the Centennial Issue of
Stanford Magazine as one of Stanford University's most notable
graduates of its first century, he was also awarded the Lloyd Dinkelspiel Award for exceptional contributions to education at
Stanford. In addition to his Stanford responsibilities, Richard
is busy teaching workshops across the country, in Europe, and is
a popular teacher in Japan where he has returned twenty times to
teach workshops.
Angela Amarillas, who has assisted
Richard in his classes and workshops for the past fourteen
years, was Stanford University's first Dance Minor. Angela is a
graceful dancer who shares Richard's passion for historical and
vernacular social dance. Richard and Angela have taught and
performed in Paris, Rome, Prague, Venice, London and St.
Petersburg as well as across the U.S. and Canada.
