| About | Dr. Wendy Guess

Mission Statement

Bringing people together on the “Dance Floor of Life” while providing the tools and resources that enhance the learning an teaching of global social dance. Sharing the tools and resources that empower, promote and enable individuals and businesses in the pursuit of excellent performance, communication and cooperative productivity.

My passion is to promote empowerment through joyful expression. Sharing tools and resources that enable individuals and organizations to enhance interaction, productivity, and team building skills through highly interactive, cultural experiences.Sharing the wisdom throughout the ages for enhancing interaction, productivity and team building skill.

Dr. Wendy - Life Choreographer

As a award winning educator, with over two decades of bringing people together on the Dance Floor of Life, “Dr. Wendy” has motivated 1,000’s of students, employees and friends to live with passion, enhance communication skills and improve professionalism.

A unique combination of experience provides Dr Wendy with a global perspective to empower and optimize your relationships! Utilizing her degrees in Health, Management, Anthropology, Teacher Certification in Physical Education and Speech Communications, Dr Wendy provides a truly well-rounded professional experience. She was recently honored as the University Dance Educator of the Year from both the Southern District and Texas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.

Dr. Wendy Guess has motivated students, employees and friends to find passion for living by sharing her own effervescent expression of dance since 1979 as a dancer, performer, educator, competitor and choreographer. Dr Wendy blends her extensive academic background with solid dance training. She has been a member of the awarding winning Brigham Young University Ballroom Dance Company and world-renowned Folk Dance Company, touring nationally and internationally. She augmented her dance training through a multitude of workshops and camps and classes including studying with Ballet Master James Clouser and Dancing Classrooms founder Pierre Dulaine, where she currently is a Senior Teaching Artist and trainer. In addition, her training has included street style social dance, international & American style ballroom dance, International folk dance, ballet, jazz, clog dance, aerobic and therapeutic activities (yoga, pilates, breathing techniques,flexibility).

Over the past 25 years, Dr Wendy has taught at the elementary through the university level, senior centers, private studios, continuing education programs as well as produced and performed thematic entertainment for special events and public schools including staff development for teachers. Her teaching expertise has included, Dance Appreciation, Elementary Physical Education, Health, Nutrition, Concepts of Fitness, Yoga, Social Dance and Physical Education Teacher Preparation courses and has written dance modifications for Adapted Physical Education.

Her academic experience combines a Doctoral degree in Health Studies, writing her dissertation on the essential elements for a dance resource guide, a Masters in Recreation Management, Bachelors in Anthropology focused on Intercultural Communications, and is a Texas Certified Teacher of Physical Education, Speech Communications and ESL. She has been certified by American College of Sport Medicine as a Group Exercise Leader, and is a Certified Sport Hypnotist.

In 2007, Dr Wendy was honored as the Southern District AAHPERD University Dance Educator of the Year and was nominated as the National University Dance Educator of the Year from the National Dance Association, as well as being awarded the 2006 University Dance Educator of the Year for the Texas Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, where she has presented regularly since 1995.

Using the philosophy that learning should be a moving experience of engaging the senses with humor, graciousness and passion, and motion – learning and retaining is an exciting process. With a strong blend of cultural understanding, physical education, health and communication, Dr Wendy truly speaks the language of education and motivates students and teachers to improve their lives on the “dance floor of life”. Get ready to start choreographing your life!

Education 1. PhD – Health Education, minor dance, Adapted Physical Education 2. M.A. – Recreation Management, Leadership 3. B.S. – Anthropology, Intercultural Communications, Minor Dance 4. Assoc. – Physical Education, Dance

Certifications

1. Certified Sport Hypnotist 2. Texas Teacher Certified – All Level Physical Education, Speech Communications, English as Second Language 3. CPR/Heart Saver, AED 4. Group Exercise Leader, ASCM 5. Bronze, Silver, Gold level American and International Style Ballroom Dance

Specialties