INSTRUCTORS LIST

Texas Line Dance Instructors List

The Texas Line Dance Instructors support the Jamboree through their teaching efforts and by representing their classes in selecting Primary dances for the Jam. 

Below is the LIST OF INSTRUCTORS by CITY and alphabetically by LAST name.

Abilene:
Tracy Grogan – [email protected]
LuCinda Rose – [email protected]

Arlington:
Laura Jackson – [email protected]

Austin:
Amy Glass – [email protected]
Carolina Kandu – [email protected]
Connie Shell – [email protected] (Cedar Park)
Kathy Sun – [email protected]
Karen Steger – [email protected]

Beaumont:
Barbara Turner – [email protected]

Belton:
Betty Hartman – [email protected]

Brownwood:
Pat Riley – [email protected]

College Station:
Jo Bostic – [email protected]

Dallas Area:
Karen Aubrey – [email protected] (Dallas)
Kay Coder – [email protected] (Dallas)
Gail Donaldson – [email protected] (Allen)
Ann Ellis – [email protected] (Rockwall/Greenville)
Juliet Lam – [email protected] (Richardson) – www.youtube.com/julietdanceNteach
Al McGee – [email protected] (Fairview)
Ann Pettit – [email protected] (Garland)
Richard Rogers – [email protected] (Dallas)
Nikki Simpson – [email protected] (Allen/Irving/Richardson) – www.hotheartoftexas.com
Vi Smith – [email protected]

Donna:
Debbie Rice – [email protected]

El Paso:
Armando Camacho – [email protected] – www.roadrunnerlinedancers.com
Janice Henson – [email protected]
Angela Moshauer – [email protected] – www.danceonusa.com

Fort Worth:
Suzy Ashmore – [email protected]
Fleeta Burns – [email protected]
Marcia Riebe – [email protected]
Judy Sides – [email protected] (Colleyville/Dallas/Duncanville/Euless/Southlake/North Richland Hills)
Penny Williams – [email protected] (Burleson)

Georgetown:
Jack Bolowskie – [email protected]
Phillip Pensabene – [email protected]
Betty Wyer – [email protected]

Greenville:
Peggy Evans – [email protected]
Bonita Malone – [email protected]

Harker Heights:
Athalie Southard – [email protected]

Harlingen:
Donna Myers – [email protected]

Houston:
Britt Beresik – [email protected] (Bellaire)
Elsa Campbell – [email protected] (Bellaire/West University) – www.whatadancer.com
Sandy Carouth – [email protected]
Mary Ann Caster – [email protected] (Magnolia)
Linda Conard – [email protected] (Crosby)
Jan Cook – [email protected] (Bentwater)
Cyndi Dull – [email protected] (Magnolia)
Terri Grassbaugh – (Conroe)
Kenneth Gross – [email protected]
Cassie Jones – [email protected] (The Woodlands)
Carolyn Key – [email protected] (Spring)
Su Law – [email protected] (NASA/Clear Lake)
Diane Mayes – [email protected] (Kingwood/Spring/Tomball)
Ramona Pace – [email protected]
Cheryl Rogers – [email protected] – (Spring/1960) – www.texaslinedancejamboree.com 
Gordon Small – [email protected]
Freddie Stark – [email protected] (Tomball)
Marietta Stone – [email protected] (Sugarland)
Jinren Woo – [email protected]

Kerrville:
Ocine Behrens – [email protected]
Jeanette McDaniel – [email protected]

Killeen:
Lori Mansfield – [email protected] (Killeen/Copperas Cove)

Leander:
Denise Noseworthy – [email protected]

Longview:
Robin Fischer – [email protected]

Lubbock:
Gail McCluskey – [email protected]
Nancy Pawlik – [email protected]

Mesquite:
Cindy Cowley – [email protected]

Mexia:
Jo Bryan – [email protected]

Mineola:
Cheryl Mitts – [email protected]
Barbara Rhodes – [email protected]

Mission:
Debra Rice – [email protected]

New Braunsfels:
Melissa Onks – [email protected] (Canyon Lake)
Michelle Schroeder – [email protected] – www.msdancegal.com

Odessa:
Myra Fierro – [email protected]

Quitman:
Charlene Anthony – [email protected]

Rockport:
Susan Fulton – [email protected]
Mary Reynolds – [email protected]

San Angelo:
Gloria Henderson – [email protected]

San Antonio:
Nancy Cornelius – [email protected]
Sandy Bushover – [email protected]
Letty Gonzales – [email protected]
Fran Lineweaver – [email protected]
Jon Osborn – [email protected]
George Rollow – [email protected]
Dora Sondhi – [email protected]

Stephenville:
Lisa Rose – [email protected]

Temple:
Betty Hartman – [email protected]

Tyler:
Renee Baker – [email protected]
Gail Herring – [email protected]

Waco:
Doris Cox – [email protected]
Jeanne Mayer – [email protected] (Waco/McGregor)

Broken Arrow, OK:
Eugenia Cook – [email protected]

Alamogordo, NM:
Mike Knowles – [email protected]

Carlsbad, NM:
Jean Loafman – [email protected]

Ruidoso, NM:
LaNora Pickel – [email protected]

If you would like additional information about a particular instructor, such as where they teach, the level they teach, their class times, a short bio about them, and how to contact them… you may search by selecting the letter of their LAST name below.

If you are an instructor and want to vote on Primary dances and have your class information, such as where you teach, what level, and class times, please click INSTRUCTORS ONLY  and add your information.



Cassandra Gibson-Jones
Bio: Dance teacher in The Woodlands since 2002, using ballroom styling techniques to make the choreography shine.
Class City: The Woodlands
Class Location: The Woodlands
Age Group: all
Cost: $3.00
Beginner: Thursday 2:30-3:30 pm
Improver: Thursday 2:30-3:30 pm
Intermediate: Thursday 1:00-2:30 pm
Advanced: Tuesday 1:00-2:30 pm
Amy Glass
Bio: Discovered line dancing in summer of 2019 & fell in love! Became a backup instructor, and attended my first event (2020 Heart of Texas) JUST before Covid struck. Started a masked, beginners' park line dance class to just introduce some friends to it, then added a Seniors' hour, then improvers at the end! As things begin to open up, masks are optional & we are continuing for now =)
Class City: Hutto
Class Location: Hutto TX (just NE of Austin)
Age Group: all
Ultra Beginner: Mondays 1-2pm @ The Trails at Carmel Creek
Beginner: Saturdays 9-10:30am @ Fritz Park
Improver: Saturdays 9-10:30am @ Fritz Park
Gelina Goetzinger
Bio: My name is Gelina Goetzinger, but I go by GG. My husband, Chuck, and I moved to Chandler TX from Bellevue NE in Dec 2017. Chuck is a Whitehouse TX native, so that is what drew us to this area. I have been teaching line dancing since 2018, but have been dancing since 2005. The Tyler Rose Line dance group was established in 2021. We are a friendly group of guys and gals that love to dance, socialize, and just have fun. We'd love to have you check us out.
Class City: Tyler
Class Location: First Christian Church, 4202 S. Broadway, Tyler Tx
Age Group: all
Cost: Free
Ultra Beginner: Tues&Thur 0930-1000am
Beginner: Tues&Thur 0900-1000am, Fri 1030-1pm mix
Improver: Tues&Thur 1000-1100am, Fri 1030-1pm mix
Intermediate: Wed 1030-1pm, Fri 1030-1pm mix
Leticia Gonzales
Bio: Dancing is fun
Class City: San antonio
Class Location: San antonio
Age Group: 55+
Cost: Free
Intermediate: Thursday 1:30 to 3:30 pm
Advanced: Friday 12:30 to 4:00 or 5:00 pm
Renee Goodwin
Bio: Renee Goodwin: Teacher, Engineer, Businesswoman, Artist, Author and Publisher. Her GG Life Lesson Storybook Series® are award-winning children’s books. Renee is the recipient of the 2021 Texas A&M University Aggie Women’s Legacy Award. For thirty years, Renee directed her oil and gas corporation, TP Exploration, Inc. Currently, she manages Goodwin Global Publishing (www.goodwinglobalpublishing.com), writes and publishes GG Life Lesson Storybooks (www.ggstorybooks.com), creates artworks with acrylic sculpting paint (www.ggstorybooks.com artwork online store) and thoroughly enjoys line dancing.
Class City: Tyler
Class Location: PHBC Tyler, TX
Age Group: 55+
Cost: $0.00
Beginner: Tuesday, 6:00 pm
Improver: Tuesday, 7:00 pm
Intermediate: Tuesday, 9:00 am
Advanced: Tuesday, 10:30 am
Tracy Grogan
Bio: An empty-nester who loves to dance!
Class City: Abilene
Class Location: Abilene
Age Group: all
Beginner: Monday 5:45-6:45pm
Improver: Tuesday 5:00-8:00 pm
Intermediate: Tuesday 5:00-8:00 pm
Advanced: Tuesday 5:00-8:00 pm