Lee Fox

Lee Fox is originally from Georgia but now calls Ft. Lauderdale, Florida his home. He has been teaching Ballroom, Latin, and Disco since 1978, and Country/Western since 1991.  He has his licentiate degrees in the International Standard, International Latin, American Rhythm, and Theater Arts Styles with the Imperial Society of the Teachers of Dance (ISTD) and his master degrees in the American Smooth and American Rhythm Styles with the National Dance Teachers Association (NDTA).  He is the Competition Director for the International Association of Gay/Lesbian Country Western Dance Clubs (IAGLCWDC) and the treasurer of the North American Same Sex Partner Dance Association (NASSPDA).   He is also the vice president and Examinations Chair of the National Dance Teachers Association of America (NDTA).  He is registered to adjudicate with USA Dance and North American Same Sex Partner Dance Association (NASSPDA) and has served as Chair of Judges for several mainstream and same sex competitions in the USA, Canada, and abroad.  A former ballroom competitor, he has judged several competitions in the United States including the United States Dancesport Championships (USDC).  He and his ballroom partner, Scott, competed in ballroom at the Gay Games in Amsterdam in 1998 and the Gay Games in Australia in 2002 making the class A finals both times.  He and his country partner, Chris, were the first Championship winners in the IAGLCWDC Couples Competition in 1998 and have performed at many hoedowns and fund­raisers.  He has served as the choreographer/instructor for several dance teams including the Southern Country South Florida Dream Team, the SunDancers, Heels On Fire, and Team Scandalous.  He is also one of the original members of Crossfire, an all male dance team, winners of the 2005 international country-western dance teams competition.