Cher Rutherford
Cher Rutherford is one of the most sought-after dance coaches in the United States today. She is seen judging many of the major events in the US and is an important figure on the American dance scene and abroad. She has judged the Exhibition at the British Open Championships in Blackpool numerous times and lectured on American Style Smooth for the ISTD Congress in Worthing and London, England. She has an impressive mix of academic qualifications along with being a Dance Champion, a highly experienced teacher, coach and choreographer. She has been a professional ballroom trainer for over 30 years.
Cher’s academic qualifications and teaching credentials include a broad range of certification across many genres to include: Dual Fellowship degrees in Ballroom and Latin from the ISTD London, England. She also holds Fellowship degrees in the American Style Smooth, Rhythm and Theatre Arts with the United States ISTD. In addition, she has also held these degrees with other dance teacher organizations for many years and is a choreographer and trainer in all styles. These credentials represent the highest level of academic qualifications.
Judging qualifications: National/Championship Adjudicator with the National Dance Council of America and a World Class Adjudicator duly registered with the World Dance Council.
Championship Dancer and performer: Cher is a United States Champion in the American Style Smooth/Rhythm and Theatre Arts divisions. She performed on the first several PBS programs of Championship Dancing held in New York City hosted by Juliet Prowse in Madison Square Garden. She also danced in a PBS special tribute performance for Agnes DeMille that was hosted by Rita Moreno at the NY Sheraton Center.
Cher was a featured nightly performer in The Magic of Ballroom show that traveled the US for several months with the Mantovani Orchestra tour.
Pro/Am teaching: As a teacher at the Pro/Am level Cher was highly successful and always presented her pupils with the highest standard of dance for their level and was many times Top Teacher at local, regional and National events.
Author: She is a published columnist with the number one distributed ballroom newspaper in the United States and abroad. They carry her ballroom etiquette column called “Social Graces.”
Videos/ DVDs: Cher amplifies her influence as a teacher through her performance on many syllabus training videos.
The combination of these achievements makes Cher an outstanding teacher and coach. In the studio environment she is able to adapt to any teaching situational put the pupils at ease, regardless of their level, while also motivating them to achieve their best. She has a pleasant teaching style that is both intense and fun. Dance coaching sessions can be devoted to various endeavors such as; competition or showcase choreography, performance/partnership skills, technique and exam preparation. Coaching sessions are always designed to meet your personal needs.