About Us
Zeke & Pamela Cribbs
Co-owners and Ballroom Instructors
Zeke and Pamela both studied at UW-Madison where they fell in love with both each other and the world of ballroom dancing. During their time at Madison they began teaching and competing professionally as members of the National Dance Council of America. Zeke is originally from Chicago, but Zeke and Pamela moved back to the Fox Valley (where Pamela grew up) back in 2011. It was here that they opened Boogie Ballroom with the desire to bring a fun, easy-going dance experience to everyone that walked through its doors. Zeke and Pamela currently work with students across a wide range of ages and dance experiences. They've had the privilege of watching their students' love for dancing grow as they learn at a pace that's comfortable for them. There's no greater joy than hearing a student tell them how much dance has changed their life for the better.
Zeke and Pamela love sharing their story of how their ballroom dance journey began. They knew nothing of the ballroom dance world until their final year of college, yet here they are learning and growing and sharing their passion for dance every day (and somehow even ended up with their own studio to do it with). There is no perfect age to begin dancing except now. Everyone can learn so if the desire is there don't let fear hold you back. Zeke and Pamela's number one goal of the studio is to create a fun, encouraging atmostphere that is filled with laughter and memories.
AJ Larson
Ballroom, Hip Hop, Contemporary Instructor
AJ (also known as Adrian) was born and raised in Madison, WI. As a kid he always loved music, so of course the love of dance wasn't far behind. He started taking ballroom classes when he was 11 years old and has been doing it ever since. At the age of 16 he also started taking hip hop classes and found an entirely different side of dance that he had only seen in movies and videos! He loves that dance has the ability to speak emotion without ever saying a word. Dancing has been such a big outlet for him and his hope is to show people that they too can use dance in a therapeutic way. Nothing brings the incredible dynamics of emotions out like dancing does!
On a more personal note, when asked to give a glimpse of who AJ is as a person, he thought it was really important to share that he likes monkeys and apes...but also really likes tigers and dragons. Also, he like ice cream, but prefers sherbert. Oh, and when you meet him, don't forget to ask him to share the screwdriver story lol.
