Nino DiGiulio

Nino DiGiulio is one of the most popular and versatile dance instructors in the nation. He has taught over 10,000 lessons, workshops, and seminars. Teaching for Navy Pier's Dancing Under the Stars, Chicago's Grant Park Summer & WinterDance and numerous corporate events, Nino has led group lessons for over 1,000 people at a time. Nino is the main instructor for the Willowbrook Ballroom, the largest ballroom and dance venue in the midwest. In demand throughout the US and abroad, he balances his travels with plenty of time locally to share his expertise & teaching talents.Nino has won several championships in West Coast Swing, Hustle, and Salsa, and remains active on the competitive and professional circuit in these dances. But, even more importantly, Nino's background as an Educator, Corporate Trainer and Motivational Speaker makes him a dynamic and thorough dance instructor. Graduating at the top of his class, he has earned a Bachelors Degree in Psychology and a Masters Degree in Education. His command of adult learning principles provides his students a resource that is rarely found--yet extremely valuable--in the social dance world. Nino makes learning to dance very easy and fun for everyone. Participants consistently rate his dance classes as the best around. Concentrating primarily on the social purpose of dance, he is an expert on such dances as Salsa, West Coast Swing, Foxtrot, Tango, Waltz, Jitterbug, Mambo, Cha Cha, Merengue, Samba, Rumba, Nightclub 2-Step, Hustle, Chicago Steppin' and Slow-Dancing. Nino also trains and coaches students and professionals for competitions. His students usually dominate and consistently win or place at the top of their divisions. In order to keep current and remain on the cutting edge of what's new and hot, he regularly travels to other cities which are the hotbeds and trend-setters for the different social dances. Nino is known as a thorough technician and true expert of dance, body mechanics, connection, and musical interpretation. Other instructors and advanced dancers come to him for coaching and teacher training. Representing the new generation of Ballroom, Swing and Latin dancers, Nino has appeared and been featured on ER, ABC's New Dance Club 7, WGN Morning News, NBC News, CBS News, CLTV News, Wild Chicago, WBEZ Radio, the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Magazine, Daily Southtown Newspaper, Lerner Times, Southwest's inflight magazine, Chicago Social Magazine, and several other Chicagoland and National newpapers, magazines, and television shows.As well as being a Master Instructor, Nino is the Executive Director of May I Have This Dance™ Inc. He manages all aspects of the organization as well as developing and instructing the social dance classes, workshops, and seminars.