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Linda Springstead has played a key role in the development of Ballroom dance as a sport, art form and wellness activity here in the Portland area for the past 33 years. Affectionately known as "the Grande Damme of Portland", Linda has encouraged and coached her students in the qualities of movement and teamwork that can create immediate magic between partners who’ve never met before! Linda herself has had much personal coaching from many famous coaches so her DanceWell students would have opportunity to enjoy all aspects of that dance magic on the dance scene.. Linda has appeared several times on AM Northwest, on Good Morning Portland and done various radio shows related to ballroom dancing and was even once photographed for the Kodak Billboard in Times Square New York. When the Crystal Ballroom opened doors to the ballroom scene in 1997, Linda soon became their weekly Ballroom instructor. Every Tuesday night on "Crystal Tuesdays", (and many Sundays) Linda instructed hundreds of people in everything from West Coast Swing to Quickstep, from Tango to Cha Cha, Waltz to Salsa to Foxtrot to Swing. Linda taught at the Crystal Ballroom until it changed venues to Lindy Hop only. Being eclectic in nature, Linda has continued classes and instruction in all the dances she loves -- and has helped people learn "variety is definitely the spice of life!" Sitting out dances anywhere will soon become unnecessary when Linda's classes and lessons currently are available in several locations in the Portland metro!