Transplanted from San Antonio,Texas, where she owned and operated three ballroom venues, Fritzi Pesti was an American Style Ballroom, Country, Salsa and East and West Coast Swing instructor. Fritzi was a registered Interior Designer when she decided to take up Swing dancing as a hobby. Dancing became an obsession. She studied ballroom with several top level pros and started teaching. She opened her first studio which boasted over 50 youth students. They earned winning placements in Texas ballroom competitions. Fritzi was the Tampa area Homeschool Coop Ballroom teacher for several years and loved teaching children. She taught seniors at Highland Lakes. From absolute beginners to competitive level students, Fritzi was patient and intuitive to her students skill levels and served to inspire and motivate growth and confidence. And most important, Fritzi believed dancing should be fun!