Shelley Brackhan Fritz Owner, DelRay Ballroom & Dance Instructor
Bachelor of Arts, Dance, 1993
Shelley Fritz, owner of The DelRay Ballroom, has taught dance and competed professionally since 1984. She opened her first studio, Brackhan Dance Directive, in 1994 and expanded seven years later when she opened The DelRay Ballroom in a renovated warehouse in the Historic Haymarket.
She has received numerous teaching and performing awards, including Top Teacher in both the Midwest and Northwest Regions and 1st Place in the Fred Astaire Midwest Regional Championships.
With her wide range of dance knowledge she has been fortunate to perform and compete nationally. She has also taught the joy and love of dance to children and teens in both her ballroom and the public schools. She is most happy, however, having a ballroom where she can encourage dance to flourish in the Lincoln community.
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