Albert (Bud) Ayers, Jr.
"Now more than ever are arts education is so important. In the age of computers, I have found that we are more inclined to do our activities mentally rather than physically. We are more informed but less intuitive. There is no other experience on this earth like dancing. One of my favorite sayings is " I've never met a person who can say "I wish I couldn't dance!!"
Bud Ayers is an award winning competition ballroom dancer who has been teaching social dance to students aged grade school to adult since 1993.
Mr. Ayer's swing dance routines have received top scores in Arthur Murray and Starlite Ballroom dance competitions both locally and in Las Vegas. Bud was also the Bronze Scholarship winner at the International Grand Ball in 2000. In June 2000, a 30 minute show choreographed by Mr. Ayers was performed by Cabrillo Middle School students at Disneyland.
Bud started dancing in 1989 at the Arthur Murray Dance Studio in Hayward, CA. He began teaching ballroom dancing through the Mountain View Community Center in 1993, and has trained both Arthur Murray and Starlite Ballroom staff. He currently teaches social dance at the Sunnyvale Community Center and San Jose State University.
