Jeffrey Hajko

A member of Fred Astaire Dance Studios for 5 years now, Jeffrey Hajko moved very quickly from teacher to manager and now co-owner of the Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Naples, Florida.  Jeffrey is an experienced professional competitor in American Rhythm and Smooth dancing.  He is also trained in International Standard.  Jeffrey has won numerous awards for his exemplary skills in dance education and management.

Anastasiya Felis

Born in Moscow, Russia, Anastasiya spent 6 years establishing herself as a synchronized swimmer. While dabbling in modern dance and ballet as well as rhythmic gymnastics, she took up swing dancing for a year, and her passion for Ballroom dance was born.  When she moved to the United States at the age of 11, she took up American Rhythm dancing, and now has been teaching and actively competing professionally for 5 years, and looks forward to many more years in the exciting field of Ballroom, Latin, and Swing dancing.

Damaris Randle

Damaris began dancing before she could walk.  Inspired by dancers such as Ginger Rogers and Cyd Charisse, she began studying ballet at three years of age.  At fourteen, she broadened her scope to include jazz and modern dance.  She started teaching dance the following year.  She added tap and African dance to her repertoire while completing a minor in Dance Education at Northern Illinois University.  After receiving a generous grant from the State of California, Damaris was able to further explore modern dance, as well, as hip-hop and Pilates.  Seeing ballroom and Latin dancing as a viable option for the mature dancer, she brought her talents to Fred Astaire Dance Studios in 2003.  Today, Damaris enjoys teaching, performing, and choreographing all of the major social dances.

Brian Oakes

studio owner, began his professional career in the ballroom dance industry in 2002 with The Fred Astaire Dance Studios located in Fort Myers, FL. He received his training under the guidance of many of the National Champions that coached within the Fred Astaire Organization. 
Due to the growth of the Fred Astaire organization an opportunity presented itself, Brian transferred to the Naples Fred Astaire Studio.  Three years later, Brian is considered the senior teacher in the studio.  He has also taken many top teacher awards at the annual awards ball.  This year Brian took 2^nd place in the Triple Crown which represents all the points earned at the three national competitions. During the past three years, Brian has entered the competitive circuit in American Rhythm with his professional partner, Anastasiya Felis. They travel extensively competing in the American Rhythm division often placing in the top ten in their division. Over the past few years, Brian has maintained his personal training in order to further develop and expand upon his professional skills in many areas of dance.
In Brian’s dancing career, he has also developed many students that have gone on to compete in the Pro-Am division.  Many of these students have taken the Top Newcomer award, and some have even taken the Top Bronze Student and Top Overall.  These awards represent the hard work Brian and his student put into their dancing, but it also shows the precision in his teaching methods.  If you decide you would like to learn the skill of ballroom dance, he will make you good!