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08/23/2020

West Coast Swing and the dance world at large lost a class act yesterday: Angel Figueroa.

Most of you will know him as a chief judge with a booming baritone voice from WCS conventions. Or perhaps you attended the event he and his wife, Debbie Figueroa run, Austin Swing Dance Championships http://austinswing.com/, which was also a prize sponsor of the BTO Open.

If you've ever learned from him, then you'll understand what masterful teaching is. He managed to combine technique, humour, challenge, and accomplishment into every workshop or class. The amount of material he could get you through in a single class was incredible.

As a coach, he focused on your strengths; he was persistent and direct, kind and loving.

As a judge and head-judge, he was a savant. If you've competed, you've probably heard him say the words below. If you've been a judge, you've heard him remind you that "Everybody has their day, and today just might not be that day."

He was a wicked social dancer, who could lead and follow equally well in several dances.

He was a loving husband, father, and community leader. And man, did he know how to have fun and laugh!

If you'd like to spend some time enjoying his gorgeous dancing, we made a YouTube playlist for that: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxxczEd5zN4aY_bIPsNWKlkhlqP0lYM2I

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