Dancing in the Cloud

These instructors teach private lessons to couples, individuals, and groups. We teach a wide range of dances including waltz, fox trot, salsa, swing, polka, rumba, cha cha, tango, and much more.

We are also available to teach wedding dances. Please visit the wedding lessons page for more details. 

Jeff Ringer

Jeff was originally trained in ballroom and latin dance at the Arthur Murray dance schools in Warren and Youngstown, Ohio between 1979 and 1982. He taught ballroom for District 742 Community Education in St. Cloud for many years. He open StudioJeff in 2008 and also teaches dance at St. Cloud State University. In addition to teaching dance, Jeff also competes and performs locally with students and other professional dancers. 

All instructors listed below are Independent Ballroom Dance Instructors, who set up their own appointments and prices. Feel free to contact them through Jeff Ringer or on your own if you have their contact information. 

Lisa Lawson

Lisa has been dancing since September 2009. She started by taking Jeff Ringer's ballroom dance class at St. Cloud State University for the 2009-2010 school year. From there, she was the teacher's assistant for the next school year as well as assisted Jeff with Community Education classes. In May of 2012, she started teaching private dance lessons. Lisa teaches at StudioJeff, St. Cloud Ballroom Dance Club, and local Community Education departments.  

Janell Missler

Janell began ballroom dancing at Stepping Out studio in New York City in 1988 while attending the American Musical and Dramatic Academy as a Theater Major. She did numerous performances and showcases there, and after graduation moved back to Minnesota and began teaching ballroom at Fred Astaire’s in Minnetonka. She taught group classes, private lessons, and did competitions. She has been away from ballroom for many years, but recently came back to dancing at StudioJeff and decided to start teaching again. She has done choreography and performances with local Community Theater, but ballroom is her passion. She will be teaching group classes, but is also accepting students for private lessons.

Rachel Trout

Rachel has been dancing since she was six years old. It is one of the constant passions in her life. Rachel has loved dance since she was young, but first learned ballroom dance through a class at St. Cloud State University during her high school years. She has performed at the Paramount Theatre and StudioJeff Art Crawl Showcases. She has taken classes through StudioJeff, Revolver Studios and the St. Cloud Ballroom Dance Club. Rachel likes everything there is about dancing, because of the joy it brings.