ROUND DANCE BIOGRAPHY

 

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RADKA SANDEMAN

San  Diego,  California

 

          Radka is from Pardubice in Czech and moved to San Diego in 1995. She is an accomplished Round Dance Cuer and Teacher in Southern California and ise increasingly involved with the Round Dance Community throughout California, cueing and teaching at large Festivals, including Bakersfield; Tulare; Del Mar Jamboree By-the-Sea; San Diego’s annual Fiesta; Riverside County Square & Round Dance Festival; State Conventions; along with dance Cruise and vacation weeks!

 

While a college student, Radka began her “dancing career” in 1988 when she first joined a local heritage dance folk group that later evolved into a Square Dance Club.  She started cueing for the club in 1989, and later became an active member of the European Caller’s & Teacher’s (ECTA) Organization.   Radka had earned her Master’s Degree in Languages and Education (Czech and German) and frequently uses those abilities in her work at the Waterfront Visitor Center in San Diego.  She is an active member of ROUNDALAB and URDC (Universal Round Dance Council).  Radka continues to further her professional Round Dance knowledge, skills, and experience while attending weekend and weeklong Phase V and Phase VI Round dance teaching events.

 

          Radka made the personal decision to become an American Citizen in 2003, and currently serves as the Visitor Services Supervisor for the San Diego Convention & Visitor’s Bureau in San Diego, California.