David's artistic start began at age five when he first joined the John Adams school choir. Continuing choral and vocal music into junior high, David began an acting career and appeared in his first musical 'Oliver Twist' as one of Fagan's Thieves. High school became a musical explosion when David joined both drama and choir. He sang as part of the Choral Ensemble, Concert Choir, and the very popular Men's Choir. He was also granted parts in the musical Bye Bye Birdie as well as his first lead part in 'Once Upon A Matress'. His musical career continued in college as part of the San Diego State University Choir being drafted as a 1st Tenor.

 

          David's first introduction to partner dancing was with the Scripps Ranch Swing Club (Lindy Hop) that with David's help, was re-established prior to his graduating high school.

 

          David first introduction to San Diego's dance community was through the Pattie Wells' Dancetime Center where he learned his first Jitterbug steps through Pattie Wells herself. His passion to continue learning expanded his interests to Hustle as well as Night Club 2 Step with some ballroom and rhythm influence. His passion in dance stands in the "Club Dances" which include West Coast Swing, Hustle, Night Club 2 Step, Salsa, Argentine Tango, and Cha Cha.

 

         In 2004, David started a new goal to become a Dancetime Instructor. Under the guidence of the dancetime staff (including Pattie Wells, Lucky Pahl, Jane Hance, Diane Stumph) David began teaching his own classes as well as private lessons. With the help of various other people (including but not limited to Lowell Gosser, Yolanda Vargas, Michael Kiehm, etc..) David's abilities as an instructor and a dancer was greatly expanded. Continuing to drive toward being a better instructor, David travels the country to various Dance Conventions as well as seeks lessons with some of the very best instructors in the country in order to bring the very best he can to his students and friends.

 

         In May 2007, David graduated from San Diego State University with a degree in Computer Engineering and Mathematics. He hs highly passionate about design and testing of embedded processors and FPGAs. During his studies at SDSU College of Engineering, David had done research under the guidence of his professors in the field of image processing and compression algorithms. To this day, engineering is still the dream and desire that David strives to accomplish in his life.