 Debra Montalvo Swaim
(Owner/Director) is a native of Port Arthur, TX. She attended Lamar
University on scholarship and graduated with a B.S. in Dance. Upon
graduation she was awarded "Most Outstanding Dance Major" from the National Dance
Association (1993). After college, Swaim relocated to Houston and
started performing with companies such as Joan Karff New Dance Group and Shawn Wellings DF7 Dance
Troupe. She has also performed in various industrials like
"Neville Brothers Concert", and the foreign film
"Prithvi" (India). While performing she also instructed
classes at various Houston dance programs such as Jewish Community Center
and choreographed for Houston's "Choreographers X6", "The
Dance Initiative", and "The Black Dance Festival". In
1998 Debra moved to the Dallas area where she founded the dance company
"5 Degreez of Danze". 5 Degreez works have debuted in
events like "Dance For the Planet", "Plano Balloon
Festival", "Barefoot Brigade Festival", and "Frisco's
Premiere Arts Gala". Along with her professional dance company,
she also owns and operates "Frisco Dance Force". Swaim
continues to teach and choreograph and is a member of "The Dallas
Dance Council", a founding board member of the "Barefoot Brigade
Coalition", and "Frisco's Association For the Arts". |
