Got Country!
BIOS
My name is Marilyn Romeo and I have been teaching country dances, line and couples, for 30 years. I have been the director of two dance teams. Pacifically Country which was a couples competition and performance team which I retired in 1999 after 10 years of competing. I am currently the director and choreographer for ‘Got Country!’, an all female competition and performance dance team, which I started in 2002. I also was a couples competitor for about six years. Over the years I have probably taught in every country night club in Santa Barbara! Right now in Santa Barbara The Creekside has a country night and dance lessons on Wednesdays. I taught there for 6 years. I also teach line dancing at the Carrillo Recreation Center on Monday nights. I enjoy teaching private lessons and at private parties. I work full time for Sansum Clinic in the claims department which keeps me busy during the day!
My name is Sarah Lynn Jonas and I am 27 years old. I was born and raised in Redding, Ca. 10 years ago I graduated cosmetology school and high school and moved to Santa Barbara to attend University of California Santa Barbara. After four years at UCSB, I graduated with a degree in Linguistics with an emphaisis in socio-cultural. I have been a Cosmetologist for 10 years. I have a background in ballet, tap, jazz, gymnastics, cheerleading and clogging. My favorite past time in Santa Barbara is country dancing. I have been on Got Country! dance team for almost four years.
My name is Caitlin Stanbrough. I was born and raised in beautiful Santa Barbara. I'm currently enrolled in classes at Santa Barbara City College working towards a business degree. I work at Omni Catering as the bookkeeper and office assistant. In my spare time I enjoy baking, road trips, and working on my '83 diesel truck. I have 13 years of ballet background and started country dancing at 19. I became a part of 'Got Country!' in January of 2013
April Stroud
My name is Ashley Van Veelen, I'm 28 years old and have been country line dancing since I was 5. I am originally from the Los Angeles area and moved to Santa Barbara in 2008 after meeting my husband Nathan on a girls trip. I work for Coastal Aircraft Maintenance at the Santa Babrara Airport as the Accounting Manager. I enjoy all forms of Country Western dancing from Line Dancing, Two Step, Couples Dances, Clogging and even Square Dancing!I joined Got Country in 2011 and this is my 3rd Country Western Dance Team I've been lucky enough to be a part of!
Catherine Hayward
Hello, I'm Lauren Taylor. I recently graduated from the Univeristy of California, Santa Barbara, with a Ph.D. in Research Methods in Education. I grew up in Mammoth Lakes, CA but have lived in Santa Barbara, on and off, since 2004. I started dancing Hip-hop, Tap, Jazz, and Ballet at the age of 5 and country line dancing at the age of 18. I have been a part of Got Country! for four years.
My name is Kelli Hahn and I love to dance. I am 22, I graduated from Westmont College in 2013 with a Bachelor's Degree in Kinesiology and I currently work for Apple as a Specialist. I started when I was 3 years old, doing mostly ballet and jazz, then in high school was a part of a few companies and competed nationally in gymnastics and trampoline & tumbling. I was on my college's hip hop team called "N'Step" and just started country/line dancing in 2013. I love being apart of Got Country and love to perform!
My name is Tabitha Carnes, and I get really excited when a Starbucks barista spells my name right on a cup. I'm 29 years old, and I grew up in Indio, CA. I graduated from Azusa Pacific University in 2007 with a Bachelor's degree in English. I moved to Santa Barbara in 2008 to work as an administrative assistant at Raytheon. I have never had formal dance training, but I started line dancing in college and have loved it ever since. I joined Got Country! in May of 2014 and am still learning the ropes, but loving every minute. This is my first time on any sort of dance team!
My name is Samantha Sanders and I am 24 years old. I graduated from the University of California Santa Barbara in 2012 with my Bachelor's degree in Mathematics with a concentration in high school teaching. I got my teaching credential and Master's in Education in 2013 from UCSB. I currently teach math at Dos Pueblos High School. I've been involved in sports all of my life (swim, softball, gymnastics, bowling) but I haven't been on a dance team since I was very little. I started line dancing in October 2013 and joined Got Country! in July 2014. I am excited to be on Got Country! and join these lovely ladies on this team.
Caitlin Holbrook
