Matt Davis
& Desirae Vasquez grew up with music
all around them. A jazz trumpeter, Matt was raised
by parents who were likewise musicians, actors,
and dancers. When Matt met Desirae, he quickly
learned that she had been singing her entire life
and wasn’t stopping anytime soon, including their
10-hour road trip to MADJam 2014! Music and the diverse expression of music drew
both Matt and Desirae to dance, and in particular,
improvisational West Coast Swing dance. They met
on the dance floor and discovered that, while
neither had any formal dance training prior to
adulthood, they each had intense drive to improve
themselves in West Coast Swing musically,
athletically, and as motivators for one another. Matt
stringently coached Desirae in all of her basics
before they began competing together in
September 2014. Desirae emphasized solo work,
drills, and mirror work to raise the level of both in
the partnership, Neither of them would let the other
forget
a musical accent. As
a dance partnership, Matt
& Desirae are most
passionate about being encouragers and
innovators within their social and competitive dance
community, while never sacrificing the defining
essences of the dance. They work alongside others
in the community who are adamant about growing
their dance each and every day, dance by dance,
drill by drill, raising the bar through inclusivity and inspiration. Rising Tide Swing Dance Studio
exists to encourage the West Coast Swing dance
community - and the people Matt and Desirae are fortunate enough
to know - to bring about its constant
evolution and growth. |     |
