Meet the Team
Jamie Basham Marshall
“The” Jamie Marshall is known worldwide for her massively impressive competition accolades including six UCWDC (United Country Western Dance Council) awards:
1997 Female Advanced Line Dance Champion
1997 Female Showcase Line Champion
1998 Female Advanced Line Dance Champion
1998 Female Showcase Line Champion
1999 Female SuperStar Champion
2000 Female SuperStar Champion
Jamie was also voted the “Favorite Female Line Dancer” at the 2000 UCWDC Star Awards and was nominated for the UCWDC Star Awards “Favorite Female Line Instructor” for the 2002, 2003, 2004 & 2005.
In 2013, She was nominated as Female Personality of the Year and her dance “Rockin the Wagon Wheel” was nominated as Beginner Dance of the Year. Jamie’s choreography includes the classics, Backstreet Attitude, Bomshel Stomp, Sho’Nuf, Atlantis, and many others that continue to be favorites throughout the world.
Today, she travels promoting, instructing, choreographing, judging and entertaining at many dance events throughout the USA. Jamie works closely with Marco Club Connection in Nashville offering consulting on new artists and releases.
She is also the host of the longest-running dance convention held in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
ROB HOLLEY
Robs’ line dancing career started in 2006 where he began teaching locally at venues on the East Coast. Since entering the line dance world, Rob has taught and led hundreds of line dance students at workshops in cities like Nashville, Orlando, Dallas, Detroit, and Chicago.
In 2016, Rob ventured into the choreography space where he has choreographed over 80 line dances and even gone on to win multiple choreography awards including:
2019 & 2020 UCWDC World Champion for Country Int/Adv
2023 World Dance Masters Int with his own dance, “I See Perfection”
2nd Place - 2018-2019 USLDCC Championship with his dance, “Get Drunk Get Loud.”
A few Rob Holley choreographed favorites are, “What Makes You Country, Take Me (Country) Dancing, & Country Everywhere.
KIM ODA
Kim is the first line dance instructor to join the Kickin it with Carol team. She’s been training under Carol’s direct leadership over the past year and brings over two decades of total experience specializing in country line dancing. When she’s not kickin it with us, you can find her teaching line dancing at McHenry County College.
When she’s not two-steppin’ on the dance floor Kim is taking the confusion out of medication as a full-time pharmacist.
RAY MULLER
Ray is a certified line dance instructor with 2+ years of in-person instruction and 25+ years in the world of line dance. In 2020, Ray completed the “Instructor Training Program,” a comprehensive course covering the mechanics of teaching, basic dance steps, hosting dances, and entrepreneurial logistics.
Ray has been an integral part in workshops and events is cities like Chicago, Wilmington, Elkton, Maryland, & Pennsylvania.
Ray is joining to us from Maryland!
DAN NEILSON
Dan has been dancing since the 90s to genre spanning from Hip-Hop to Rock and Country to Pop. His love for dance transcended into not only choreography but DJing, as well.
Today, Dan is a highly-sought after wedding DJ. Over the last several years, he has also choreographed a handful of country line dance favorites such as, “Nothing to Lose, 28 Days, Sundays Finest, and Desperate Man.” All frequently taught and danced at Kickin’ It With Carol events.
In addition to being an energetic line dance choreographer, he is also your go-to man for the West & East Coast Swing.
MARY BETH HURST
Mary Beth Hurst is a seasoned ballroom social dancer for over 35 years and holds a BFA in DANCE from OSU where she received a full ride scholarship her Senior year for her merits as a choreographer.
Accolades include:
2022 Line Dance Worlds Champion Female Crystal Novice
2024 World Champion Leader Mixed Role.
2024 World Championship Advanced Line Dance competitor & Line Dance Choreographer - Podium Placement
2024 Ft Wayne Dance for All Showdown Winner
2X Westcoast Swing Competition Finalist
Currently she is training post professional ballet and contemporary dance at Hixon dance academy in Clintonville!