Terry started dancing when he was 5. His father always brought out the old 45's and would play them until very late. Terry enjoyed it a lot but he was so young he couldn't stay awake. Break dancing was really the first dance that he took on.

His uncle Keith would take him to a neighbor's house and they would dance for them. They did the latest dances called Popping, Locking, and the famous Robot! Terry then became more serious about his dancing when he saw Michael Jackson perform live on American Bandstand. Terry's aunt Patricia was a good dancer and did all the latest dances, so she would teach him willingly. Terry would dance at school and impress all the girls. That's when he noticed that he had something over the jocks.

When Terry was eighteen a friend named Tina Miles taught him the basic step to Country Two- Step and took him out to a country club. He then noticed a lot of guys were dancing around the floor and the girls were smiling really big. That's when he decided that he wanted to dance. He studied all the dancers and picked up all their moves until there was nothing new there to learn. He met a girl who introduced him to West Coast Swing.

He quickky picked up West Coast Swing and joined the Tulsa Swing Club. He went through all the group classes in a very short time and then met Darren Cagle. While still doing country and winning local bar contests, he became more serious with West Coast Swing.

He entered his first West Coast Swing contest in 1986 in a Jack & Jill contest the local swing club. In 1988 after putting a routine together with the help of his friend Skip Teel he won his first time out. Through much hard work and determination Terry turned professional in 1992. Many people and friends helped along the way, including but not limited too... Mario Robau, Barry Jones, Lori Hayner, Suzanne Mckown, Darren Cagle and Doug Morris.

Terry Now makes his home in Dallas Texas and is happy to travel all over the continent for his love of this beautiful art-form we all enjoy so much.