Andy started dancing at 8, enrolled in a clogging class as an afterschool program with his sister and cousin in LaBelle, Florida. As a youth, he learned to enjoy clogging and performing as a member of the troupe, "Sidekick" which performed each summer as park entertainment for Dollywood in Tennessee and Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri. Andy later expanded his interests into other forms of percussive dance—including tap (in its various forms), Irish, buckdance, and flatfoot. Upon graduating from high school, Andy moved to Gainesville to attend the University of Florida and founded "SoundStage" which later become known as "American Racket", recognized for high energy presentations of what Andy calls "America's noisiest traditions". Under Andy's leadership, artistic direction, and with his ability to choreograph fascinating stage presentations of both contemporary and representations of older, "traditional" forms of percussive dance, the troupe has performed for audiences in Brazil, Costa Rica, Wales, and Canada, American Clogging Hall of Fame, Gator Growl, Florida Folk Festival, Orlando International Fringe Festival, and as professional entertainment for corporations such as Hardrive Productions, Walt Disney World Resort, SeaWorld Orlando, HardRock Casino, Goodyear Tires, Home Builders Association and others. They have performed with and/or opened for artists such as Bill Cosby, Sugar Ray, Dane Cook, Ted Koppel, Kenny Lovelace, and Wayne Brady. Andy has been on faculty for the prestigious Florida Dance Festival in Miami, the National Clogging Conference, and taught courses in tap and clogging at Florida State University, while earning his Master's degree in American Dance Studies. He is a member of the Florida Dance Association and an inducted member of the All American Clogging Team by the American Clogging Hall of Fame. Andy is thrilled to share his talents with the Central Florida community.