Dancing with the Saints - Luanne Schwach & Shawn Nelson

Luanne loves to dance and finds it very exhilarating (pause) on a weekend with friends!  Instructional dance will be much different than "feeling" the dance, but the challenge has been accepted and she is counting the hours to the day after the event!   

Luanne and her husband Dale, of 28 years, have two daughters: Allison (X14), a graduate of Iowa State University, resides in Des Moines and Jenna (X17) is a junior at the University of Iowa.  Prior to Xavier, both girls were in the Holy Family School System and attended St. Jude, St. Ludmila and LaSalle. 

Dale and Luanne have been strong advocates of Catholic education, especially with Dale being a 1983 graduate of Regis High School.  The journey has been wonderful and they encourage the same for other parish families!

Luanne works as a Project Manager for Trapeze Group, a Transit software company that develops, customizes and installs intelligent transportation systems.  Born and raised in DeWitt, IA,  she's a farmer's daughter and the youngest of five children. Luanne has been a resident of Cedar Rapids for over 30 years and she and her family are long time members of St. Jude Parish.

In her free time, she cherishes occasions spent with both immediate and extended family.  Spending time with friends and neighbors is an added bonus which often leads to dancing ... and not the instructional kind! 

VOTE FOR LUANNE AND SHAWN!

This is Shawn's second year participating in Dancing with the Saints -- he has enjoyed performing in Cedar Rapids. Shawn has been performing since he was a kid, with 15 years of dance lessons. He has also done theatre with Revival Theatre Company, Theatre Cedar Rapids and C.R Follies. Shawn is excited to be doing what he loves ... and that will always be dancing. 

VOTE FOR LUANNE AND SHAWN!