Meet the members of Team Fahrenheit: Jeff Peterson Born and raised in a small town in Iowa, Jeff first started dancing in high school for Show Choir and musical plays. He has been dancing country two-step since 2005 when he discovered Hoedown’s while living in Atlanta. Jeff has lived in Fort Lauderdale for a total of 9 years (on and off). He has worked for Hilton Hotels Corporation for 10 years and is currently the Director of Leisure Sales at the new Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort. He enjoys many facets of life such as biking, roller blading, volleyball and dancing on the weekend at Scandals are just a few. Gabriel Ochoa Gabriel Ochoa is one of the founding members of Fahrenheit. He is new to the Country Western Dance scene. He has only been two stepping and line dancing for the past seven months. Fahrenheit is the first Country Dancing team Gabriel has been on, but he is a natural. Gabriel's passion for dancing started developing as a child growing up in Venezuela where salsa and merengue were his specialties. Before he came to the USA he lived on Aruba Island where he was part of a dancing team. He has replaced the fantasy costumes for a cowboy hat and boots that became his new passion. He is part of the Costume Committee. Working out, dancing, volley ball and reading are few of his hobbies. Gabriel is a Social Worker for Broward County. Orlando Gonzalez Born in Havana Cuba, Orlando immigrated to the United States at four years of age. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York and now lives in Miami since the 1980's. A professional counselor by trade he travels to Ft. Lauderdale on weekends to enjoy dancing with his friends at Scandals. Apart from dancing, his hobbies include spending time with friends, biking, snow skiing, and rollerblading. Although this is his first experience performing with a dance team, one can say he is at home kicking up his black leather boots. Steven D Lee Born in Deland, FL, Steven grew up outside of Birmingham, Alabama. He moved to Florida in 2000 with his partner, whom he met while dancing at Atlanta's country gay bar, Hoedown's. He currently works as a Market Manager for Bank of America, and lives in the West Palm Beach area. As a young boy, he developed his affinity for country music while going on long hauls with his truck-driving father, who often took the entire family along for 7 day stretch trips. He developed his passion for dancing during high school, where he performed in his school's Show Choir. He joined Fahrenheit as a charter member, and enjoys spending his weekends two-stepping with friends at Scandals. Earl Bunning A Country boy from Wheatfield, Indiana. Earl has an Associates Degree in Accounting from Ivy Tech NW Indiana. He relocated after 25 yrs in Indiana to West Palm Beach, Florida where he has lived for the past 8 years. Earl has worked in Property Management for 8 yrs, Owning his Company EDB Inc. the past 6yrs. Earl started dancing "Country&Western" in 1995, He has competed on UCWDC and IAGLCWDC dance circuits. Earl has been a team member of the Sundancers, Crossfire and currently Fahrenheit. He has performed with groups such as "Rough Riders" and "Julie Christies" Michael R. My life as a Cover girl! Le me tole ju ! ! ! and you bitches better get this because I don't watch America's Next Top Mexican for nothing!!! Ok!! My mother used to love to dance and as a little kid the one thing I always remember is a Polaroid of her sitting at a table wearing these huge heels that I thought were fabulous. I think I was like 5 or 6 years old. She taught me to dance from a young age and then she did the unthinkable. Growing up in Texas as a Mexican-American, I was put in a dance class. She put me in Ballet Folklorico. Just think of huge skirts that the girls use to flip in and around their bodies and you have an idea. I was a shy kid and this was a great way for me to get in front of crowds and show off my natural talents... (insert pun, you know you want to) From there, I got into gymnastics and cheerleading, which I absolutely loved and still dabble in. This was part of the reason that I joined Fahrenheit, I missed the team atmosphere, just hanging out with friends and doing what I love. Without it, I never would have become closer to a great group of guys that have become another extension of my family down here. So that's my life as a Covergirl! See you at Scandals!!! Besos & lots of hat dances!! Kendall Shoffner a.k.a. Bucky Kendall was born and raised in North Carolina. After living on St. Thomas, USVI for 23 years a work transfer relocated Kendall to S. Florida in August 2003. In March 2004, Kendall discovered line dancing & two - stepping and his life hasn't been the same. He is one of the founding members of Fahrenheit and serves on the Costume Committee. He was a member of the Crossfire Dance Team in 2005. Being a Fine Art Major, the Arts have always been an important part of his life. Kendall has held several one man shows and participated in group shows in the Caribbean, winning numerous awards for his paintings in Oil, Watercolor, Acrylic and Pastels. He is also a Master Swimmer for the Hammerhead Aquatics Team in Ft. Lauderdale and won a Silver Medal for a Medley Relay at GG VII 2006 in Chicago. "Check out Scandals. What's not to like about men in tight jeans and boots?" Michael M. Michael is a Charter Member and a Choreographer for Fahrenheit. Since the early age of five Michael been taking various classes in acting, vocal, musical theatre, music and dance has propelled Michael into the spot light for many years. In the early 90's, he was awarded HIGH HONORS receiving a scholarship to dance for Joe Tremaine. This enabled Michael to leave South Florida and move into the auditioning realm of Broadway. In New York, Michael's credits include: "West Side Story", "Sweet Charity" Les Syallides, Tarentella, Swan Lake, Don Quoixide, MTV Live and music video credits with PM Dawn, Sweet Sensation, Blue Train & Kid-n-Play. Michael was also scouted by Radio City Entertainment and performed with Gloria Estefan, Stevie Wonder and the Big Bad Voodoo Daddy in Super Bowl XXXIII. Michael has help start many different performing groups through the state of Florida and abroad. He has won over 55 Outstanding Choreography awards. Two years ago, Michael was hired to choreograph for Crossfire of Ft. Lauderdale. This was the teams first year competing and using Michael's choreography Crossfire won the National Competition in Dallas, Texas. Michael is currently the Artistic Director of the Southern Strut All-Star Dance Team in Palm Beach and on the Board of Director's of the Dancer's Alchemy of the Palm Beaches. Michael has been instructing all disciplines of dance for the past 15 years at Southern Dance Theatre, in Boynton Beach. He is also on the faculty as BAK Middle School of the Arts and Cardinal Newman Catholic High School in Palm Beach.