Fred Astaire Comes To San Diego

With a new studio in San Diego and another one opening up in nearby Oceanside, Mr. Joey Fusina is putting Fred Astaire on the map in Southern California!

A perfect combination of white sandy beaches, a bustling metropolis, and a stunning coastline, San Diego County is a great place to live. Now Southern Californians - looking for exercise and a healthy alternative to hitting the nightlife - can turn to Fusina’s Fred Astaire studio for excitement and fun as they learn how to dance.

Fusina has had a successful career in the dance business for the past thirteen years. He recently joined the Fred Astaire association because he “likes the vision that Fred’s has” and truly believes in the company's mission.

Fusina is a Southern California native, born in Thousand Oaks, CA. Catching the dancing bug as early as 5th grade when he was part of the cotillion, he went on to compete as a member of an amateur formation dance team as a teenager. When he was in college at Sonoma State University, he was looking for a part-time job and answered an ad for a training class at a dance studio. From that moment on, he was hooked. Originally interested in becoming a Broadway actor, dancing fulfilled his dream to perform. A short two years later, when he was only twenty years old, he bought his first studio. Not only was he the youngest studio owner, he was also one of the most successful. He credits his past successes to “a little luck and being a really good people person, understanding people, and believing in them.”