Jeff Allen is a columnist for Dancing USA magazine and the author of four books on social and ballroom dancing. He holds membership credentials with the North American Dance Teachers Association, Inc., and the Pan American Teachers Association. After competing in national and international competitions and winning the gold closed level at the North American Championships, Allen turned professional in 1984. However, he considers his greatest accomplishments to be the more than 30 top teacher awards he has won and being listed among the top teachers in America by DVIDA as a regional examiner and teacher trainer.