Officers
Sophie Albiani
President
Sophie is a third-year child development major with minors in agricultural education and equity in education. She started line dancing during Quarter Plus her first year at Cal Poly and has met some of her favorite people through the club! When not line dancing you’ll find her in the Poly Plant Shop, hiking, or enjoying a good book. She also loves game nights! Her favorite part about line dancing is the supportive community.
Favorite Partner Dances: El Paso and Barn Dance
Favorite Line Dances: Boomerang, Chompin' at the Bit, Honky Tonk Way, and Last Call
President
instructors
Elizabeth Matchie
Elizabeth is a second-year mechanical engineering student from Valencia, CA. She has been dancing competitively since she was 5 years-old, but never tried line dancing until her first quarter at Cal Poly. She joined the CLDC team because line dancing has become one of her favorite activities and she wanted to play a bigger role in contributing to the club and help put on community events. Her favorite thing about her role is getting to connect the SLO community with the CLDC! Outside of line dancing, she loves traveling, going to the beach, and going on adventures with friends.
Favorite Partner Dances: California Cha Cha, Texas Time
Favorite Line Dances: Rampampam, MMMBop (SLO), Ain't Too Cool, and We Are Tonight
Advising Team
Katie Doctor
Club Advisor
Katie Doctor
Club Advisor
Katie graduated from Paso Robles High School and attended college in CA and MA. Prior to working at Cal Poly she was a Graduate Program Administrator in UT Dallas. In 2017, Katie moved home to CA and joined Cal Poly. She started in the Statistics department and moved to Biological Sciences in 2020 to be their Budget Analyst. Katie has two kids in college, one of which is a member of the CLDC. Katie became the
CLDC Club Advisor in Fall 2023. She’s looking forward to supporting the club’s leadership team and attending her first Friday night workshop.