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Shanahan, Ryan Keith, is an author and entrepreneur. Born Nov, 06. 1983 in Anchorage Alaska. He grew up in Lynnwood Washington and received his bachelors degree from Brigham Young University Idaho in dance, 2011. Since graduating from Meadowdale high school (class of 2002) he has served a two year mission in the Los Vegas Nevada east mission for, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Later day Saints." He also changed his first name from Ryan, to his mothers maiden name (Reas), upon returning from his mission work.

Active in many activities, Ryan, or, Reas Shanahan, has worked as a professional ballroom dance instructor, taught marital arts, meditation, and is the current owner of SLC Fencing (Salt Lake City Fencing), an Olympic style fencing school for beginners. He authored his first book, which doubled as his senior project at BYU-Idaho, upon graduating in April 2011. The book is titled, "Lead and Follow: Life Lessons through Dancing." It is written as a self help, or coffee table read, with analytic, and philosophical ideas about the relation of dance as a structured art form, and its interaction with life and experience.