I picked up Lindy in 2004 in Eugene, OR, and discovered blues in ‘06, instantly becoming an addict and missionary. Since then I’ve studied both dances in Seattle, San Francisco and Sweden. I’m a sucker for playful, connected, “gushy”, musicality-rich dances, and leads who aren’t afraid to ham it up a bit.
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I was one of those people who always wanted to learn how to partner dance but only started in 2003 when I was in college. The bread and butter of my dancing was learned here in the Philly area. It doesn’t matter what style of lindy or blues, I love the challenge of them all. I really enjoy clean, connected dancing and the playfulness of call and response. I try to make it feel good and the lead look awesome.

Swing and lindy hop found me back in the good year of 1999, but I really learned how to dance at the Mercury Cafe in Denver while attending Colorado University for undergrad. In Boulder I taught and choreographed for the CU swing team, and now I do the same at the University of Delaware where I’m going to grad school. Swing dance for me is about energy, musicality, and partnership. It’s also my form of Zen.

I started dancing Lindy in 2003 in Ithaca, NY. I picked up blues dancing when I moved outside of Philadelphia in 2005. My focuses are clean and clear connection and making life better for my followers. I am eager to please.

In the fall of 2006 I began learning lindy at The College of New Jersey. I was introduced to blues dancing the following spring when I started frequenting LaB. These days, my addiction to lindy and blues is seemingly without limit. Slow or fast, I’ll dance to almost anything at anytime.

I started dancing in the fall of 2002 at Creighton University. In 2003 I moved to Los Angeles, attending my first exchange and I was hooked. Since then I have visited over 25 cities and try to learn as much as I can wherever I go. I moved to Philadelphia in the fall of 2008 and am having fun dancing and going to Temple University.

My first lindy lesson was in 2001, and ever since, I’ve been dancing lindy and blues right here in Philadelphia. Although I love momentum and great rhythm, I believe dancing is really about communication; whether it’s between you and your body, the lead and follow, or the dancers and the music, clear and elegant connection is paramount. If you see me making a weird face and sticking my tongue out at you, don’t worry, that’s just my way of saying I like you.

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