We take pride in the quality of our instructors. We believe offering differing styles of teaching instruction gives students a broader, more rounded experience when learning Lindy Hop (and its variations).Hover your cursor over a photo to get a brief bio.
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Victor began dancing as early as he could walk with Grandma White who not only taught him 'the steps' but also how to interpret early Jazz music. Victor took the lessons he learned from Grandma and began teaching Swing dance and DJ'ing danceable Jazz music. His passion for swing motivated him to begin the Swing Dance nights at the Mercury Café and establish a performance swing dance troupe, The Flying Aces. Today, as acting president for the Colorado Swing Dance Club, Victor continues to DJ, teach and perform with his wife, Margaret Skokan.
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In the spring of 1999 David had his first Swing dancing experience (attempting East Coast Swing) at New York's famous Supper Club. It wasn't until that fall when he discovered Lindy Hop. He's proud to say through today, he continues to dance at least three times a week. David's taught at the Turnverein since 2002, focusing on getting beginning dancers into Lindy Hop. David is one of the volunteer organizers of the Denver Lindy Exchange and currently teaches Fridays at the Turnverein. More information about David's Lindy instruction can be found on his website, Eight Count Magic - www.eightcountmagic.com.
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Michael started dancing east coast swing in 1998, at a small club in Colorado Springs. Lindy hop followed soon after, but he didn't really become hooked until 2001. Since then, he has traveled throughout the country, attending workshops, camps and exchanges from Los Angeles to Philadelphia. He joined Focus on the Lindy in 2004, and continued to teach in the Springs as a part of that group until (finally!) moving to Denver in 2007.
He remembers a workshop in Houston, March 2003, where he became utterly entranced while watching a dance called the Balboa; he returned home as one of the first "Bal addicts" in the Colorado scene. He loves to share his passion for both dances.
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A good old Georgia boy who never thought he would call himself a dancer. Stumbled into teaching ballroom dance classes in college and was drawn to social Lindy hop after meeting the forever moving Frankie Manning. A.D. has been teaching swing since 2004 and has a passion
for growing the skill set on the social dance floor. A.D. loves the technical aspects of the dance while is always searching for new ways to express himself. Move.
Don't forget to do the things that make you smile!
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An enthusiastic teacher with an ever-ready smile, Jami is looking forward to teaching Balboa to beginners and intermediate dancers! When not teaching, practicing, performing or attending dance events Jami can be found snuggling cats, playing video games or drinking tea.
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Ash's passion for vintage jazz and swing now pushes him to come up with new (and sometimes really goofy) ways to express himself within Lindy hop, Charleston and Balboa.
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Erica has been Swing Dancing since October of 1999 after moving to Colorado from her home state of New York. She has been involved in jazz music for fourteen years and brings a strong sense of musicality to her dance. Erica enjoys doing all styles of Lindy-Hop both Hollywood to Savoy, and also greatly enjoys Balboa, Blues, Collegiate Shag, Boogie-Woogie, Jive and the occasional Polka! She has taken classes with Sylvia Sykes, Maxie Dorf, Doug Silton, Valerie Salstrom, the original 23 Skidoo Troupe and Victor Ward, just to name a few. When she is not swing dancing you can often find her at the Goth club Milk, sometimes doing Lindy-Hop to Depeche Mode!