Richard has been a full time dance instructor since 1989, teaching Lindy, East and West Coast Swing, St. Louis Shag and Cajun Jitterbug. He started the Swing scene in North Carolina and is a founder of the Triangle Swing Dance Society. Besides local classes, he has taught workshops in Europe, Canada and Mexico, and at Duke University. Richard has been a Beantown regular, having missed only one previous week. In addition to dancing, Richard is an avid practitioner and instructor of Tai Chi.

Mihai Banulescu (CA)

Mihai's teaching is defined by curiosity, creativity and compassion. He constantly grows and improves his pedagogy and curriculum, comes up with many unique exercises and loves giving individual feedback in a gentle, useful manner. Mihai started dancing in 1997 and has been teaching Blues full time since 2005. He has taught workshops and festivals in over 20 states and has been invited back in almost every town. He has also been DJing Blues, Swing and Tango since 2003 and organizes San Francisco's Friday Night Blues — the world's first and largest blues-only weekly dance. www.BeyondBlues.com

David & Jennifer Coulombe (NC)

Jennifer & David have been teaching Lindy Hop together since 1998. Together they bring a great diversity of body movement training to their experience. Jennifer, classically trained in Ballet and Jazz, also choreographs and teaches Hip-Hop and Funk, both of which she has incorporated into her Lindy Hop styling. She is an exercise physiologist by trade and also teaches Yoga, Pilates, Strength Training, Martial Arts and many other forms of conditioning. In addition to teaching optional classes, Jen will be back with her very popular stretch classes! www.CoulSwing.com

Joel Domoe & Melanie Myers (OH)

Joel and Melanie now make their home in Cincinnati with their two children Nicole and Jordan, after living and teaching for several years in Atlanta. Joel is the founder of Supermurgatroid Productions in North Carolina, a Swing dance educational and entertainment business with a holistic approach. Joel and Melanie are known for their dedication to teaching and high value of their educational methods. They each have competition credits and together are the 2000 Atlanta Summer Swing Jam Strictly Lindy Champions. This summer at camp, Joel will again be the Chief Judge for the Northeast Lindy Hop Championships. www.SuperMurgatroid.com

Eric Fenn (Movement) (CA)

Eric has been an internationally known instructor, choreographer and performer for over 16 years. He was the founding artistic director of San Francisco Culture Shock and now co-directs the San Francisco dance group Loose Change. He has choreographed for a number of dance groups, performing artists and organizations. He grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area where he continues to teach locally. In addition to Hip Hop, Eric has had 8 years of martial arts and 4 years of intensive training as a Jazz dancer. His other influences have been Modern Dance, Ballet, Tap, Lindy Hop, House and Break. His choreography incorporates many of these influences into a unique and innovative style of dance called Fusion. Eric is an outstanding instructor, great at breaking things down, wonderfully patient and good for all levels. His classes are great for working on your individual dance skills, and his sequences are always challenging, very musical and a ton of fun! His first love is teaching and his goal is to help others find freedom of expression through dance. Besides being a phenomenal dancer and instructor, Eric is a down-to-earth nice guy. One of Eric's best qualities as a teacher is that he has a great positive spirit. The atmosphere in his classes is relaxed and encouraging, never making you feel out of place. www.EricFenn.com

Jane Ford (MD)

Jane Ford is the owner of K2 Swings Dance Studio and has been teaching dance for over 20 years. Trained in Ballroom dance during her college years, she has instructed at several studios in the Washington and Baltimore areas. Turning her attention to Swing dancing, Jane competed in Lindy Hop and has danced in various performance groups. Performance credits include appearances at the White House, the Smithsonian Institute, and the Kennedy Center. She has also formed several performance groups of her own. Jane is the originator of the Wednesday night Swing dances at 94^th Aero Squadron and now at K2 Swings Dance Studio. Under her guidance K2 has become one of the most popular dance studios in the DC Metro area and has become a nationally known Swing venue! Jane also teaches at local Universities, such as the University of Maryland and Catholic University, and travels across the country teaching and judging at national dance events. Besides Lindy Hop, Jane's other specialties include West Coast Swing and Hustle. www.K2Dance.com

Ryan Francois & Jenny Thomas (UK)

Ryan and Jenny are two of the world's top Lindy Hop dancers today. They starred in the Broadway Musical Swing! as well as contributed most of the choreography. They have appeared at the Tony Awards, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Rosie O'Donnell Show and with Wynton Marsalis and The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. Ryan is the director, choreographer and founder of the Authentic Jazz Dance Company Zoots & Spangles, formed in 1987 and funded by the British Arts Council. His extensive list of credits includes numerous appearances in TV, film and theater, and tours in several dance productions in Europe. He danced in Malcolm X and Stomping at the Savoy. Ryan also choreographed for the movie Swing Kids and A Man for All Seasons, a Dudley Moore tribute at Carnegie Hall. Jenny also has an extensive list of dancing and choreography credits, including appearances in TV and theater. She began as a tap dancer at the age of 4 and won the All England Tap Championships for 3 consecutive years. Stage credits include the London cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Song and Dance as well as other West End musicals. Early in their collaboration, Ryan and Jenny formed their own act, Over The Top which included Lindy Hop, Jazz, Tap and song. In 1997 they won the Lindy Division of the American Swing Dance Championships and the U.S. Open. They can be seem as dancing elves in The Polar Express, were performers on the huge TV hit Dancing With The Stars, and Ryan was a featured dancer in the recent motion picture release Idlewild. www.CampSavoy.com

Michael Gamble & Jaya Dorf (NC)

Michael and Jaya have played a nurturing role in the Southeast for the last six years, prolifically teaching, organizing, and devoting themselves to the growth of the Lindy Hop community. In addition to organizing Lindy Focus, Sugar Foot Stomp, Southern Belle Swing Bash and Enter the Blues, they have taught workshops throughout the region including Orlando, Atlanta, Knoxville, Nashville, Memphis, Charleston, Greenville, Asheville, Raleigh, Greensboro, Charlotte, Blacksburg and Pittsburgh, and on the west coast in San Francisco and Sacramento. They have attended and led multiple regional teacher training seminars and have sought relentlessly to spread awareness of Lindy Hop and to cultivate its tradition and technique. Together and separately they have helped to facilitate and judge a variety of contests of every style associated with the Lindy Hop world. www.MichaelAndJaya.com

Michael Jagger & Evita Arce (NY)

Evita Arce and Michael Jagger live in New York City where they have performed at The Rainbow Room, The Waldorf Astoria, The Gramercy National Arts Club and The Plaza at Lincoln Center. Evita and Michael have been featured for their Lindy Hop, Charleston and Aerials by dance companies Tango y Mas, The Vanaver Caravan and The Gehring Dance Theatre. Thanks to Ryan Francois and Jenny Thomas, Evita and Michael were introduced to each other while they worked with Ryan's company in Los Angeles in 2003. Michael and Evita have won awards at several national Swing events, most recently, 1st place in the Cabaret Division at ALHC with Nathan Bugh as The Jivadeers. Michael and Evita have numerous TV appearances, the most recent being FOX's, So You Think You Can Dance, where they made it to semi-finals in Las Vegas. A few other TV credits include the History Channel's 60th anniversary of VJ Day, an international Amena Cellular commercial, filmed in Barcelona, and Shoe Carnival's Holiday ad campaign. Within the past year, Evita and Michael have been invited to teach at Camp Savoy (London), Swing Out North West, Swing Out New Hampshire, Lindy Focus and Boogie Barren (Germany). As they continue to teach and perform around the world, they maintain a home base at Dance Manhattan where they teach regular classes. www.DanceManhattan.com

Adam LaMontagne & Camille Fontanella (MA)

Adam and Camille have been Swing dancing together since they met in 1998. By then, Camille had been dancing ballet and modern for years, while Adam was busy learning how to shake his booty in dance halls across the land. In Sacramento, CA, where they started Swing dancing seriously, they participated in numerous Lindy Hop performance groups. After moving to Western Massachusetts, Adam and Camille began teaching, choreographing and performing with their Lindy Hop performance group, Crazylegs.

When they're not on the dance floor, you can find Adam and Camille organizing dances with their non-profit organization, the Lindy League of Western Massachusetts, or you can find them in the (sometimes virtual) aisles of music shops, scavenging for music that moves them. Camille has been DJing throughout the region since 2003.

Adam and Camille are well known for their clarity in teaching solid basics, lead/follow technique, connection and innovative and energetic dancing. www.LindyLeague.org

Mike Smith & Kerrin Flanagan (MA)

Kerrin and Mike have been dancing and teaching together in the Boston area since 1998 at It's All Swing! They focus on helping dancers develop strong technique and connection as they find inspiration in the music. Mike and Kerrin's students benefit from their individual perspectives: Kerrin studies Yoga and has another life as a kindergarten teacher, and Mike is well-known throughout the country as a DJ and has performed and competed widely in West Coast Swing and Lindy Hop. Together, they are known for their warm and energetic approach to teaching and learning. www.ItsAllSwing.com

Kevin St. Laurent & Emily Hoffberg (PA)

Kevin is an incredibly creative and versatile dancer known for his musicality. He has spent much of the last year teaching around the world and has recently settled into a new home base in Pittsburgh. He has won many of the top competitions (some numerous times) and has been a very popular instructor for many years both nationally and overseas.

Emily, also a veteran of the social, competitive and international Lindy Hop scenes, is a well-known dancer and instructor in the LA area. She has taught around the world and has many top competition credits to her name. Recently she relocated to the east coast and partnered up with Kevin.

Together Kevin and Emily bring a fresh edge to Lindy Hop, with inventive aerials, musical routines and high speed dancing. They are top competitors at all of the major events and these two are dynamite together! www.KevinStLaurent.com & www.EmilyHoffberg.com

Peter Strom & Ramona Staffeld

Peter Strom (MN) & Ramona Staffeld (NY)

Peter and Ramona have been featured instructors at workshops and camps all over the world including the U.S., Sweden, Switzerland and Australia. Since 1999 they have both competed and won at various national competitions, most recently at the 2006 American Lindy Hop Championships where they took 1st place in the team division as part of the Silver Shadows. Competitions and titles aside, Peter and Ramona are first and foremost social dancers. With this in mind, their classes focus on solid lead/follow technique as the road to finding one's own unique style. Their simple philosophy, based on momentum, connection, and rhythm helps their students to learn more than a bunch of cool moves. In their classes, Peter and Ramona share their love of Lindy Hop with their students, helping them enjoy the dance on a deeper level and becoming more connected to the music and their partner. www.LindyMovement.com & www.RamonaStaffeld.com

Andrew Sutton (CA)

Andrew started dancing in 1998 and teaching in 1999, but it wasn't until 2003 that he realized he wanted to combine his passion for dance with his professional life. In just a few years, Andrew has established regular teaching engagements in more than 50 dance scenes around the world. In 2006 alone, he visited 59 cities and attended 49 Swing dance events in Europe, Australia and the U.S. It has always been his dream to travel the world surpassing his supposed limits and teaching classes that inspire others to do the same. His unique style of instruction allows for all levels of dancers to learn, improve and explore their creativity, all while having fun! www.SmoothSavoy.com

Sylvia Sykes (CA) & Marty Klempner (CO)

Sylvia is one of the most well-known and respected dancers, instructors and judges in the U.S. today. She and her longtime partner Jonathan Bixby have taught for over 20 years to thousands of students in their hometown of Santa Barbara, throughout the U.S., as well as Europe and Australia. Their many honors include the 1995 Feather Award for Best Lindy/Balboa Dancers in the USA, undefeated Southern California Balboa Champs, and 6 time U.S. Open Finalists. Individually Sylvia continues to be an active competitor and has won many more awards. Although she is best known for Dean Collins style Lindy and Balboa, Sylvia is also a great Shag dancer and has placed 3rd in the 1999 National Carolina Shag Dance Championships. Sylvia continues to be in high demand at workshops throughout the U.S., Europe and elsewhere. www.SylviaSykes.com

Marty's many competition credits include 1st place in both the 2004 American Lindy Hop Championships in American Showcase, the 2004 National Jitterbug Championships in Balboa and 1st place at the 2007-2008 Rhythmic Arts Festival in the Lindy Hop Division. Known for his exciting and energetic performances as well as smooth and fluid dancing. He emphasizes musicality and connection regardless of the style of Swing. Marty brings a fresh, interesting and lighthearted attitude to both the dance floor and the classroom. He teaches all over the U.S., Canada and Europe. www.MartyKlempner.com

Marc-André Vachon & Tara Weinstein (RI)

Marc-Andre started Swing dancing in Montreal in 2003 and has embraced the crazy attitude of Montréal Swing dancers ever since. After rigorous study with many national instructors to hone his skills, M-A forgot everything he was taught and as a result has developed a creative and highly energetic style all his own. He has won many competitions up and down the east coast, taught several workshops along the way, and in the process has become the inspiration to many aspiring Lindy Hoppers across the country. Marc-André is also a regular instructor at Providence Swings in Providence, RI and part of the Swing dance team d'Shebam. When not dancing, which is not often, Marc-André is working on his PhD in experimental physics at Brown University. He also likes to enjoy pints of Guinness with his friends and gazing at the stars. www.StepetteSwing.com

Tara was born in Montréal (yes, she is Canadian, although she says neither "eh" nor "aboot"), grew up in Toronto, and moved to Providence in 2000 (yes, she is American too). Although she studied Ballet for years as a child, she stopped "officially" dancing for quite a while until a friend of hers invited her to a Swing dance benefit and she has been addicted ever since. Every Thursday Tara can be found dancing at Providence Swings, which she helps to run. She has been teaching there and in the New England area for the past two years. www.TaraWeinstein.com

Bobby White & Kate Hedin (DC)

Bobby and Kate were born in the Southern dogwood groves of suburban Georgia where they used to do nothing but rock on the front porch drinking mint juleps and wearing linen suits. That's why they began learning the classic Swing dances Lindy Hop and Balboa. Choosing to capture their own styles from the inspiration of the original jitterbugs, they have also managed to capture many top placements in regional and national competitions, including 1st place at the European Balboa Championships (2007) and American Lindy Hop Balboa Championships (2007). Recognized for their engaging teaching skills, Kate instructs with a thorough, analytical musicality and mechanics-based method, while Bobby prefers rubber-band analogies and combat sound effects. They currently reside in the Baltimore/D.C. area where they sit around on rocking chairs wondering why their mint juleps taste like crab. www.BobbyKate.com

Ben Yau & Sheri Kang (CA)

Since meeting in 1999, this cute and creative couple have taught and competed around the world, consistently placing at the top in both national and international competitions such as the American Lindy Hop Championships, the World Lindy Hop Championships, and the National Jitterbug Championships. Ben and Sheri have always enjoyed bringing to the floor their unique brand of energy and humor and their positive attitude to keep the dance fun and social. Known for their imaginative dancing and choreography, including their showcase winning Footloose routine from the 2005 National Jitterbug Championships, Ben and Sheri take pleasure in keeping their classes both entertaining and educational. They're excited to return to Beantown for their fourth year and are looking forward to seeing you on the dance floor! www.One2Swing.com