Shelby Johnson

Shelby is a dance instructor, DJ and lecturer based in Columbus, OH. He’s been in the scene since 2011, but he grew up dancing to hip hop, R&B, Funk, Electronic, and, due to the local Latin scene, Salsa. Growing up, he also experienced a wide array of Jazz music ranging from Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, George Benson, and David Benoit. So when he started dancing Lindy Hop in Orlando, Florida, he already had a knack for solo movement, musicality, and, fairly quickly, partnering.

Dee Daniels Locke

Dee started Swing Dancing at the age of four with her Dad in the basement, wearing her Mom’s heels and her favorite plaid skirt. With a hiatus into hip-hop during her school years, she was called back to Lindy Hop, and co-founded her college swing dance club. She has became an influential member of the Minneapolis scene. For over a decade she’s shared her love of Lindy Hop with dancers young and old, teaching and dancing nationally at swing dance events.

DeeDanielsLocke.wixsite.com/jazzy

Gordon Webster

Gordon has been a long time Beantown favorite, bringing his fabulous band to camp. We’re thrilled he’s also back on our teaching staff for a music class.

www.GordonWebsterSwings.com

Javier Johnson

Javier learned to feel the music in Atlanta in early 2005 and literally has not stopped dancing since that day. Now living in the Hartford area, he has founded Hartford Underground and travels to teach and compete at events around the country. While Balboa is his specialty, Lindy Hop and Charleston are his first loves.

www.HartfordUnderground.com

Naomi Uyama

Naomi discovered Lindy Hop in her hometown of Washington DC over 15 years ago when she was in her teens. She has taught workshops all around the world and performed for dance and music legends alike. She has won champion titles at such prestigious competitions as the Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown, the American Lindy Hop Championships, and the U.S. Open Swing Dance Championships.

Peter Strom

Since his start in 1998 Peter has won titles at ALHC, ULHS, and ILHC and has taught for 20 years at dance camps all over the world. Peter is driven by his love of social dancing and works to create an easy flow with the music and between partners. In addition to teaching he brings with him his skills as a sought after DJ and experienced Master of Ceremonies. He is the founder of Uptown Swing in his hometown of Minneapolis, Minnesota where he also runs the Uptown Swingout every August.

www.UptownSwing.net

Richard Badu

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.

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