Teachers

	Jennifer Stout I started partner dancing in 1996, but didn’t discover Lindy Hop until 2002. Once I found it, though, I’ve held on tight and haven’t let go. I’ve been competing since 2004 and teaching since 2005. I’ve been a member of the Providence Swings Board of Directors since its inception and am proud of what our little organization has accomplished over the years. Continued...			Jason Arenburg When I was in middle school, all of the mothers in the neighborhood conspired to enroll their children in an etiquette & ballroom dancing class. Yup, I was one of the lucky few! While it was torturous at the time, it taught me skills that I would later value. (Thanks, Mom.) Continued...
	Adam Dau My dancing career started back when I was little impressionable boy who was convinced by his older sister that it would be a great idea to wear a pair of white leotards and a black turtle neck and perform an interpretive dance to “Walk like an Egyptian.” Continued...			Sandra Aguiar In the fall of 2005, I started swing dancing when a good friend of mine dragged me kicking and screaming to a beginner lindy hop class at Providence Swings. I soon fell in love with not only the dance, but the friendly and welcoming people of the swing community. Continued...
	Stan Yen Despite both parents being ballroom dancers, it wasn't until 1997 that a convoluted series of events led Stan from an unhealthy obsession with the Squirrel Nut Zippers to an unhealthy obsession with swing dancing. He is exceedingly grateful that he can say his Continued...			July Belber July is an unrepentant nerd who loves science fiction, food, lindy hop and Balboa, not necessarily in that order. She started dancing around 2000, went to her first exchange in 2001, and has never looked back. She came to swing dancing late in Continued...
	Matt Gerdon I started dancing in December 2003, after seeing a flyer at work for swing dance lessons. As soon as I saw Lindy Hop, I knew that’s what I wanted to do. Since then, I have honed my skills, focusing on the fundamentals of leading and following initially, Continued...			Todd and Beth Todd Schmenk and Beth Donahue discovered Swing dancing in 1998 while planning their wedding and desperately looking for alternatives to the typical wedding reception dances. Since being bit by the Jitterbug have traveled far and wide to dance Continued...
	Kevin Woods Kevin started swing dancing in 1998 in Houston, TX. Kevin quickly joined the Houston Swing Dance Society and dreamed of becoming a member of the Houston Hepcats, which he accomplished in 1999. They performed at various gigs throughout the southeastern part of Texas Continued...			Tracey Woods Tracey started dancing in elementary school taking tap and jazz lessons with her best friend. When her family moved, Tracey decided to take horseback riding lessons instead. Twelve years later in December 2006, a friend convinced her to go swing dancing Continued...
	Alex Abdoulaev Alex's unhealthy fascination with all things swing began in the spring of 2005, when a group of friends dragged him kicking and screaming to a dance in Towson, Maryland. From that point on, it was a downhill spiral of lessons, classes, and social dancing five to six nights a week. Continued...			Megan Damon Megan practically grew up with dance, having been started on a wholesome diet of tap, jazz, and ballet. In 2007, despite the vehement protestations of her friends and loved ones, Megan took her first class in Lindy Hop. Continued...