Viva La Revolution!

About Our Instructors

Mike and Laura started dancing in the early 2000s in San Antonio. It wasn't a very large scene, and the people teaching them hadn't been dancing very long, but they quickly came to love lindy hop, charleston, jazz, lindy history and everything involved. Then they came to love each other -- bonus!

Now Mike and Laura travel the world teaching, competing, performing and learning. They are passionate believers in dancing with swing, with rhythm, with presence and for your partner. They constantly strive to find something genuine and fun, instead of finding the next cool move. They are also active participants in their home community, Austin, TX; co owning a teaching company, The Lindy Project, with Scott Angelius, participating in the Austin Swing Syndicate board, the Austin Lindy Exchange board, DJing, organizing community events, and any number of things to keep Austin one of the best scenes around.

Joe DeMers has been spreading the Swing love from Denver to LA to Seoul; always throwing in a few surprises to spice up the night. One of Denver's best instructors, Joe is known for his performance Swing, Lindy Hop, and Blues. He has toured the world teaching and performing Lindy Hop and Blues in countries such as South Korea, Japan, Canada, France, England, and all over the United States. He coaches a performance troupe in Denver, called the Woodside Jumpers, that has placed at national events such as the International Lindy Hop Championships and Camp Hollywood. In 2008, He was awarded the Spirit of Lindy Hop award at Camp Jitterbug. In addition to dancing, Joe enjoys sushi, anime and long walks on the beach. Visit www.joeandnelle.com for more information.

Mike's true loves in life are teaching, dancing, following, and music. She combines an intuitive understanding of connection with an analytical speaking style to give her students technique, but also strives to challenge and inspire her students to push themselves further into the music. Mike aims to help leaders create artistic compositions that are clearly led; she wants follows to have the ability to be the completely literal follow, and the inspiration and freedom to be an imaginative and dynamic contributor. In the classroom or on the social floor, she seeks a connection that involves active communication from both partners, to make a dance together.