2023 STAFF
Teachers / Judges​
Nathalie Gomes Adams - HEAD JUDGE
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Nathalie is originally from France. While in NYC for 11 years, she founded Hop Swing & A Jump, a NYC dance studio and dance team that were strictly dedicated to the dances of the swing era. Everyone who was in NYC between 1996 and 2005 remembers her for her smile, patience and dedication to her students. Although teaching and building a local community was her true passion, she repeatedly won every major U.S. swing dance title, became a World Swing Dance Champion and traveled the world to teach and perform.
Known for her gravity-defying aerials, Nathalie has taught and performed in more than 23 countries. Her vibrant performances have earned Nathalie many stage, film, and television appearances. She performed and served as a consultant in the original Broadway production of Swing!, and has appeared at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. She was a featured dancer in the 2003 Julia Roberts film Mona Lisa Smile and was a model for the dancing elves in Robert Zemeckis' 2004 animated feature The Polar Express with Tom Hanks. Her national television appearances include repeat engagements on The Today Show, as well as Entertainment Tonight, The View, Good Morning America, and on MTV. Nathalie founded Dance Quarter, and created and coordinates Mindsteppers where 700 children learn how to dance weekly!
Kenneth Shipp - BLUES
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Kenneth Shipp hails from St. Louis, MO as an instructor who grew up dancing hip hop and breakdancing before jumping into blues. He has spent the past few years passionately studying the family of blues idioms, incorporating his nerdy personality along the way. Kenneth’s life experiences inform his dancing and wants his students to walk away with a better historical and contextual understanding to exhibit it in their dances. With every class and practice, he’ll encourage you to approach social dancing with coolness, relaxation, or in other words “Chill The F$%& Out.” When he’s not dancing, you can likely find him ranting about the latest blockbuster movie, game, or nerd convention.
Odysseus Bailer - LINDY HOP, BLUES
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Odysseus Bailer is a NYC based Lindy hop and Blues dancer, Instructor, DJ and Cultural Lecturer. Besides being a Lindy hop and dance enthusiast, he has been one of the many people in the dance trying to help inform and educate the scene about the culture to which the music and dance originated. He is always open to having conversations to help with the furthering appreciation and respect of Black American Culture when it comes to the music and the associated dances. You can also reach on his fb handles: “Odysseus Bailer” and “Odysseus Bailer: Dance Instructor, DJ and Lecturer”.
Mike Sonder - LINDY HOP, BLUES
Mike strives to create a learning environment that is fun, challenging, and inclusive. The goal is for each individual student to find their next step forward and enjoy that process of growth. Mike loves seeing students’ eyes light up when they understand a concept or feel a movement work naturally in their body for the first time.
Mike has taught dance in 21 countries and counting. He currently teaches Lindy Hop, Air Steps, Solo Jazz, and many different Blues styles.
Mike loves teaching private lessons and wants to teach YOU. Private lessons are great for individually tailored learning and physically feeling movements. If you don’t know what to work on, no problem. Mike enjoys figuring out the best way to help you get to your next level of dancing.
Katie Cobalt - LINDY HOP
Hello! I am Katie Cobalt. I am a full time international Lindy Hop instructor based in Madrid – originally from Hong Kong but via London. I am known for my classroom energy, dancefloor sass, and infectious enthusiasm for Lindy Hop.
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As a teacher, I focus on individually helping my students on their own dance journeys. After teaching with Swing Patrol London for 3 years, I have had many students grow from beginners to being teachers themselves as well as placing in competitions. I now teach all over the world and online!
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I hold first place titles at Savoy Cup, International Lindy Hop Championships and Balkan Lindy Hop Championships. While I continues to throw down in international competitions, I highly value the joy and playful spirit that made me fall head over heels for Lindy Hop.
Yuval Hod - LINDY HOP & AERIALS
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Known for his versatility, innovation and gravity-defying aerials, four-time World Swing Dance Champion Yuval Hod has taught, judged, and performed in more than 26 countries. He is a repeat winner of major U.S. swing dance titles, including American Lindy Hop Championship (8 times), U.S. Open (4 times), National Jitterbug (4 times), and Grand National Championship (3 times).
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He has appeared in many film and television productions including Mona Lisa Smile with Julia Roberts, The Polar Express with Tom Hanks, The Today Show, Entertainment Tonight and So You Think You Can Dance.
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More than just a competitor and performer, Yuval is also a dedicated teacher, committed to spreading the joy of swing dance throughout the world. He also spends an average of 40 weekends per year on the road, teaching swing dancers on six continents. His ability to make complex concepts easy to understand has helped him coach beginner-level dancers into national champions. In 2005, he produced his first set of instructional DVDs, a four-disk set titled Swing Dance Basics. His proficiency in five languages— English, French, Spanish, Hebrew and Portuguese— makes him among the most sought-after dance teachers in the world.
Gaby Cook - LINDY HOP
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Gaby Cook is a esteemed, active professional in the global lindy hop community. For nearly 20 years, she has established her career, teaching and performing worldwide for events such as Herräng Dance Camp, Paris Jazz Roots and Lindy Focus. She leads two swing and jazz based dance companies: Wild Rhythm Dance Company and Gatsby Entertainment. These companies have been featured on stages such as Jacob’s Pillow’s Inside/Out Series, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, The 92nd St Y, Midsummer Night Swing at Lincoln Center and many appearances at the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center. Wild Rhythm was a dance company in residence for the CUNY Dance Initiative program (2019-2020 season) In New York, Gaby curates and teaches a swing dance educational program with Caleb Teicher and Nathan Bugh at the 92Y. In class, she is playful, informative and honest. Through teaching dance, she seeks connect new audiences to the immensely rich history of swing-era dances. She prioritizes equality for followers and leaders in the classroom space — and has championed a movement first approach to teaching partnered dance content.
AJ Howard - LINDY HOP
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With nearly 10 years of experience, AJ takes the influences from Sacramento, San Francisco, and Los Angeles Lindy Hop scenes to bring his own unique style and energy to the Swing Dancing community. He burst into the scene in 2016, winning competitions throughout the US with his partner Jennifer, showing the dance world what Sacramento really had to offer!
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Competing at international events such as Camp Hollywood and the International Lindy Hop Championships, AJ became well known for his generous use of aerials paired with his energetic dancing.
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AJ has also had the honor of performing on stage for the debut run of "SW!NG OUT" in addition to dance groups such as HellaBlackLindyHop and the Midtown Stompers, along with the privilege to spread his love of dance through teaching at Lindy Hop events across the US, on a Carnival Cruise ship, and overseas in countries such as Denmark and Sweden.
Carla Heiney - LINDY HOP
Carla Crowen (FKA Carla Heiney) has been teaching Lindy Hop and other forms of Vintage swing dancing for over 15 years. She lays claim to some of the most prestigious competition titles including American Lindy Hop Champion, US Open Lindy Hop Champion, World Lindy Hop Champion, and International Lindy Hop Champion. She has also choreographed for the well-known and well-loved hit dance show, “So You Think You Can Dance.” In 2011 Carla was creative director for a new hit dance show featuring several full-sized orchestras and professional dancers entitled “Let’s Dance” which toured parts of the US and Canada. She has traveled all over the world teaching dance including numerous times at the infamous Herrang Dance Camp in Sweden. She has performed on the prestigious stages of Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. Social dancing and teaching are passions for Carla and she thinks that learning to dance is something everyone is capable of doing. She has an amazing ability to communicate movement and partnering in her teaching. Her dancing is grounded in technique and improvisation which coincides with the jazz music she loves to dance to. Carla is an avid fan of having fun while learning and not taking yourself too seriously. Carla relocated to Pennsylvania and has been working hard on creating a new, up and coming swing dance community there. If you are ever in the Central PA area, go visit them at www.LindyCentral.com.
Zack Richard - LINDY HOP
Nearly twenty years ago Zack discovered a passion for swing dancing (through the movie Swing Kids… yup. Classic!) and kinda never looked back. Or like, only looked back occasionally. That being said, it’s a love of discovery, connection to the other, to ourselves, and to the music that brought him to co-found Swing ConneXion with Maryse Lebeau – after having already made Montreal swing dance history by developing the first years of Studio 88 Swing and the Swinging Air Force.
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It is with sustained interest that Zack thinks and approaches his teaching. Always figuring out or discovering new ways to dance, to think, and connect with the spirit of jazz and communication between partners, the best compliment he can receive – despite his many wins on the competition dance floor – is still “Hey thanks, amazing class!”
Vicky Grenier - LINDY HOP
Multidisciplinary artist from Montreal, Vicki Grenier has been dancing lindy hop, blues and jazz solo for over 15 years with Studio 88 swing. Canadian vice-champion on several occasions, she has also distinguished herself internationally and on television in shows such as Les Dieux de la danse and Révolution. In addition to having coached several Studio 88 Swing teams, she is a member of the SAF Squad which has won several first places in various swing dance events such as the Savoy Cup and the ILHC.
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As an high school dramatic art teacher, she likes to share her love of arts, which makes her a creative, passionate and dynamic teacher. In addition, she writes, directs and participates in several dance and theater shows.
Sylvain Psaltopoulos - ROCKABILLY JIVE & BOOGIE WOOGIE
Sylvain took his first step into the world of Rock'n'Roll in 2013 with Rockabilly Jive, which had just arrived in Montreal. Very quickly, he distinguished himself on the competitive scene and started teaching this dance. In 2016 he discovered Boogie Woogie through workshops given by international teachers from Europe and decided to make it his main dance a few years later.
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Today Sylvain is very involved in the Rock'n'Roll scene, he gives regular classes, coaches teams, but is also involved in two NPOs: La Fabrique Rock'n'Roll and Boogie Woogie & Swing Canada. In his spare time, Sylvain is also a DJ because he is a music lover who loves to listen to and discover new music. For him, dance is a form of expression in which he can fully blossom by dancing socially but also by pushing his technique further and further through his dance partnerships.
Joëlle White - BOOGIE WOOGIE
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Joëlle was introduced to the swing community in Montreal in 2007 and fell in love with this energetic and jovial dance. She loves the social aspect of the dance and is still as motivated to go to dance nights and events as she was in her first year of learning Lindy-Hop.
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A physical activity and movement specialist, Joëlle is full of ideas to work on athleticism in relation to dance. Her background as a marathon runner and sub-elite runner in Quebec gives her an undeniable advantage in fast tempos and more particularly in Boogie Fast when it comes to double bounce on frantic rhythms. Several times vice-champion in strickly Boogie, she seeks above all to have fun and make this wonderful dance accessible to a maximum of people.
Michael Dominguez Robitaille - ROCKABILLY JIVE
Michael began his Jive training in May 2018. Since then, he has explored other swing dance styles. Jive will still be his main dance, but he wants to eventually perfect his Boogie Woogie and Lindy Hop. He has also been practicing Blues for a few months.
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He quickly distinguished himself in the Jive scene by his technique, his mastery of more complex movements and his desire to always push further. He has participated in several competitions and has made his place on the podium.
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He started teaching and coaching a little over a year ago. He is now a DJ in some dance events in Montreal. He loves to discover new songs to share them with other dancers!
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Odysseus Bailer - LINDY HOP, BLUES
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Odysseus Bailer is a NYC based Lindy hop and Blues dancer, Instructor, DJ and Cultural Lecturer. Besides being a Lindy hop and dance enthusiast, he has been one of the many people in the dance trying to help inform and educate the scene about the culture to which the music and dance originated. He is always open to having conversations to help with the furthering appreciation and respect of Black American Culture when it comes to the music and the associated dances. You can also reach on his fb handles: “Odysseus Bailer” and “Odysseus Bailer: Dance Instructor, DJ and Lecturer”.
Audrey Paquet - LINDY HOP
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More details to come!
Michael Dominguez Robitaille (DJ Proc) - JIVE, BOOGIE, BOP
Michael began his Jive training in May 2018. Since then, he has explored other swing dance styles. Jive will still be his main dance, but he wants to eventually perfect his Boogie Woogie and Lindy Hop. He has also been practicing Blues for a few months.
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He quickly distinguished himself in the Jive scene by his technique, his mastery of more complex movements and his desire to always push further. He has participated in several competitions and has made his place on the podium.
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He started teaching and coaching a little over a year ago. He is now a DJ in some dance events in Montreal. He loves to discover new songs to share them with other dancers!
Karla Campos (DJ Miss Molko) - ROCKABILLY JIVE
Karla started her dance journey with Lindy Hop over 6 years ago, then discovered Jive and fell in love with it. She has been dancing it for over 4 years, feeding her personal style of swing and jive. She has won international competitions such as CSC 2019 (Canada), and was an international jive teacher for CSC 2019.
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She is a boss lady at the mexican vintage dancing Community, thanks to her special approach in her classes, her attitude and her cool moves. In 2023, nothing will stop her with her own project as "The Vintage Club", the first dance project in Mexico dedicated to several vintage dance styles, which has also become an international network including dancers from around the world. This project is part of an international network with dancers from all over the world, offering them a platform for interviews and workshops, such as the "Whistle & Clapping" workshop that, in its first edition in 2022, allowed Nils and Bianca to teach in Mexico.
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@molko_karla "For me, dance was just an escape from my daily routine, but now it's a huge and beautiful part of my life."
Michel Mazerolle - LINDY HOP
Michel discovered Lindy Hop in Montreal in 2004. The passion for Lindy Hop was instantaneous and never left. Teaching at Swing Connexion from the very beginning, Michel met the world of competition in 2005. Since then, he has participated in various local, national and international competitive events (Lindy Bout, ILHC, Inspiration weekend, Camp Hollywood, etc.). At the same time, Michel attaches particular importance to the need to continue training, but especially to keep social dancing and improvisation as central elements of this art.
His passion for this dance develops around an unwavering love for jazz, its music, its rhythm and its musicality. He is part of the movement of those who believe that following in the footsteps of the creators of this art is not only a precious privilege, but also a necessary step. His dance is strongly influenced by Frankie Manning's and his artistic approach attempts to be part of a cultural and artistic continuum rooted in the values associated with jazz.
Proud of a partnership with Maude Frenette-Roy for 6 years now, it will be a great pleasure for him to share and dance with you.
Maude Frenette-Roy - LINDY HOP
Originally from Montreal, Maude has been dancing since childhood. From the age of 4, and until her teenage years, Maude will mainly do solo dance (tap, jazz ballet, contemporary dance, etc.). In 2015, Maude discovered the Lindy Hop. Since then, she continues to develop this passion that continues to take an important place in her life. This passion for the world of jazz will lead her to teach mainly at Swing Connexion. In addition to teaching, she participates in several team, couple and solo projects and is interested in the world of competition.
With a genuine love of learning and an emphasis on continuous training, she considers herself privileged to dance, be inspired and celebrate the creators of this dance. Her approach is rooted in the idea that music and swing dancing are intimately connected and that loving this music makes you a better dancer. In the same spirit of symbiosis, she places particular importance on rhythm and improvisation. In this way, she considers herself both an instrument and a musician.
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Since 2016, she has been developing a dance and teaching partnership with Michel Mazerolle. They have traveled and participated in several local and international events and competitions, including Herräng, Inspiration Weekend, Stompology, ILHC and recently Lindy Bout.
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Maude will be happy to share her love and passion for dance with you.
Lunou Samson Poirot - LINDY HOP
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An infinite source of positive energy, Lunou (Trois-Rivières, QC) has been dancing swing for almost two decades. A teacher by profession, she always brings out the little details that will make you go “aaah!” Generous of her passion, Lunou is always eager to help and inspire others in finding their way.
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Living in Québec city and then Montreal, she recently moved to the suburbs of Trois-Rivières with her family. Since the pandemic, she has had the chance to invest herself in a new smaller dance scene. She is still teaching to this day in high schools, dance schools and dance festivals.
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Throughout her dance career she also had the pleasure to work with many wonderful partners on different dance projects and this event is no exception. She feels honored to be back at CSC and share her love and her passion.
Jonathan Caron - LINDY HOP
Jonathan started his dance journey almost 15 years ago at Montreal's Cat's Corner. At first to keep him busy once a week, and hopefully help him develop a social circle in a new city, he was quickly bit by the lindy hop bug. Within a few months, what had started as a once a week hobby became an obsession. That obsession led him to teach locally, nationally and in the US, coach multiple teams, compete all over North America, and share his love of jazz music and vernacular jazz dance. You might also have heard him DJ in events such as the Canadian Swing Championships, The Boston Tea Party or Beantown Swing Camp, where he's been leading the DJ Summit for three years.
Nowadays, Jonathan is mostly busy being a dad and a pharmacist, but his passion hasn't faded one bit, and he hopes his joy of dancing will prove contagious because this disease needs no antibiotic! (Sorry, lame pharmacist joke!)
Karla Campos - ROCKABILLY JIVE
Karla started her dance journey with Lindy Hop over 6 years ago, then discovered Jive and fell in love with it. She has been dancing it for over 4 years, feeding her personal style of swing and jive. She has won international competitions such as CSC 2019 (Canada), and was an international jive teacher for CSC 2019.
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She is a boss lady at the mexican vintage dancing Community, thanks to her special approach in her classes, her attitude and her cool moves. In 2023, nothing will stop her with her own project as "The Vintage Club", the first dance project in Mexico dedicated to several vintage dance styles, which has also become an international network including dancers from around the world. This project is part of an international network with dancers from all over the world, offering them a platform for interviews and workshops, such as the "Whistle & Clapping" workshop that, in its first edition in 2022, allowed Nils and Bianca to teach in Mexico.
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@molko_karla "For me, dance was just an escape from my daily routine, but now it's a huge and beautiful part of my life."
Myriam Tétreault - ROCKABILLY JIVE & BOP
Myriam graduated in 2013 from Sherbrooke Cegep in dance. After exploring many different dance styles such as Latin, Flamenco, Kathak, Ballet and Contemporary, she started swing dancing in 2011 with Rockabilly Jive falling in love with the music and the style.
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Since moving to Montreal in September 2013, Myriam began teaching swing dances to adults, teens and children in Quebec and France. Since then, she has developed her dance knowledge by discovering Lindy Hop, Jazz vernacular and Blues which she now teaches, choreographs and performs professionally.
Irène Coulombe - CO-HOST AT CSC
Irène took her first steps into the swing scene in 2010! She started with Rockabilly Jive at JiveStudio and Swing at Studio 88 Swing. Over the years, she will become a teacher, coach, performer and so on!
Today, she dances in multiple categories including Balboa, Blues, West Coast Swing, Boogie, etc. Still involved in the scene after all these years, she now finds herself the main manager of Jive, Bop & Boogie Woogie at the CSC, as well as co-host of the event.
Audrey Thivierge - ROCKABILLY JIVE
Audrey started dancing in May 2018 by taking Rockabilly Jive classes without really knowing what she was really getting into.
Since that day, she is passionate about dances from the swing universe, but her first love remains Jive. She also regularly practices Boogie Woogie, Blues and a little bit of Lindy Hop.
Known for her efficiency as a performer and her light connection, she quickly stood out in the community. Practicing regularly with her Jive partner Michael, she is always asking questions and never stops wanting to evolve and push her dance even further.
She has been teaching jive since February 2022 and also coaches a jive team. She also competed in several Mix & Match in Jive and made her place on the podium!
Sandy Chenard - BOOGIE WOOGIE (Judge)
As a child, Sandy was already immersed in the world of dance and music, thanks to her father who taught her to dance Rock and her musician uncles who put on the party in the basement. This passion for dance will lead her to take Salsa and Bachata classes for several years.
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In 2015 one of her friends asked her to come to a Jivefest party. She had a crush on this community and that's where it all began. Soon, Sandy will be part of several teams in different styles and roles.
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Now a teacher and coach, she loves to share her knowledge and passion with all her students. Her desire to surpass herself pushes her to participate in several competitions such as Mix&Match and Strictly.
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Sandy is versatile and can be seen dancing Boogie Woogie, Lindy Hop, Solo Jazz, Balboa and Jive. She even does a bit of West Coast Swing, Blues and Bop. So don't hesitate to come and invite her to dance, she will be delighted.
Anne-Marie Legault - BOOGIE WOOGIE (Judge)
As a former gymnast and cheerleader, Anne-Marie was immediately charmed by Rockabilly Jive in the winter of 2015. Having quickly developed a great appetite for this activity, she quickly joined teams in the summer with the Padawans and then the Rockettes Coquettes in the fall.
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Being a very active person, Anne-Marie did not stop there. She also started Boogie in the fall of 2015 and fell in love with this energetic and technical dance. This led her to be part of the very first boogie team, the Boogie Wonka!
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Since then, she has been multiplying projects and has competed in several Stickly Boogie and Mix&Match competitions in many dance styles. She also had the chance to participate to various international events that allowed her to deepen her training and practice of Boogie with the help of internationally renowned dancers.
Anne-Marie also dances Lindy Hop, Balboa and West Coast Swing. No one can doubt that dancing is a passion for her!
Émilie Gagné - BOOGIE WOOGIE, JIVE & BOP (Judge)
Emilie started her first dance steps as a teenager on MC Hammer in the family living room and moved on to Rockabilly Jive in 2016, ending her promising ballroom dance career.
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Loving to "Geek out" on dance techniques and having evolved quickly within the scene, she has excelled through various teams, Mix&Match as well as Strictlys, and she eventually became a teacher & team coach. She was also part of the first Bop team that was created in Montreal, including the very first Bop team that performed at 2019 CSC's!
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In addition to dancing, she is also known to the scene as DJ Mitts and for creating the event A Rockin' Good Way To Mess Around with her sidekick Anthony Demeter. Émilie now has Boogie Woogie as her dance of choice, for its energetic and playful flavor. She can't wait to "triple steps" with you on the dance floor!
Florent Fabre - BOOGIE WOOGIE & JIVE (Judge)
Dancer and musician at heart, Florent discovered the world of swing in 2006 in Montreal. He immediately got hooked and made it his mission to spread his joy and passion no matter what style of dancing he was doing.
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He starts in SAF Bootcamp and SAF Patrol, representing Canada at the American Lindy Hop Championships in 2008. After a few years in Austin, Texas, Florent returns to Montreal in 2011 and will win the first of his two Canadian Boogie Woogie Championships that same year.
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The following years will be filled with several podiums and an involvement in several schools such as Westy Passion, Cats Corner and JiveStudio. Student, teammate, teacher, coach, competitor and judge, Florent is now recognized as one of the most versatile, creative and inexhaustible social dancers! You will see him at many dance parties ready to make you dance Lindy, Blues, WCS, Jive and of course, Boogie!
Ludovic Lop-Lauret - BOOGIE WOOGIE (Judge)
Ludovic has been evolved in the Rock N Roll scene for almost 15 years. He started in France with 6-count Rock and quickly moved on to Boogie-Woogie. After a few months, he joined a big school in Toulouse and started the national competitive circuit.
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After several competitions, he became vice champion of France in Boogie 2 category with his partner of the time. In 2014, he decides to come and study in Montreal and meets his partner since: Stéphanie.
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Together, they work hard to develop the Boogie scene, even participating in a world cup together and co-creating Boogie Woogie & Swing Canada! Ludovic is an energetic person and is just waiting for you to talk about triple steps and bounce!
Alice Chauvelot-Theodorides - BOOGIE WOOGIE (Judge)
Her passion for dance and her encounter with the scene began when she was a little girl taking ballet classes. A real little opera rat in her pointe shoes and tutu!
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Years later, Alice arrived in Quebec to study and, completely by chance, discovered Rockabilly Jive and its community which seduced her instantly. Alice decided then to learn the basics and finally, the classes followed, teams started, and here she is, multiplying the various projects and dance partnerships, while discovering other dances of the swing universe.
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Today, Alice devotes herself entirely to Boogie Woogie, her true love at first sight! She had the chance to participate in several competitions organized in Quebec and to benefit from the expertise of several teachers and international competitors. Now teaching and coaching, she is very happy to share her passion and vision of Boogie with dancers.
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She will be delighted to meet you at the CSC and dance with you!
Stéphanie Beaulieu - BOOGIE WOOGIE, JIVE & BOP (Judge)
Stephanie started dancing in 2008 by chance through a friend. But her love for music began to her early childhood, when her favorite tape to play on her Fisher-Price radio was Jive Bunny.
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After going through the curriculum of Rockabilly Jive classes and being a teacher by profession, she started teaching dance classes, then coaching teams.
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In 2014, her partner Ludovic from France arrives and they decide to work together to develop the Boogie Woogie scene in Quebec. Stéphanie perfects her skills abroad in many festivals and participates in several competitions in Jive and Boogie.
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Now president of Boogie Woogie & Swing Canada, she continues to promote this energetic dance and will be very happy to see you at the CSC.
Robert Morisset - LINDY HOP
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More details to come!
Maxime Moon Rat (DJ Moon Rat) - BLUES
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Max "Moon Rat" is a passionate musician and dancer with a deep love for blues music. He first discovered his love for the genre at the age of 9 and has been dedicated to it ever since. In 2016, he stumbled upon swing and blues dancing and immediately threw himself into it, dedicating 20 hours a week to perfecting his craft. Today, he teaches swing, blues, and balboa at Studio 88 Swing and is also a talented DJ. In addition to his teaching and performing, Max is also heavily involved in the swing dance community, managing sponsors for the Canadian Swing Championships and regularly competing as a dancer.
Justin Chan - LINDY HOP, BLUES
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More details to come!
Clo Tibo (DJ Miss T) - JIVE, BOOGIE, BOP
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Claudia began her musical contact with Rockabilly around the age of 5, when she discovered the disc of music from the movie Grease in her mother's vinyls!
She started dancing, more steadily at 17, to the Latin rhythms of Salsa, Bachata and Merengue. Subsequently, in May 2018, she was introduced to Rockabilly Jive at a weekly party hosted by JiveStudio. Since then, Rock N' Roll has taken an even bigger place in her life.
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She has been in several teams, has stood on a few podiums and continues to have a lot of fun dancing. Although, much more comfortable as a follow, she also enjoys continuing to perfect the lead's role. So, no worries, whether you are a lead or a follow, invite her to dance!
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She has been DJing since the summer of 2021 and has discovered a new passion in the process! Since then, she never stops looking for new songs to share with dancers and even organizes, occasionnaly, dance events with a committed flavor.
Mélissa Thibault (DJ Mel) -
JIVE, BOOGIE, BOP
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Her love for 50's Rockabilly music go back even before she started dancing: when her father used to play her Jerry Lee Lewis 43's! The moment she learned that you could dance to those same songs, it wasn't long before she got into Rockabilly Jive.
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She started dancing in 2016 and 2 years later, she began to transmit this passion as a teacher at Studio Très Swing in Trois-Rivières. Mélissa loves to perform both roles, so don't be shy to come and get her on the dance floor, no matter if you are Lead or Follow!
Olivier Didur (DJ Didur) - CSC HEAD DJ
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More details to come!
Jivin Jo - CSC CO-HEAD DJ
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