The Instructors & Performers
Evita Arce
Evita began Swing dancing with Matt and Laura at "Four on the Floor" in Austin, TX in 1998. After college, she spent two years in LA working as an actor/singer/dancer, started choreographing and began teaching Lindy Hop full time. Evita now teaches Swing and Lindy Hop at Dance Manhattan in New York City and performs regularly around the Northeast. Most recently, Evita and her dance partner, Michael Jagger, toured Japan as featured Lindy Hoppers in the musical "Swing!"
Andrew D'Angelo
Andrew D'Angelo began swing dancing in 1991 inspired by the rhythm in his "genes" passed on to him by his grandfather, a big band leader and drummer for over 50 years, fronting "Tommy Dange and His Club Royal Dance Orchestra."
A national competitor, instructor and judge for over 15 years, Andrew considers his greatest achievements his 2 undisputed first place titles at The North Atlantic Swing Dance Championships in the Champions Lindy Division with his longtime partner, swing legend, Ms. Dawn Hampton. Dawn and Andrew were also the subject of a documentary on swing dance for the Film School at Columbia University.
Andrew began teaching in 1994, and has been a proud member of the faculty at Dance Manhattan since 1999. He specializes in Smooth Swing and "classic" New York style West Coast Swing. He has been a guest artist and performer for many organizations and venues, including, Lincoln Center, The Dance Theatre of Harlem, Swing Dance America and the 52nd Street Project.
In addition to his dance credits, Andrew is also a popular swing deejay and M.C. in his native NYC and around the country. He is a respected jazz collector.
Nathan Bugh
Nathan began his Lindy Hop training in 1998 with Tina Morales and Carnell Pipkin. He went on to study tap with the great Robert L. Reed, and later earned a Master of Music degree from the Juilliard School. He has been teaching professionally since 2000, and has taught vernacular dance for The Oklahoma City Swing Club, The Houston Swing Dance Society, The Wichita S.D.S., The U. of Central Oklahoma Swing Club, The U. of Pennsylvania Swing Club, Tulsa Community College, The Juilliard School and the Rudolstadt festival in Germany. He currently lives in New York and teaches classes for Dance Manhattan, The Columbia University Swing Club and The Vanaver Caravan Institute. He also performs frequently throughout New York, the U.S., and abroad, and he regularly places in the top three in Lindy Hop and Charleston competitions.
Heather Flock
Heather Flock
Heather Flock is an avid social dancer, award-winning choreographer, beloved instructor and popular DJ. She discovered Lindy Hop in 1999 and quickly became a leader in the Lindy Hop community. In addition to teaching the "Cram Session" every Thursday night at Yehoodi.com's Frim Fram Jam, she is choreographer and leading member of Coney Island Mermaid Parade’s “Winningest Group in Parade History,” the Brooklyn Bombshells, which most recently won the highly coveted ‘Judges Choice’ award. She was also a member of the renowned troupe the Big Apple Lindy Hoppers for many years. Heather will soon be joining Laura Jeffers at You Should Be Dancing, specializing in teaching the foundation for and nuanced use of, good Lindy Hop frame, connection and expression/musicality. tinyurl.com/ydov4vm youshouldbedancing.net
Carol Fraser
Carol Fraser
Carol has performed, judged, and taught in the world of Lindy for almost 10 years. In that time, she has created multiple world class performance teams, has won top honors at multiple national competitions and is now a mother of 3. She holds Champion titles from US Open Swing Dance Championship, ALHC, North Atlantic Dance Championships, Camp Hollywood, Virginia State Open, New Year’s Eve Dance Extravaganza & Swingin’ New England.She is ecognized around the world for her entertaining and energetic teaching and performing style. tonyandcarol.com
Dave Graybill
Dave Graybill started competing in 1998, and has since earned the titles of U.S. Open Swing Dance Champion, American Lindy Hop Champion, Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown Champion, Georgia State Open Champion, Virginia State Open Champion, New Year’s Eve Dance Extravaganza & Swingin’ New England Champion. He has lived in New York, Singapore, Raleigh, Chicago, Oakland, and Los Angeles and has traveled to Japan, Indonesia, London, Paris, and Edinburgh for fun, and the love of teaching dance. He currently lives in Connecticut teaching private, group, and club lessons and passes the time in between dancing, riting fiction, and articles for Swing Dancer magazine.
Michael Jagger
Michael Jagger and Evita Arce are full time professional dancers in New York City, and they have each been dancing for over 10 years and with each other for over 4 years. They both teach regular swing classes at Dance Manhattan and have taught at several national and international dance camps including: Swing Out New Hampshire, Swing Out North West, Lindy Focus, Beantown Swing Camp, Boogie Bären and Camp Savoy. They also work with world renown Lindy Hoppers Ryan Francois and Jenny Thomas in their company, Swing Xtreme. Competitively, Michael and Evita recently took 1st place in the Cabaret Division at ILHC and have placed in several other national competitions in various divisions. As if all this weren’t enough, they attempt to balance teaching and competing with their professional performance careers.
They have multiple stage credits as Lindy Hoppers, working with renowned artists like Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. They were featured dancers for J@LCO in Let Freedom Swing, a celebration of jazz for Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Kennedy Center earlier this year. They joined J@LCO again this summer for a tribute to Benny Goodman at the Rose Theater in NYC. As principle dancers, they have starred as the Lindy Hop couple in several productions of the Broadway musical Swing!, including regional productions at Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, the California Music Circus in Sacramento and the 2008 Japanese tour.
Students and audience members alike are drawn to their energy and humor, while also admiring the couple’s technical execution. In all their endeavors, Michael and Evita strive to spread the love and spirit of Lindy Hop.
Paolo Pasta Lanna
Paolo Pasta Lanna (instructor for 72nd Street workshops)
Paolo has been specializing in partner dances since 1995. He has toured with with Wynton Marsalis and The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, as well as “Swing Dance America” and “Forever Swing” The Big Band Musical Revue that featured Michael Buble. He has appeared on several Television/Film programs from CNBC’s Great Stuff to The David Letterman Show demonstrating the Lindy Hop and he continues to hone his knowledge and skills of these classic American dances by teaching and performing throughout the world. Paolo has founded events such as the Summer Jamboree Dance Camp in Italy, Central Park Swings and this very event Swing Remix. paoloswings.com
Maggie Moon
Maggie Moon
In her more than 11 years of swing dancing, Maggie has held multiple national and international championship titles including World Lindy Hop Champion (Munich, 2000), choreographed award winning routines, and traveled around the world to teach and perform in major national and international cities such as Singapore, Tokyo, Amsterdam, and more. Maggie began her lindy hop career in San Francisco, but has been a New Yorker since 2002, and is pleased to be asked back to Swing ReMix as a guest instructor. More about Maggie at maggiemoon.com
Michele Nardella
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Born in Augsburg Germany, Michele is a Boogie Woogie, Lindy Hop and Blues dance specialist. He began dancing in 1996 partly due to his love and fascination with American music from the Fifties. In 2003 his hobby of dance turned more dedicated passion after his coach Klaus Kessler advised him to join The Tanzsport Zentrum Augsburg for top training and development. There he met Margit Kahn and within a few short years together they had garnished top prizes in national and international competitions. After that partnership, Michele moved his focus to Twenties and Thirties swing. In January 2006 Jochen Heckmann (Director and chief choreographer of Ballet Theater Augsburg) invited Nardella to coach his professional ensemble culminating with a Roaring 20’s dance number at the Augsburg Opernball 2006 that was performed to great acclaim in front of more than 3.000 spectators. Through this success, Michele went on to choreograph ?Swing Alive?, premiering at the Augsburg Komödie in October 2006. These numbers are now part of the ballet group’s most requested showcases. In the summer 2006 he founded (with Boogie Woogie dancer and twice World Champion Fabian Schünke) the dance group ?The Savoy Stylers?.
Awards & Championships:
1st Place Southgerman Championship 2005
1st Place Großer Preis von Deutschland 2004/05
1st German Vicechampion 2002/03/04/05
3d Place World Cup Eindhoven ( NL) 2005
5th Place Worldchampionships (CH) 2005
