Amanda has been dancing since the age of five and has taught, choreographed, and performed: jazz, ballet, tap, lyrical dance, sacred dance, hip hop, East Coast Swing, and Lindy Hop. She has broad experience in many other dance forms such as popping/breaking, flamenco, modern dance, and ballroom dance. Amanda has been Swing dancing for six years and has had the opportunity to teach Lindy Hop in Boston with several national instructors.

Amanda began teaching with Ogden three years ago. Shortly thereafter they joined the staff of ItsAllSwing! and they have been teaching Lindy Hop and Blues Dance with the studio ever since.

Ogden and Amanda have been dancing, choreographing and competing in Blues Dance since 2000, and teaching Blues Dance together since 2002. They have created their own style of blues and have developed a national reputation for inspiring and emotional partnered Blues Dancing. Ogden and Amanda are regularly invited to teach at national Blues Dance events.

Their private and group classes showcase their humor, creativity, and enthusiasm and mix technical and easy to follow instruction with a deep understanding of connected movement and musicality. In class Ogden and Amanda encourage dancers of all levels to take chances and push their personal boundaries and they take every opportunity to communicate their passion for close, connected, Blues Dancing and Lindy

Amanda and Ogden performing blues:

Michael has been dancing Lindy Hop in the Boston area since 1997. He originally learned Jitterbug from his Grandmother when he was just a boy. Michael has danced all over the country and trained in Boston, New York, Connecticut, California, Sweden, and Switzerland. Performance credits include numerous corporate dance performances and lessons, including on stage with the Boston Pops at Tanglewood, and the musical "Celebratin' Swing". Michael has also been competing in Lindy Hop and West Coast Swing since 2000. Before Lindy Hop and Jazz dance, Michael's dance experience was in hip-hop.

Michael has been dancing, performing and teaching with Kerrin Flanagan since 1998. Together they focus on connection and movement while teaching fun and creative leadable figures for the social floor.

Currently Michael DJs for swing dancers all over the country and internationally including New York City, Rochester, Chicago, Denver, Montreal and Sweden. He was the featured DJ at Frankie Manning's 87th Birthday Party Boston. Local regular events include running Five Guys Named Mike Practice Session, a weekly practice session in Cambridge for swing dancers. He is also a featured DJ at Swing City in Cambridge. You can hear him DJ at events such as North Atlantic Dance Championships, New England Swing Dance Championships, Swingin' New England Dance Festival, Summer Hummer, New Years Eve Dance Extravaganza, and Lindy Exchanges across the country.

Competitions, Awards and Performances:

2002 New England Swing Dance Championships	2nd	Adv Strictly Lindy
2002 New England Swing Dance Championships	4th	Adv Lindy Hop Jack and Jill
2002 New England Swing Dance Championships	2nd	Int WCS Jack and Jill
2002 New England Swing Dance Championships	1st	Int Strictly WCS
2002 Dallas Dance	2nd	Nov/Int WCS Jack and Jill
2002 Mid American Just Dance Championships	2nd	Nov/int WCS Strictly Swing
2002 Mid American Just Dance Championships	1st	Nov/Int WCS Jack and Jill
2002 Mid American Just Dance Championships	2nd	Adv Strictly Lindy
2002 Mid American Just Dance Championships	1st	Adv Lindy Hop Jack and Jill
2002 New England Lindy Hop Championships	3rd	Adv Stricly Lindy
2002 New England Lindy Hop Championships	3rd	Adv Lindy Hop Jack and Jill
2002 North Atlantic Dance Championships	4th	Open Lindy Hop Jack and Jill
2002 Boston Tea Party	6th	Adv Lindy Hop Jack and Jill
2002 Boston Tea Party	3rd	Nov WCS Jack and Jill
2001 New Years Eve Dance Extravaganza	4th	Nov WCS Jack and Jill
2001 Swingin' New England	6th	Nov WCS Jack and Jill
2001 Swingin' New England	5th	Adv Lindy Hop Jack and Jill
2001 New England Swing Dance Championships	5th	Nov WCS Swing Jack and Jill
2001 New England Swing Dance Championships	3rd	Adv Lindy Hop Jack and Jill
2001 New England Swing Dance Championships	1st	Adv Lindy Hop Jack and Jill
2001 Summer Hummer	8th	Nov WCS Jack and Jill
2001 Summer Hummer	6th	Adv Lindy Hop Jack and Jill
2000 Swingin' New England	3rd	Adv Lindy Hop Jack and Jill

Nicole's first foray into teaching Lindy Hop was in 2004, but her
extensive and varied experience in other forms of dance began long
before then. Nicole is acknowledged by her peers as being a fun and
lighthearted dancer and a great communicator. Combined with her fine
sense of musicality and whimsy, she thoughtfully articulates her
theories on musicality and follow technique in an accessible manner
for all students.

Nicole placed first in Novice Jack & Jill at Swingin' New England
2005, second in Open Jack & Jill at ALHC 2006, and was a finalist in
Advanced Jack & Jill at Wicked Lindy Weekend in 2007.  She continues
to study and teach Lindy Hop and Blues in Boston, MA.

Photo courtesy of Eli Pritykin.

Ogden began studying movement with martial arts at age nine and began partnered dancing in 1997. Over the past 8 years he has studied East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, ballroom dancing, Argenting Tango, and Lindy Hop and has been teaching Lindy Hop and Blues classes in the Boston area over the past 5 years. Ogden began teaching with Amanda three years ago. Shortly thereafter they joined the staff of ItsAllSwing! and have been teaching Lindy Hop and Blues Dance with the studio for almost two years.

Ogden and Amanda have been dancing, choreographing and competing in Blues Dance since 2000, and teaching Blues Dance together since 2002. They have created their own style of blues and have developed a national reputation for inspiring and emotional partnered Blues Dancing. Ogden and Amanda are regularly invited to teach at national Blues Dance events.

Their private and group classes showcase their humor, creativity, and enthusiasm and mix technical and easy to follow instruction with a deep understanding of connected movement and musicality. In class Ogden and Amanda encourage dancers of all levels to take chances and push their personal boundaries and they take every opportunity to communicate their passion for close, connected, Blues Dancing and Lindy

Kerrin took her first lindy hop class in Ithaca, New York in 1995 and hasn't stopped dancing since. Since then, she has traveled all over the world to learn and dance. Kerrin brought her love of the dance to Boston in 1998, co-founding the Lindybaby studio and helping to foster a strong and vibrant dance community in the Boston area. In 2002, Kerrin and Mike joined Steve and Rebecca to create the It’s All Swing! studio and have continued to share their love of dance with their students. Mike and Kerrin have been invited to teach at regional and national dance events throughout New England.

Kerrin’s teaching focuses on helping students develop solid technique, connect with their partners, and discover their creativity. When she's not dancing, she can be found teaching kindergarten in Boston. Students of all ages benefit from her warm and inspiring approach to teaching and learning.

Kerrin can be reached via email at kerrin@itsallswing.com for private lessons or any other questions.

Shawn began studying Lindy Hop from Kerrin (now a co-teacher at It's All Swing) and Elizabeth at the Lindybaby studio in 1999. Having always loved and studied jazz music he was immediately drawn in by the dance. He has studied extensively at camps and workshops across the US with many nationally renowned Lindy Hop instructors.

In addition to being an avid social dancer he has won awards at several national and regional competitions. Shawn began teaching Lindy Hop with Marilee in 2002 in order to help share his love of dance and music. In 2004, he happily joined the It's All Swing studio and has been teaching there ever since.

Shawn also occasionally teaches and performs with his sister Betina Hershey. Betina and Shawn were brought to Tokyo in 2004, and again in 2005, to teach Lindy Hop workshops. He has also taught workshops at Boston University with Diana Byrne, Kerrin and Betina. He also often teaches with Amanda Gruhl at It's All Swing and regional workshops.

For additional videos of Betina and Shawn's performances, go to www.ShawnHershey.com.

For private lessons, feel free to contact him via phone or email.

Email:
Phone: (617) 470-8105