Judges

Sylvia Sykes

Main Judge

Sylvia, an internationally recognized authority on most types of Swing Dance, has been teaching and judging for 20 years throughout the US, Europe, and Australia.

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Steven Mitchell

Main Judge

Steven Mitchell started his dancecareer by studying Jazz, Ballet, Modern, Ballroom and Hip Hop in both Los Angeles and New York.

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Kenneth Norbelie

Main Judge

Teaching
Kenneth and Helena are known for integrating classic Lindy Hop into the ever-changing trends in social dancing.

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Valerie Salstrom

Main Judge

One of America's busiest Lindy and Balboa teachers, Valerie has a reputation for her finesse on the dance floor.

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Mark Kihara

Main Judge

Mark Kihara is well known for bringing incredible passion and enthusiasm to his dancing and instruction.

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Hilary Alexander

Main Judge

Hilary Alexander has been swing dancing since the mid-90s in Los Angeles and created Camp Hollywood in 1998, followed by the National Jitterbug Championships in 2001.

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Helena Norbelie

Main Judge

Teaching
Kenneth and Helena are known for integrating classic Lindy Hop into the ever-changing trends in social dancing.

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David Rehm

David Rehm is a Professional Dance Workshop Instructor specializing exclusively in the partnered swing dances, Lindy Hop and Balboa.

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Naomi Uyama

Auxiliary Judge

Naomi Uyama discovered lindy hop in her hometown of Washington DC during the late nineties.

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Annie Trudeau

Auxiliary Judge

Annie is an former competition gymnast. She is a co-founder and co-owner of Studio 88 Swing in Montreal (Canada) where she has taught swing since 2001.

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Max Pitruzella

Auxiliary Judge

If Max was not a dancer, he would probably be a boxer! Max demonstrates a tremendous versatility being able to adapt to very slow or very fast tempo in couple,

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Carla Heiney

Auxiliary Judge

In 1997, Carla fell in love with classic Swing music from the Big Band era; a direct result of her grandfather singing the tunes around the house with the occasional truckin' step added into his leisurely stroll.

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Nick Williams

Auxiliary Judge

Nick Williams has embodied the passion and spirit of swing dancing ever since his first lesson in 1998.

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Marie Nahnfeldt

Auxiliary Judge

Marie lives just outside Stockholm, Sweden. She has been dancing and competing for many years with her regular partner Hasse. Together they are four time Swedish Champions in Boogie Woogie (1998- 2001). Marie, with Hasse, has a lot of teaching experience and appear in the line up for many established camps around the world, including Herrang (Sweden), Camp Hollywood (USA) and Festival Swing de Paris (France) and most recently at the London Balboa Festival together with David Rehm.


   
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