Hussain Jaffery
Hussain Jaffery is an internationally-recognized Lindy Hop and Vernacular Jazz dancer, teacher, and performer based in New York City. When he’s not at Steps, he teaches independently and with Midtown…
Gaby Cook
Gaby Cook is an esteemed, active professional in the global lindy hop community. For nearly 20 years, she has established her career performing and teaching for major swing dance festivals worldwide…
Annabel & Michael Quisao
Annabel and Michael have each been dancing partnered swing dances for more than 20 years, and teaching together locally and nationally since 2012. Annabel began with Lindy Hop in 2002…
Caleb Teicher
Caleb Teicher began their Lindy Hop journey as a member of Michael Jagger & Evita Arce's Syncopated City Dance Company. From there, Caleb collaborated with Nathan Bugh to create a…
Javier “Skeets” Johnson
Javier Johnson is a rocket scientist by trade, and he brings a powerful analytical sense that joins the mechanics of dance and the soul of expression. He is well-versed in…
Irina Amzashvili & Anthony Chen
Irina Amzashvili: Dancing in all forms has been a lifelong passion for Irina (she/her). In 2009, at the age of 15, she stumbled upon Swing dancing and it took only…
Nathan Bugh
Nathan Bugh: Nathan Bugh “rocked the stage” at Carnegie Hall, dancing Lindy Hop with the New York Pops Orchestra. And he has performed in Harlem’s famous Apollo Theater, in “Swingin’…
LaTasha Barnes
Bessie Award winner and New York Times critically acclaimed Breakout Star of 2021 and Best Dance 2021 & 2022 LaTasha Barnes is a multi-hyphenate Tradition-bearer of Black American Social Dance…
Carla Heiney-Crowen
Carla Heiney Crowen
Carla Crowen (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…