Damon has been dancing his entire life. Starting in the early 80's with vernacular jazz/blues he went on to Hip-Hop, and eventually studied over a dozen different dance styles until coming full circle focusing primarily on the history and styles of swing and blues, in 1995.

He has taught dance extensively on both coasts, and studied the development of vernacular jazz/blues dance regionally and nationally. He has been interviewed as a jazz/blues dance historian in documentary and for radio.

He is a member of the California Historical Jazz Dance Foundation, and Director of Community Outreach for the Northern California Lindy Society.

Damon's teaching style is clear and concise, and is able to demonstrate and breakdown difficult and abstract concepts so they are easy to understand and incorporate. Challenging and fun-filled, his classes will teach the roots of Blues dancing, as well as help you shape where it will go tomorrow.

                                                                                                             Heather is the best kept secret in the Swing and Blues dance scene. Leave it to Sara and Tom to spill the beans. Not only are we letting the secret out, we are going to parade that secret around like she was some dirt on a politician. Heather began listening to blues music in the womb, thanks to a mother with excellent taste. Unfortunately for her mother, that's also when she began dancing to it. She is an unpublicized member of the Justice League of America who honed her craft in a Tibetan monastery before joining the [Censored by the U.N. Security Councel Ref:105467829] in their fight against [Censored by the U.N. Security Councel Ref:105467831]. When she's not studying, she knits. While listening to music, of course.
    You may have seen her spin at the inaugural Austin Blues Party, Enter the Blues, MezzJelly Blues Weekend, Buenos Aires Blues, or at other events throughout the Southeast. She's also playing at the upcoming Blues Collective workshop in NYC. If you're lucky, you can catch one of her sets on www.bigblueswing.com. And she definitely wants to dance with you--you especially and also you, the guy with the funny shirt--so just ask.