Confirmed Staff (with more to come!!!):
Mario Robau, Jr. (Instructor/Judge/Emcee)
The best of the best ...hummm looks like Mario sure is happy in Chicago. Have you checked out his blog? Last year Mario wrote that Swing City was "one of the friendliest events I have ever attended (in his 24 years)" Thanks for coming back to join us... It's always an honor and a privilige to have Mario on staff! www.MarioSwingDaddy.com
Matt & Crystal Auclair (Instructors/Judges)
Matt is a 6 time national swing dance champion. He is the youngest to be inducted into the Dallas Dance Hall of Fame. He has competed across the nation since he was 8 years old. Crystal has won numerous divisions across the nation even though she has only dance for 10 years.
Together they teach and compete across the nation. They have a beautiful 22 month year old girl named Lily. She already is a pretty good spinner and is a ham. (I think she gets that from Crystal!)
Together they love dancing and sharing their passion for the dance with who they are around. They are very excited to be here for the event and hope they will get the opportunity to dance with everyone.!!!!
Jason Barnes & Erica Berg (Instructors/Judges)
... from North Carolina to Minnesota respectively, Jason and Eric currently compete on the National Swing Dance Circuit in the Classic Swing division ranking 5th in 2005 NASDE tour.
Jason and Erica truly love dancing together and teaching all over the country. Its a blessing for them to share their knowledge with others, no matter the skill level. With over 16 years of teaching experience between them, their workshops are educational and fun for everyone. dancingwithjzone@yahoo.com; www.EricaBergSwing.com
Jason Miklic & Sophy Kdep (Instructors/Judges)
... travel all over the country competing, teaching and performing and are currently ranked top 5 nationally in the West Coast Swing Showcase Division. Passionate promoters of west coast swing dancing, we are thrilled that both of them could join us! www.JasonandSophy.com
Mike Topel (Chief Judge)
...now a Texas resident, this former Midwest star is a nationally ranked teacher, competitor and judge with more wins and titles then we have room to mention. An exceptional addition to our staff at Swing City... thanks for coming back to play with us, Mike! www.MikeTopel.com
Nino DiGuillio & Dawn Lara (Instructors)
Renown, expert dance instructor, Nino DiGiulio is the owner and Lead Instructor of May I Have This Dance™ Inc, one of the best dance schools in Chicago. SCC is grateful to Nino for making time in his super busy schedule to come and teach for us this year. If you are in Chicago, be sure to check all the options that 'May I' has to offer! www.MayIHaveThisDance.com
Jill Popovich (Instructor)
If you haven't experienced Jill's knowlede of the body and how it works, don't wait any longer... get up and join her for morning Pilates at Swing City Chicago. Her Pilates for Dancers classes are for everyone that is ready to take their dancing to a whole new level.
Douglas Rousar (Instructor)
Doug's legendary energy at events helped make Swing City a smash success for the past two years, and we're thrilled to have him back for another year. Hailing from Oshkosh, WI, Doug brings humor and a passion for dance to his teaching and performing! Doug is also the Event Director for 2 wonderful Wisconsin events. www.SpotlightDanceAndArts.com
Beverly Solazzo (Instructor)
Most noted for her wonderful knowledge of shag and how to best incorporate that into West Coast Swing, Beverly (aka Bev) makes learning both fun and easy. Thanks to both Beverly, and her partner Randy Sloan, for coming out to teach for this year's Swing City Chicago.
Carlos Garcia & Alisa Winkler (Instructors)
Swing champion, Chicagoland Hustle champion, Country Western Open Showcase II Division 2008 World Champion. All this dancing keeps an Evil Genius out of the laboratory. Help him stay out of trouble by taking his workshops at Swing City Chicago. Contact him and/or his lovely but mischievious partner Alisa Winkler at dancingevilgenius@gmail.com
Tera Vitale (Instructor)
Bio & Photo coming soon.
Danelle Jacoby (Instructor)
Danelle has been dancing most of her life. She studied jazz and tap as a child and took various classes in ballet, hip hop, bellydance, hula, Tahitian, burlesque and pole as an adult. She began couples dancing in 1999 and has competed in many Swing and Country dance events acrsoss the US. She became certified to teach Zumba in 2006 and has taught classes in local gyms and dance studios ever since. She's currently teaching over 9 Zumba classes every week.