Ann Mony is an award-winning lindy hop dancer, teacher, and choreographer who lives in beautiful San Francisco, CA.
She also helps organize The Bootleggers Ball, San Francisco’s newest and classiest swing dance night!
For more information about her current goings-on, please visit her lessons page or check out her blog, Feets of Jazz.
Ann hails from Montreal where she honed her skills as a dance teacher after falling madly in love with swing dancing in 2000. Known for her playful style and the joy that she exudes while dancing, she travels as often as she can to share her love of the dance in workshops, competitions, performances, and on the social dance floor. She holds titles from such events as the International Lindy Hop Championships, American Lindy Hop Championships, Canadian Lindy Hop Championships, Boston Tea Party, Quebec Swing Rendez-Vous, and Lindy Focus. Ann was a founding member of the DC Cherry Blossoms, an all-female solo charleston team, and was proud to be a member of various lindy hop teams in Montreal, including the always-inspiring Northern Lights.
I had the pleasure of teaching at two college swing clubs in the last two weeks: St. Olaf College near Minneapolis with Ryan Calloway and KU with Jason Zabinski. Here are my takeaways. College swing clubs live and die by their club leaders and by the younger members they are training to replace them. College [...]