Social Dance is above all else about community. What does our community do? We dance together, travel to out of town events together, organize local events together, work on performance pieces together, play music together, promote our events together, and generally have a ball. Sounds fun, right?

Of course it's fun. And we want you to be involved. That's right. There are lots of fun ways to enjoy and help grow our dance community, and we want you to be a part of that.

·         Sign up to join our volunteer pool

·         Become a dance host

·         Organize a field trip or social gathering

·         Let us know about your special talents & interests

Email us at dance@swingasheville.com or come out to a Tuesday night dance and talk with one of the organizers.

Become a Member Now!

Becoming a member of Swing Asheville is not a requirement to reap the benefits of our dance community, but does carry some pretty sweet  perks.

Member Benefits:

·         membership card

·         discounts on dance lessons

·         special event discounts

·         voting privileges at annual & special membership meetings

 Other benefits (T-shirts & more) will be added as we are able to implement them.

Yearly Membership Fee:  $25 or  $15 w/student ID

Membership fees will help pay for these community expenses:

·          website & newsletter hosting

·          promotional materials

·         hiring bands for special events

Jessy is some lovely lady whose alter ego wears red fringe. Jessy admins Swing Asheville's facebook page, posts videos on YouTube, engages in random acts of organization, and teaches public and private dance lessons with her wonderful fiancee, Marc Tickle.

Jessy is also an experienced educator and offers dance workshops for school groups.

Occasionally, Emily will just appear on top of skyscrapers (or at swing dances) in a puff of purple smoke. Usually, before the news cameras get rolling, she's gone again.  So if you've had a rare Emily sighting, record it. We can't tell you what Emily does... its top secret!

Isabelle fell in love with Lindy Hop in the fall of 2009. Accepting her fate as a late bloomer, she is currently in training for the 2030 Senior Jack and Jill Championships. She enjoys popping and locking and has been described by her peers as having some "serious crunk moves". Excited to be a freshman on the board of Swing Asheville, Isabelle hopes to inspire others in the midst of existential crisis to think less and dance more. "It takes a long time to become young." -  Pablo Picasso

  

Rachel was bitten by the dance bug December of 2008 in the wonderful city of Charleston. Since then she has not stopped traveling to dance. She has been seen dancing in Philly all the way down to Atlanta. If there is a great dance to be had on the east coast she will try her hardest to be there.

Marc is this great guy with a killer accent who books bands, spins swinging tunes, sends newsletters, and is happy when everyone is having a great time. Marc offers public & private dance classes with his lovely fiancee, Jessy Decker.

Eva stumbled into Lindy Hop on a whim in 2001, and her world has been expanding ever since. She taught and danced with the Knoxville Swing Dance Association before settling in Asheville in 2008.

She teaches the Intermediate and Advanced Lindy Hop classes and private lessons with her admirable and inspiring dance partner, Ben Lieb. She uses her background in science communication to strip dance down to its component parts, polish 'em up, and put them together in a way that makes sense to everyone and is a whole lotta fun. Lindy Hop is her first love, but Balboa, collegiate shag, blues and Charleston are nipping at its heels. 

When she's not dancing, Eva's usually trying to coerce someone into her  kitchen to be fed or working around her homestead with her terrific but non-dancing husband, Thomas.

Ben Lieb has been Lindy Hopping since 1999, and social dancing since 1995, and has found it to be one of the most rewarding things ever. Hands down.

Ben teaches with his lovely and talented dance partner Eva Millwood. With a masters degree in Education, and years of experience teaching French, Spanish, and English, Ben enjoys teaching the Intermediate and Advanced Lindy Hop classes in a style that favors "drill time" and minimizes "teacher talk time".

Ben has also studied tap dance, modern and Appalachian clogging, Appalachian flatfooting, French Canadian step dance, Irish step dance, Waltz, Salsa, Tango, Balboa, and several other dance forms too embarrassing to mention. He also spends a good chunk of his time as the web developer for iDance.net, where cats and chicks can learn all manner of fun dance stuff.

Seen here in her native bowling alley environment, Jaya has been known to challenge the president's own scores when she hits a tight groove. Additionally, she teaches Lindy Hop across the US with her husband and partner Michael, with whom she also organizes swing events such as Lindy Focus and Southern Belle Swing Bash, and along with Michael and Ben (see above) owns and operates iDance.net.

She began dancing right here in Asheville in 2000. When possible, she and Michael teach group and private lessons in town.

This guy right here has been known to juggle swordfish with one hand tied behind his back. Additionally, he teaches Lindy Hop across the US with his wife and partner Jaya, with whom he also organizes swing events such as Lindy Focus and Southern Belle Swing Bash, and along with Jaya and Ben (see above) owns and operates iDance.net.

He began dancing right here in Asheville in 2001. When possible, he and Jaya teach group and private lessons in town.