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Katie Cobalt (she/they)

Katie Cobalt tried many different dance styles before falling in love with Swing. The freedom of improvisation, the satisfaction of rhythm and the deep historical and Black cultural roots of the dance made her want to learn more.  

She is now known for her classroom energy, musicality, and infectious enthusiasm for all things Jazz. When it comes to dance, they deeply value self expression and fully committing to the idea. As a teacher, she focuses on individually helping her students on their own dance journeys and finds so much joy in seeing them grow.

Katie holds multiple first place titles at, International Lindy Hop Championships, Balkan Lindy Hop Championships and Savoy Cup. When not throwing down in international competitions they are teaching all over the world in more than 20 countries sharing what they have learned. When not on the dance floor you might find them in a hip hop class or on the stage at their local drag bar as Azure Thang. 

Hung Jie Hsu / Jason (he/him)

“Be sassy and be jazzy!” Freedom of expression characterises Jason’s teaching and dancing! Jason will show you not only the ways you can connect to the music and express yourself through improvisation but also how to feel free to do it. That’s the main value you will get from Jason! With a background in second-language and cross-cultural pedagogy and theatre training, you will be immersed into an inclusive, safe, and playful journey into learning, not from, but along with him!

In addition to dancing worldwide, Jason is bridging his dance experience with academia. Having recently earned a Master’s degree in the Anthropology of Dance and been admitted to the Ph.D. program in dance at Taipei National University of the Arts, he is now examining cross-cultural bodily expression and movement in Lindy Hop through the lens of queer studies, while also bringing queer perspectives into the classroom.