Our Teachers

Hannah

Hannah is passionate about sharing the joys of swing dancing. For many years she demonstrated with Sue Freeman, one of the North's most influential lindy hop teachers, absorbing as much of her wonderful dance and teaching skill as possible. She started running Lindy Hop classes in Sheffield in 2015. Soon after, the people of Sheffield called for the addition of Collegiate Shag to the local dance scene. Hannah tentatively dipped a toe into the world of Collegiate Shag and was quickly hooked, eager to share her delight! Together, Hannah and Ali love to explore new concepts, learn more about the history of swing dancing, as well as maximising their joy and connection within the dance. During the pandemic, Hannah spent time developing her clarity of body movement, commitment to the rhythm and how she could teach these in a fun and accessible way.

Ali

Ali has been swing dancing since 2011, when she found Sue Freeman's lindy hop classes in Sheffield. Balboa and Collegiate Shag followed a couple of years later. Since teaming up with Hannah in 2016, she has enjoyed developing her rhythm and connection to her dance partner, as well as bringing more joy and play into her dancing, trying to make each dance the most fun it can be with that dance partner. Ali loves the energy and exuberance of collegiate shag and had enjoyed learning from many teachers who have each brought a different focus and style to this wonderful dance.

Trisha

Trisha hails from Hertfordshire, UK, and has been teaching since 1997 and on the international scene since 2003. For 10 years she contributed to establishing the first European swing dance brand and the biggest of its time. She is now thrilled to manage her own company SavoyHop.com creatively directed by her personal vision. Trisha has built up a reputation for being one of the most influential teachers within the European Swing Scene.

She has spearheaded the revival of Authentic Jazz within the UK, working and training with some of the freshest dancers and teachers around. It’s been said that her teaching style is innovative, dynamic and inspiring. Always engaging and fun, Trisha loves to make people laugh and feel relaxed in her classes. At the end of her classes students are filled with energy and excitement. Trisha ensures that class material is detailed and balanced for followers. The result is the dance looks as authentic as it can. Trisha’s ability to communicate complex concepts and patterns clearly means students find themselves easily understanding how movements and steps should look and feel.

Trisha has natural flair, a unique touch and very distinctive style on the dance floor. Her focus is to recreate the look of the original dancers of Lindy Hop, mixed with providing followers with drills, technique and musicality. An accomplished musician & experienced in Tap she helps others to understand rhythms and how to improvise within the dance. She has had formal training in Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, Tap and musical theatre since the age 5.

With 12 years' experience in Swing dancing teaching most of the popular dances such as Lindy Hop, Authentic Jazz, Blues, 20's Charleston. Trisha is serious about Swing and helps you get where you want to go! With a vast experience in choreography and artistic direction, she leads the way with her exciting approach to performance. Not only has she choreographed countless routines, she has also performed in the world famous Royal Albert Hall in London. Trisha loves to play and listen to early Jazz and swing music and has an extensive music collection; don’t miss out on inviting her to DJ!

In addition to appearing in the TV, Newspapers, Radio and Music Videos, she has been regularly invited to perform and teach workshops at major dance events all over the UK and Europe, including Sweden, France, Spain, Germany, Greece, Norway, Turkey, Switzerland, Denmark, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Amsterdam, Italy, Austria, Ireland, Israel, Iceland and Slovenia.

Earanee Niedzwiecki

(she/her)

Earanee is a Lindy Hop and vernacular jazz dance instructor from Adelaide (‘Tarndanya’ in Kaurna language), Australia, now based in London. A lover of artists like Nat King Cole and Louis Armstrong since childhood, Earanee developed a real love for jazz in high school, studying saxophone and later jazz vocals. After graduating, Earanee’s love for jazz transferred to dance, when she discovered Lindy Hop in 2010.

She soon began following her love of jazz dance around the globe, travelling extensively in Australia, Europe and the US before finally moving to Europe to teach dance in 2017. An instructor and DJ with over a decade of experience, and creator of the podcast ‘Women in Jazz’, as a guest in black American jazz dance culture Earanee aims to ground her classes in a respect for this tradition with a focus on history, rhythm, sharing, and encouraging individual creativity and expression.

Jason Hsu

(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 the 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!

Also, a little bit of culture and history won’t harm but enrich the learning experiences, no? Apart from dancing around the world, Jason is bridging the dance experience to the academic field, too. With his current pursuit in a Master's program in Anthropology of Dance, he is working on re-learning Lindy Hop through the lens of queer study and bringing queer perspectives to your class!

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