Lindy Harvest offers beginner, intermediate, and advanced tracks to meet all our dancers’ needs. Check out our Workshop page to see which track suits your best, and rest assured that you’ll be getting premium instruction no matter what!
Todd Yannacone has taught Lindy Hop, Balboa, Shag, Charleston, Vernacular Jazz, and other jazz era dances both nationally and abroad since he was 16. His love and appreciation for various forms of swing dancing allows him to bring innovative versatility to the dance floor while simultaneously respecting the roots of each dance. He has been honored for his contributions by being inducted into both the California Swing Dance Hall of Fame and the Camp Hollywood Hall of Fame. He holds countless titles from such prominent competitions as – The International Lindy Hop Championships, The European Swing Dance Championships, The American Lindy Hop Championships, The U.S. Open Swing Dance Championships, The National Jitterbug Championships, The Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown, Lone Star Championships – to name a few. Todd has been interviewed for Swing Dancer Magazine, “The Track” podcast, and various other publications. His demand as an instructor, performer, and judge has taken him to hundreds of festivals spanning 32 countries and five continents. He specializes in connection and musicality, which is apparent every time he steps on the dance floor. He has worked with dance and music legends alike – from Frankie Manning to Aretha Franklin – and is a member of the acclaimed dance troupe, the Silver Shadows.
Natalia (she/her) is a visual artist, jazz dancer, teacher and performer based in San Diego, California. Her swing and jazz adventures began in late 2010 although she had been dancing since the age of 4 and considers movement to music akin to breathing. Since her first steps into the professional swing dance circuit around 2012, she has taught, competed and performed at many notable national and international dance events, acquiring numerous awards along the way.
While performing and teaching are a great source of passion for her, Natalia feels the most fulfilled when creating meaningful connections with her students and colleagues on the social dance floor.
Kofi loves to move…and if it is to music, even better! He also loves Jazz music. As a child, he was a Breakdancer and grew up tearing up the dance floor in the club scene. Then, he became instantly hooked on the Lindy Hop and Jazz dance when he found out he could combine his love of jazz music and dance (thanks to Frankie Manning and Norma Miller’s interview on the Ken Burns PBS series “Jazz”).
Kofi travels the world attending the major dance camps to learn, share, compete, and most importantly, social dance. As he puts it, he “will go to the ends of the earth for a swing out”….For Kofi, the world is one big dance floor. He can be seen dancing up a storm wherever and whenever the music moves him…and that is usually all the time!
Meghan Gilmore is a Canadian lindy hopper of many places who currently lives in Montreal where she is co-director of Cat’s Corner Swing Dance School. She has been teaching lindy hop and vernacular jazz dance for over 15 years locally, and more recently around the world at international festivals and events. Her classes always focus on the music, on culture, and on the social aspects of the dance, the things that make learning feel like a party!
Amazing music brings out your best dancing, so we’ve brought in some killer bands for the weekend!
