TONY
ALLISON

Jeff "Mojo" Miller
National Swing Dance Champion
SVa Executive Director / Instructor / DJ

Originally from Chicago, Jeff grew up listening and playing jazz/big band music at the age of 10 to the music of Glenn MIller, Louis Jordan, and Dave Brubeck. Who knew he'd be dancing to them decades later in Va Beach. He got hooked in 2001 to swing dance and is a part of the area's swing dance community as promoter, instructor, DJ, performer, and student.

He started SwingVirginia.com in 2002 as just a listing of events, but it has grown into the Hampton Roads area's leading swing dance resource for lessons, dances, workshops, concerts, and swing exhibitions.

He has had the pleasure of learning to the likes of Frankie Manning, Marcus & Barbel, Nathalie & Yuval, Sylvia Sykes, Erik Robison, and Kevin & Carla. As an instructor - he enjoys teaching by obeying & breaking the rules and encourages dancers to creatively adding their own flavors to create their own Lindy Zen. His passion is Blues and Lindy Hop. Competitively, received two 1st Place Awards and two 3rd Place at the Swing Dance USA '06 competitions for Lindy Hop & Jitterbug.

As a DJ - and his lack of sleep - he keeps things swinging & bluesing with a wide variety of selections and styles at various exchanges, workshops and house parties. He's been he house DJ for local events since 2003. He has been heard at VBLX 03-07 & Dirt Cheap Blues 05-07 and took his DJing to new levels at Gargleblaster Blues Workshop (CT), Atlanta's Enter The Blues 07-08 (GA). Then heard at Raleigh-Durham Lindy Party (NC), BluesBootCamp (TX) and various dances & house parties across the country. He also earned himself a spot as DJ & Instructor at SwingDanceUSA (FL).

On the horizon for 2008 & 2009 as DJ and/or Instructor: Enter The Blues (Atlanta), Dirt Cheap Blues (VA), Blue Ridge Lindy Exchange (VA), Mystic Blues (Mystic, CT), Blues Boot Camp (TX), Memphis Lindy Exchange (TN), VBLX (VA), Chicago Lindy Exchange (IL), SwingDanceUSA (FL) and wherever else his travels take him.
Have laptop will travel.

Amanda Miller
Instructor

Originally from Upstate NY, Amanda has been in the Hampton Roads area since 2005. She first started swing dancing as a graduate student at the College of William & Mary in Feb 2006.
Amanda was classically trained in ballet and tap as a child and teen, and is very happy to be back on the dance floor. She loves doing aerials and dressing up in vintage clothing. She has been on staff for VBLX, DCBX, and DCBW.

Her goals are to claim a National Swing Dance title with her partner & husband, Jeff Miller (above). She continues to spread the exciting dance of swing to new students. Amanda loves teaching new students and seeing them blossom into great swing dancers. Amanda will keep dancing until her knees won't let her.

Chris Crawford
SVa Director/ Instructor
Chris Crawford came to us by way of the US Air Force in 2002, and has been gracing our dance floors ever since. As a Social dancer, Instructor, and Event Coordinator Chris has truly become a valued member of our community.

Chris's exploits in dance date back as far as his military career, (just over a decade). Over the past ten years he has not only had the opportunity to travel the globe serving his country, but has also had the opportunity to learn from the top Lindy Hoppers in the world, as well as sample differant regional flavors, while social dancing both throughout the US and abroad.

As an instructor Chris is very rooted in the fundamentals of Lindy Hop, seldomly breaking the rules, he believes that a solid foundation will allow you to build on your dance endlessly. His fun, and systematic aproach to teaching will have you up and dancing with the best of them.

Kristin Fisher
Instructor
Kristin hails from HERE (VaBeach), imagine that! Kristin's interest began at Virginia Tech's "Solely Swing Club" and quickly turned to a crush at her first exposure to a weekend dance workshop - Richmond's legendary Jammin' on the James of 2003.

This Lindy Hop Lover enjoys sharing her dance obsession through teaching locally and traveling nationally, at any and every opportunity.

Kristin truley adds the love and fun of swing every time she dances. Her enthusiasm is not only contagious, but seen across the dance floor.

Victor Celania
National Swing Dance Champion
Instructor / DJ
Victor Celania caught the swing bug back in April 2003 after attending a conference in Orlando, Florida. Most recently, he and his partner, Kelly Scott, won 1st place in the Mid-Atlantic Challenge which sent them to Swing Dance USA where they won 1st place in the Intermediate Balboa division; he also won 2nd place in the Advanced Strictly Lindy division.

His specialties include: the Lindy Hop, 20’s Charleston, and the Balboa. He has been teaching and DJ’ing locally for the last few years and has an undying obsession with the music, clothing, dance, and culture of the early 20th century. Also, he has DJ’ed at major events such as Sugar Foot Stomp and the Eastern Balboa Championship.

He cultivates his passion for clothing and retail industry at Dan Ryan’s For Men where he works as a consultant and buyer. You can contact him at MySpace too.

Kelly Scott
National Swing Dance Champion
Instructor

Kelly Scott has been dancing for several years and has become one of the most stylish dancers in the area. She brings style, rhythm, smiles, and grooves to our area.

She has been trained on several forms of swing and travels around the country to continue to learn eveyrthing she can from the top instructors. And you can see it in every dance she is dances.

So grab a dance with her and watch yourself smile that contageous smile she always has.

Tony Allison
Instructor
Tony originally hails from Indiana, where he was a striving young music student, until the Navy brought him to the Virginia Beach area. He is currently serving the Navy.

He started dancing swing in the summer of 2005. Learning East Coast from Rick Hockman, then learning Lindy Hop from fantabulous Erika Phillips. And was hooked from the beginning. As his love for dance grew, he branched out to many different styles to include but not limited to Swing, Salsa, Cha-Cha, Mambo, Samba, Waltz, Hustle, and Rumba.

Always available for private lessons, group lessons, or as a dance partner.

Erika Phillips
Instructor
Erika learned to swing dance back during the days of the swing rival craze in Phoenix, AZ. (That was 10 years ago) She has been dancing ever since. Her life has taken her to San Diego, CA where she worked as a ballroom dance instructor for Arthur Murray and received her teaching certficate through the National Dance Council of America in June 2003.

While she was there she had the awesome chance to attend Swing Camp Catalina in 2002 and learn from under the great: Frankie Manning, Kevin and Carla, Steve and Virginnie. She then moved to Virginia where she has been teaching walk in, beginner friendly classes, series and speciality classes since July of 2005. Erika loves to teach and to dance with beginners because she remembers what it was like to be a beginner. Hell, she still feels like one herself. She belives dancing should be FUN. You'll usually find her off in a corner teaching at a dance because that is how she herself learned, out of the generosity and compassion of other dancers.

She belives in all that Swing Virginia is and does. Hands down Swing Virginia is the happiest, friendliest Lindy Hoppers that she has ever had the pleasure to dance or teach with from coast to coast. She feels very blessed to be here and be part of their team.