recapturing the spirit of the 20s, 30s and 40s
 

Swing Dance Brisbane is headed up by husband and wife team, Mark Paroz and Vicki Lawrance. Swing Dancing has been a passion of theirs for close to seven years and they are now into their fourth year of running Swing Dance Brisbane. Running a swing school is no mean feat and over the years they have expanded and grown in leaps and bounds. It seems that Brisbane was just waiting for a partner dance like Swing. Although they would love to claim all the credit for where Swing Dance Brisbane is today - sadly they can't. They have the most awesome and talented team of dancers behind them that keeps Swing Dance Brisbane on its feet and at the forefront of the industry.

These talented team members are:    
Mark McCarthy
Teacher, DJ, web and print designer, general computer guru
     Joel Gilmore
Teacher and DJ
     
Mark Bretherton
Teacher, DJ and demo troupe coordinator
  Jenny Riesz
Teacher
     
Melanie McCarthy
Swing Dance Brisbane events coordinator
  Jenny Edwards
Teacher and photographer
     
Melinda Buchanan
Teacher and demo troupe coordinator
  KT Doyle
Teacher
     
Wes Barris
Teacher
   

Mark and Vicki have been very fortunate to have their dancing and teaching skills recognised not only locally but also nationally and internationally. We have taught workshops in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne. This year they are also booked to teach in San Diego - California, Calgary - Canada and Perth - Australia.

Their teaching staff are also renowned and have taken out some of the most prestigious Swing Dancing Awards in Australia. You can be assured that with Swing Dance Brisbane you are receiving first class instruction.

Such a talented team means that Swing Dance Brisbane can offer classes and workshops in:

  • East Coast Swing
  • Lindy Hop
  • Balboa/Bal-Swing
  • Collegiate Shag
  • 1920's solo and partner Charleston
  • 1930's solo and partner Charleston (yes they are different!)
  • Swing style jazz movement
  • Blues

And a whole host of swing based line dances including Jitterbug Stroll, Dean Collins Shim Sham, Shim Sham and Big Apple.

The entire Swing Dance Brisbane team are constantly traveling and attending workshops to continue learning and better their understanding of the dance.

 

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