With his expertise in Lindy Hop, Charleston, and Tap, Nathan Bugh brings the Swing Era to vivid life.  Bugh uses sensational rhythms and intricate footwork to create multilayered performances that can be appreciated both visually and musically. Nathan holds a number of US competition titles in Lindy Hop, Charleston, and Cabaret Performance.

Nathan Bugh brings the Jazz Age vividly to life, in the classroom and in performance.  He earned his bachelor's degree in music from Oklahoma City University and his master's degree from The Juilliard School. With a decade of professional experience teaching dancers of all ages and skill levels, he is equally at home in dance camps, public schools, and private events.  Nathan has taught at specialized camps worldwide, like Swing Out New Hampshire, Lindy Focus, and Swing Brother Swing.  He has been an artist in residence at P.S. 144, home of the champion dance program featured in "Mad Hot Ballroom."  And he has given "Horizons" seminars in jazz dance at The Juilliard School.

If you're visiting New York, you can attend his weekly classes at Dance Manhattan and Columbia University, and biweekly classes at the Vanaver Caravan Institute.  Some of his dance lessons are available online at www.iDance.net, where he was the top selling instructor for four consecutive months.  Nathan is also fortunate to have many opportunities to share his passion on stage and television.  Nathan danced in David Tutera's "Great Gatsby" wedding on the hit reality series "My Fair Wedding."  Nathan also performed on FoxNC's "Fox and Friends Christmas" with George Gee and cast members from "Sleigh Bell Swing."  He danced Lindy Hop in Noemi LaFrance's site-specific odyssey, "Agora II.\'94  And he performed with the Vanaver Caravan at Jacob's Pillow, at the Rudolstadt Festival in Germany, and in a televised concert in the Redlands, California.  He has been a featured dancer and instructor with several of today's top Swing bands, such as George Gee's Jump Jive n' Wailers, Harlem Renaissance Orchestra, The Cangelosi Cards, and he is part of four professional dance companies: Swing X, The Lindy Hop All-Stars, The Vanaver Caravan, and The Killer Dillers.

Find out more about Nathan at www.nathanbugh.blogspot.com

Karen was first seen on stage at age 9 performing a tap dance to Lollipop in a striped leotard and has been dancing ever since (in fact, she can still be seen dancing around in a leotard from time to time). She discovered Lindy Hop during the Swing craze in 1998 and has never looked back.  Karen has since been having an amazing time performing and teaching in the US and Europe--she has won some stuff at competitions too, but she is most honored to have received the first ever Spirit of Lindy Hop award at both Camp Jitterbug in Seattle, WA (2005) and the International Lindy Hop Championships in Washington, DC (2010-with Andrew Thigpen).  Karen originally honed her dance skills in Minneapolis, MN and now currently resides in Santa Barbara, CA (when she's not in her favorite place on earth, Paris).
 
Andrew and Karen are basically the same person except Karen likes unicorns and rainbows while Andrew likes dragons and beer. All they want to do is dance the Lindy Hop and make each other laugh. Having fun is awesome. They hope you like awesome too.

 Oscar started dancing four years ago because his girlfriend worked at a dance studio. Soon after, he realized that his love of dance and wanted to pursue it further. Since then he has won a National Championship and reached the All-Star level on the West Coast Swing circuit. He has also placed at many events across the nation including Boogie by the Bay, Capital Swing, Americas Classic, Dallas Dance, Meet Me in St Louis, The Boston Tea Party, The Chicago Classic, Swingtime in the Rockies and many more. As a Lindy Hop competitor, Oscar most recently made it into the top 30 in the worlds largest Jack and Jill competition (consisting of more than 200 leaders) at Frankie Mannings 95th Birthday celebration. In the upcoming competition year, Oscar will be competing with Samantha Ramirez in the Classic Division on West Coast Swing Circuit. Along with his intense competition schedule, Oscar has also been teaching for the past two years and loves every minute of it. In addition to West Coast Swing and Lindy Hop, he also teaches Partner Charleston, Solo Vernacular Jazz, aerials/airsteps, and East Coast Swing. Oscar is available for Workshops, Privates Lesson, and Choreography .

Haider got his first taste of West Coast Swing when he took a dance class at the university, but it wasn't until a first competition in 2005 that he fell in love with this dance. He has been competing nationally ever since while placing consistently in Jack n Jills, Strictly Swings and most recently in the Rising Star routine division. He currently compete in the All-Star Division. He draws the drive to compete from several years of soccer and cricket.

Haider loves West Coast Swing as it is unique and allows incorporation of many prominent dance forms and can be danced to many different genres of music. From the down home southern blues for those who crave a close, connected and sultry dance to the Top 40 charts of today with a more happy, energetic and hot appeal. Here he is in his own words: "I love to share my passion for this dance. I regularly teach privates and workshops in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. I thoroughly enjoy DJ'ing at our weekly dance on Wednesday nights and have DJ'ed national dance competition events. There is nothing more enjoyable than seeing a dance floor filled with smiles as you play their favorite tunes. I am available nationally for swing dance lessons and to DJ your local event."