Artists and staff

International Lindy Hop instructor-judges from across the world live and in-person at ILHC!

Remy Kouakou Kouame
Skye Humphries
Frida Segerdahl
Bianca Locatelli
Nils Andrén
LaTasha Barnes
Laura Glaess
Naomi Uyama
Tyedric Hill
Caleb Teicher
(Helena) Kanini Kiiru
Alice Mei

International judges from across the world for our virtual and in-person competitions

Annie Trudeau
Dee Daniels-Locke
Felix Berghäll
Marie N’diaye
Mikey Pedroza
Nalla Kim
Nikki Klaus
Nick Williams
Bobby White
Kenneth Norbelie
Naomi Uyama

Bandleaders

Danny Jonokuchi
Eyal Vilner
Josh Lee

DJs

Ryan Swift – Head DJ
Naomi Uyama – Contest DJ
Felix Berghäll
Helena Martins

Emcees

Peter Strom
AJ Howard
Ursula Hicks

Special Guests

Denise Minns
Barbara Billups
Sing Lim

Competitor Guests

Jo Hoffberg
Adam Brozowski
Maria Ferrer
Aurelien Darbellay
Elze Visnevskyte
Peter Kertz
Laia Pugg
Gustav Jakobsson
Ariadna Beltran
Simon Bressanelli
Giselle Anguizola
Tine Gatchalian
Wilma & Viktor Edlund

Core Staff

Nikki Klaus – Production Manager
Mikey Pedroza – Production Manager
Lindsay Kelly – Registration Assistant
Yvonne Evrard – Registration Lead
Danielle Ingram – Assistant Reg
Rachel Dahlenburg – Videography
Remy Kouakou Kouame – Youth Director
Eliane Desjardins – Finance
Michelle Chaff – Hospitality
Shani Brown – Content Manager
Jennifer Reed – Contest Tabulations
Ansley Sawyer – Videography Lead
Michael Strickland – Sound Lead
Daniel Womack – Core Staff
Tony Tye – Contests
Aurelie Tye – Contests
Rafał Pustelny – Videography
Amy Winn – Content/Hospitality
Jessica White – Concierge
Damyan Naydenov – Contest Tabulations
Julia Loving – NYC Community Liaison
Yvonne Conybeare – Hospitality
Barbara Grant – Volunteer Coordinator
Samuel Coleman – NYC Community Liaison
Amanda Bernice – Ballroom Manager
Jamica Zion – Museum Coordinator
Jerry Almonte – Photographer
Sammi Kunz – Photographer
Naomi Uyama- Comp Music Coord.
Sara-Sofia Rentas – Social Media Coord.
Sonia Kutishcheva – Graphic Designer

ILHC Global Organizing Team

Tena Morales-Armstrong – President/CEO
Sylvia Sykes – Sr. Vice President
Scott Angelius – Chief Operating Officer
Brett Dahlenburg – VP Production
LaTasha Barnes – VP Marketing & Outreach