Our designated instructors are SwingColumbus members who teach a full monthly series course for the Swingology School. With their guidance, you will hone your skills from the foundation up, helping you jump from beginner to intermediate faster than you can rock step! We also have an auxiliary instructor team for the Swingin’ Tuesdays beginner lessons.

SwingColumbus is in the process of revising criteria to help our regular dancers transition into instructors. Please speak with our instructor chair for more information.
Shannon VarnerShannon Varner discovered Lindy Hop while living in New York City and has been fortunate to live in Lindy Hop-centric cities ever since. Whether Washington DC, Chicago, or Columbus, OH, they all have provided rich opportunities to hone her dance skills, and influence her dance styles. She enjoys sharing her passion for these dances with others and truly believes dancing is for everyone. Shannon has won numerous awards, placing in such competitions as the American Lindy Hop Championships, Beantown Dance Camp, Nevermore Jazz Ball, SwingIN, Southern Swing Challenge, and Midsummer Night Swing in NYC. Shannon also co-founded the award-winning competitive dance team SwingColumbus and served as co-choreographer from 2008 – 2017. Favorite Dance Event: Nevermore Jazz Ball |
Lindsay Kelly (Instructor Chair)
Favorite Dance Event: Lindy Focus (but Camp Hollywood is a close 2nd)
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Mark Calkins
Favorite Dance Event: Rocktober Intensive Lindy Hop Weekend |
Ben Doane
Favorite Dance Event: Swim Out Costa Brava |
Tyedric Hill
Tyedric Hill has been dancing Lindy Hop for 2 years. His love for the dance and pursuits in learning and competing have taken him all over the world. In class, he loves to facilitate the same warm learning environments he experiences as a traveling student.
Favorite Dance Event: Uptown Swingout
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Arleigh Wiler-MartinArleigh has loved swing music her whole life, and was overjoyed to find that people express this musicality through movement—two of her very favorite things. Arleigh focuses on the physics of good partner communication and musical moments, and loves how Lindy Hop fosters the self-expression of both dance partners. Of the endless benefits of dancing Lindy Hop, some of Arleigh’s favorites are the laughter, the continuous exposure to new ideas and challenges, and of course, the friendships made at home and across the world. Favorite Dance Event: Rocktober Intensive Lindy Hop Weekend |