Thank you to all of the photographers that captured these magical moments.
Photo credits:
Allison Michael Orenstein
Intuitive Images
Bryant Gover
Randy Pante
Francois Beauchemin
Bobby Bonsey
Marcell Bendik
Jo Hoffberg is a bigwig and longtime fixture of the Lindy Hop Community. As a longtime competitor, she holds first place titles at the American Lindy Hop Championships, Canadian Swing Championships, International Lindy Hop Championships, European Swing Dance Championships, National Jitterbug Championships, Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown, and U.S. Open Swing Dance Championships. In 2013, Jo was induced into the California Swing Dance Hall of Fame.
Since 2007, Jo has been traveling the world spreading the joys of Lindy Hop (an American dance which was born in Harlem, New York City, in 1928). She has performed and taught in 28 countries across 5 continents and is just as excited about teaching today as she was when she began.
She strongly believes that it’s never too late to learn to dance and that Lindy Hop is a dance for everyone. As a seasoned coach and mentor, she is a staunch believer in fundamentals and believes with the correct tools, every dancer can become the best version of themselves, instead of a copy of another instructor.
She teaches vernacular jazz, charleston, aerials, and Lindy Hop, hosts intensives in Europe and the United States, has produced an extensive online learning library (digital downloads and streaming), is a co-producer of Swing Break Mexico, and head judge at the Balkan Lindy Hop Championship.
For more information about her dance journey, please click here.
