Teachers

SWING DANCE LESSON INSTRUCTORS

Brian Pletcher started dancing Lindy Hop in 2000 at Middlebury College and has been hooked ever since. Currently, he teaches at Boston Swing Central and runs the Lindy Bomb Squad with is wife, Kellian. The Lindy Bomb Squad is a group dedicated to spreading the joy of Lindy Hop through dancing in public spaces.

Kellian Adams Pletcher's goal is to spread the gospel of lindy hop far and wide and to dance with as many people as possible. She's known respectably as "Yao bai nai nai" or "the grandmother of swing dance" in Shanghai for building one of the very first swing dance clubs in China, teaches and runs the Boston Lindy Bomb Squad with her awesome husband, Brian and you should definitely ask her to dance.

CHARLESTON LESSON INSTRUCTORS

Dance Lessons by Boston Lindy Hop

Cari Meisel and Andrew Selzer are swing dance instructors with Boston Lindy Hop, which offers swing dancing classes in Boston, Massachusetts and the surrounding area. Designed for people brand new to swing dancing or seasoned dancers, these experienced teachers can help you improve your dancing and introduce you to the Boston swing dance community. www.bostonlindyhop.com

Cari Meisel:
Cari got her start dancing in 2009 when she accidentally tried out for Penn’s West Philly Swingers dance troupe. She was hooked from the first triple step, and hasn't stopped swinging out since! After graduating, she became involved in teaching and organizing for Lindy and Blues in Philadelphia, and picked up a serious dance-travel bug. In 2013, Cari moved to Boston to start graduate school, and, of course, to do more dancing. She loves creativity, comfortable connection, and communication in all her dances, and would be happy to talk your ear off any time about dancing, teaching ideas, and/or ways to practice dance at home alone and not wake your neighbors.

Andrew Selzer:
Andrew Selzer began swing dancing at The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) Swing Dance Club. A native of Southern California, Andrew had a unique swing dance upbringing from learning and dancing on both coasts of the United States. At Penn State and the central Pennsylvania area he had the opportunity to teach, DJ, and organize workshops for several years until his college graduation. His travel bug has taken him to places such as Paris, France and Herräng, Sweden, and led to experiences that have provided him with a smorgasbord of influences to bring to a classroom setting.