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Cherilyn Nazareth
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Megan Crawford
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Jennifer Weiner

President

Program: Concurrent Education (Biology/Geography)
Year: 4th
Years Dancing: 3
Favourite Swing Move: The swingout (and all its awesome variations), switches, and the mini dip are just some of my favourites =)
Favourite Swing Song: T'aint What You Do
Most Random Place I Have Ever Busted Out a Swing Move: An elevator? A ferry? David's Tea?
Words of Wisdom: To dance is human; to swingout, divine.

Kiel 'Scoot Step' Coyle

Vice President

Program: Economics
Year: Class of '15
Years Dancing: 2
Favourite Swing Move: Anything involving a swingout
Favourite Swing Song: Anything faster than 200 bpm
Most Random Place I Have Ever Busted Out a Swing Move: Chapters
Words of Wisdom: Dancing is great for the soul. If you're needing to practice, why not put on some music and triple step while washing the dishes. You can even do it at the bus stop. Whatever you do with swing, just make sure you're having fun.

Ryan 'Pocket Hercules' Armstrong

Dance Instruction Coordinator (DISCO)

Program: English Literature
Year: 3rd
Years Dancing: A good 2 years now!
Favourite Swing Move: Charleston
Favourite Swing Song: Jump Jive An' Wail
Most Random Place I Have Ever Busted Out a Swing Move: Stages
Words of Wisdom: You can teach "steps" for dancing different moves, but the only "step" you need to learn to become a dancer is to have fun doing whatever you want on the dance floor!

Ethan Heming

Music Manager

Program: PhD Neuroscience
Year: 2nd
Years Dancing: 1
Favourite Swing Move: Potato sack toss
Favourite Swing Song: Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats
Most Random Place I Have Ever Busted Out a Swing Move: Market square, Kingston

Megan 'Carriage Return' Crawford

Advertising & Graphics

Program: History
Year: 4th
Years Dancing: 1
Favourite Swing Move: Xena Throw (complete with sound effects)
Favourite Swing Song: Sing, Sing, Sing by Benny Goodman a.k.a the endurance swing song
Most Random Place I Have Ever Busted Out a Swing Move: Food Basics (while buying cereal)
Words of Wisdom: Pull a Lady Gaga and JUST DANCE!

Benjamin Richard 'Captain' Sparrow

Treasurer

Program: LifeSci: X-Ray Technology
Year: Class of '13
Years Dancing: 2 and a bit
Favourite Swing Move: Frankie Aerial
Favourite Swing Song: Queen – Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Most Random Place I Have Ever Busted Out a Swing Move: Probably at my summer job (I’m a bus-boy)

Laura Burlock

Secretary

Program: Mathematical Physics
Year: 2nd
Number of Years Dancing: 3
Favourite Swing Move: Tandem Charleston
Favourite Swing Song: Puttin' on the Ritz
Most Random Place I Have Ever Busted Out a Swing Move: High School Prom

Konrad Piskorz

Web Maestro

Program: MSc Phys Chemistry
Year: 1st
Years Dancing: 1
Favourite Swing Move: Backstabber
Favourite Swing Song: Anything by a live swing band!
Most Random Place I Have Ever Busted Out a Swing Move: X-Ray surface analysis lab
Words of Wisdom: Don't worry about how you look or if you're busting out cool moves, you'll have a lot more fun if you just try to connect with your follow/lead.

Lucy Mackrell

Swing Rep

Program: Can I skip this question? I'm not sure yet...
Year: 1st
Number of years Dancing: This is my second
Favourite swing move: Sailor kicks
Favourite swing song: Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Most random place I have ever busted out a swing move: Tim Horton's line

Megan Snetsinger

Swing Rep

Program: Mathematics with French
Year: Thirdish
Number of years Dancing: A year and a half
Favourite swing move: Hand-to-hand Charleston or Falling off the log
Favourite swing song: Swinging on a Star, any version
Most random place I have ever busted out a swing move: Trying to teach friends in various public locations, once at The Spot when it was dead empty comes to mind
Words of Wisdom: Nobody cares if you don’t get the moves right away. Just have fun, and the rest will follow.

Peter Bearse

Teacher

Program: Completed BScH, BEd, BNSc
Year: Graduated
Number of years Dancing: About 9 years
Favourite swing move: Swingout, and most aerials, and all the moves I don't know yet
Favourite swing song: Most anything by Slim and Slam
Most random place I have ever busted out a swing move: Queen's University Biology Station
Words of Wisdom: "Those who dance are considered insane to those who cannot hear the music"

Cherilyn Nazareth

Teacher

Program: Life Sciences and Concurrent Education
Year: 4th Year
Number of years Dancing: 1.5 years
Favourite swing move: The swingout in all its glory!
Favourite swing song: Scram by Fats Waller
Most random place I have ever busted out a swing move: Cogro!

Chien-Shun Chen

Teacher

Program: Chemical Engineering Biochemical Engineering
Year: 4th year
Number of years Dancing: 1.5 years
Favourite swing move: The swingout (and variations), Texas Tommy Yo-Yo
Favourite swing song: Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby - Louis Jordan
Most random place I have ever busted out a swing move: Empty car deck on the Wolfe Island ferry, snow covered streets of Kingston
Words of Wisdom: “He who dances without leading is merely making the girl mad.” - source: unknown.

James Bortolus

Teacher

Program: Magician or Business or something...
Year: 3rd
Number of years Dancing: 2.5 years
Favourite swing move: Swing outs and the cool texas tommy
Favourite swing song: Fine Brown Frame- Lou Rawls
Most random place I have ever busted out a swing move: The Clubs in Norway

James is in Norway for the time being where he has started up his own swing club! Spread that Lindy Love!