Ryan and Jenny are two of the world's top Lindy Hop dancers today.
They starred in the Broadway Musical Swing! as well as contributed
most of the choreography. They have appeared at the Tony Awards,
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Rosie O'Donnell Show
and with Wynton Marsalis and The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra.
Ryan is the director, choreographer and founder of the Authentic
Jazz Dance
Company Zoots & Spangles, formed in 1987 and funded
by the
British Arts Council. His extensive list of credits includes
numerous appearances in TV, film and theater,
and tours in several dance
productions in Europe. He danced in Malcolm X and Stomping
at the Savoy. Ryan also choreographed for the movie Swing
Kids and A Man
for All Seasons, a Dudley Moore tribute at Carnegie Hall.
Jenny also has an extensive list of dancing and choreography credits,
including appearances in TV and theater.
She began as a tap dancer at the age of 4 and won the All
England Tap Championships for
3 consecutive years. Stage credits include the London cast
of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Song and Dance as well as other
West End musicals.
Early in their collaboration, Ryan and Jenny formed their own act,
Over The Top which included Lindy Hop, Jazz, Tap and song.
In 1997 they won the Lindy Division of the American Swing
Dance Championships and the U.S. Open.
They can be seem as dancing elves
in The Polar Express, were performers on the huge TV hit Dancing
With The Stars, and Ryan was a featured dancer in the recent
motion picture release Idlewild.
To see them in action, check out these videos:
We do not currently have weekend workshops scheduled with Ryan
and Jenny, but they will be teaching at Beantown
Camp. Get on our mailing
list for notification of future workshops. Check International
Workshop Series page for upcoming workshops.
