Swing has Sprung! Join us for a full, fabulous weekend of dancing and classes.

Meet the Instructors

Lucy Falkner

Lucy discovered Lindy hop in 1999, and has since travelled extensively to dance, train, and teach. She has taken up numerous other dances (West African, Tap, Contemporary Jazz, Ballet, Burlesque, Broadway Jazz, and various contemporary Street Dances), all more or less in service to her first love: Lindy hop. 

As a switch dancer from the very beginning of her Swing dance life, Lucy emphasizes the benefits of learning both roles and clear partner communication. Her teaching approach is to encourage dancers to get a feel for the music, to move in a way that is comfortable and authentic to each person, to mess up enthusiastically and frequently, and to keep it simple.

Justin Mufford

Justin fell deeply in love with swing dancing in 2015 in Grande Prairie, founded Lindy in the Loops, and has since taken every opportunity to dance and learn more. He has traveled across Canada and to the United States to attend workshops, teacher development classes, competitions, exchanges, and more. .

Justin is known for his enthusiasm and creativity and brings energy to every room he enters. He is genuinely passionate about teaching and sharing dance. He continually strives for improvement within his own dancing and encourages others to as well.

Bonnie Cleland

Bonnie has been dancing for as long as she can remember, participating in a wide variety of solo styles, performances, and competitions. Her love of all things rhythm is showcased in her Tap dancing, which she has been developing for over 20 years. The history of tap is deeply integrated with the vernacular jazz musical and dances so the next logical style was the Lindy Hop! The first Lindy Hop social dance in Kamloops ignited her interest and so she joined up with Justin to form a dynamic teaching team, and to grow the swing dance beginnings since the origin of our community. Since then, she has taught numerous lesson series and workshop classes and traveled widely to attend workshops, competitions and other dance events.

Bonnie is an exuberant and expressive dancer who is always excited to learn and share new things and her students resonate with the energy she brings to her classes. She is incredibly excited to be bringing together these two styles to show how similar and integrated they can be!

Shayla Chadwick

Shayla started dancing when she was just three years old. Since then she has been competitively dancing in styles including ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, contemporary, modern, lyrical, acro and musical theatre. Most recently Shayla was on her schools dance team at the University of Alberta. Now back in Kamloops, she has started dancing with Lindy in the loops. 

Evening Social Dances

Friday, March 14th | 7:00 Beginner Lesson, 8:00-10:30pm: DJ’d Social Dance

(@ Kelson Hall, 330 St.Paul street, Kamloops.)

Saturday, March 15th | 7:00 Beginner Lesson, 8:00-10:30pm Live Music by Beyond Brass

(@ St.Paul’s Cathedral, 360 Nicola Street, Kamloops.)

Weekend Class Schedule

To start with, we have separated our workshop this year into two types of classes, a Challenge Class and an Open Class.

*Challenge Classes are tailored to the Dancers and are designed to challenge all present. This is geared to slightly more experienced dancers with a good grasp of blending 6-count and 8-count rhythms.*

*Open Classes only require that Dancers at least know how to do a basic 8-count step. More experienced Dancers can also enjoy these classes.*

FRIDAY, March 14th / Lucy & Justin

4:30-5:00pm: Welcome!/Check-in

5:00-6:00pm: Challenge Class| Classic, fun sequences.

6:00-7:00pm:Open Class | 8-count Lindy & Footwork Variations.

7:00-8:00pm: Beginner Class | Basics for absolute beginners. This is a drop in lesson and is the first part of the social dance for the night.

(Location for FRIDAY @ Kelson Hall, 330 St.Paul street, Kamloops.)

SATURDAY, March 15th / Lucy(all day) & Justin(with Lucy before lunch)

10:00-10:30am: Check-in.

10:30-11:30am: Challenge Class | Partner Connection.

11:30-12:30pm:Challenge Class | Teacher’s Choice/It’s a Surprise!

12:30-1:45pm: LUNCH

1:45-2:45pm:Open Class | Partner Connection.

2:45-3:45pm:Open Class | Breaking Away From The Basics/Improvisation.

SUNDAY, March 16th / Bonnie

11:00-11:30am: Check-in

11:30-1:30pm: Tap for Swing Dancers

1:45-2:45pm: Beginner Hip Hop

(Location for SAT/SUN @ Nuance Studio, 253 Victoria Street, Kamloops.)

ATTENTION: This studio space requires that all Dancers have clean non-marking dance/indoor shoes(soft shoes, not tap). Clean socks are fine in a pinch but absolutely no outdoor/hard shoes.

Swing into Spring 2025 Pricing.

Pay it forward: $200

Regular: $180

Option 2: $140

Option 3: $100

Option 4: $80

We are offering a sliding scale to accommodate a variety of needs. We want dancing to be accessible for everyone and with consideration to splitting up the workshop (For example you can only attend one day) and financial hardship. So you can pick the price that is best for your budget and/or projected attendance. If you are able to pay a little extra you will be helping someone who may not be able to afford the regular price.

*Passes include entry to Friday and Saturday night socials. If you are just attending the dances you will be able to pay at the door or online.