🎉 Mark your calendars, Dancers! 🎉
Swing Asheville is bringing you a Collegiate Shag Workshop!
Different than Carolina Shag, Collegiate Shag is a lively and energetic partnered swing dance with an uplifting feel - it's perfect for dancing to faster tempo music!
📅 When: Saturday, May 31 from 3-5 PM
📍 Where: Uphora Dance Studios
🎟️ Cost: Sign up online at (
https://uphoradance.com/) or drop in for $32 (2 hr workshop)
About the instructors:
Colleen Cappellini:
Colleen’s love for swing dancing began on an ordinary Monday night in 2013. While out at a restaurant with friends, she was captivated by the sight of people swing dancing to live music. Inspired, she immediately signed up for Lindy Hop lessons and quickly fell in love with other swing dance styles, including Balboa and Collegiate Shag. Colleen is passionate about fostering a welcoming, safe, and inclusive environment for swing dancers. She aims to inspire new dancers to find their creative voice through the art of dance. She loves dancing to live music, and is dedicated to building strong connections between local swing dancers and Asheville’s incredible musicians.
Colleen is currently a dedicated Board Member for Swing Asheville. Over the years, she has actively contributed to the swing dance community by serving on the Austin Lindy Exchange Committee, organizing a swing music and dance event for seniors at an assisted living facility. She is also a proud lifetime member of The Shag Hags, an all-women’s Collegiate Shag performance group. Outside of dance, Colleen is also a trained speech-language pathologist. She enjoys hiking in Western North Carolina, spoiling her senior rescue dog, Pepper, and pursuing creative interests like writing, painting, and playing guitar.
Andrew Snow:
Andrew went to his first dance class after moving to a new city and deciding it had been too long going through life not knowing how to dance. 11 years later he’s still at it! Teaching Lindy Hop and being part of the swing community in the Southeast. When not dancing he runs ultramarathons, fuels his body through raw plants, and authored a book called Run Elite.
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