Savoy Swing Club is governed by a board of directors. The SSC board meets monthly. If you would like to attend a meeting or if you have questions about the board’s activities, please contact secretary@savoyswing.org for more details.
Current board members
- President
- Daniel Newsome is the current President of Savoy Swing Club and the regular teacher at Savoy Mondays. He has headed up such projects as membership roster organization, the Seattle Swing Guide, Savoy Swing Club’s Groupon, the new SSC website and many other projects that have helped maintain the Savoy Swing Club’s pivotal role in Seattle’s vibrant vintage jazz community. Dan also coaches Rainier Rhythm, a performance team sponsored by Savoy Swing Club, a nationally competing swing dance group.
- president@savoyswing.org | http://www.freeswingdancelessons.com
- Vice President
- Claire Burke. Claire has been a part of Savoy Swing Club for four years as a volunteer, and has been on the board for three. Come out to Savoy Mondays and dance with her!
- Secretary
- Ally Stoneham
- bio to come
- Treasurer
- Colin Hay
- Bio to come.
- Marketing Director
- Lee Broxson is the current Marketing Director for Savoy Swing Club. He has been part of the SSC board since Spring of 2008. Lee has been dancing since early 2007 and has a great passion for Lindy Hop and its community and is heavily involved in the Seattle dance scene and many of its events. You can find him social dancing 3-5 nights a week, teaching in a few obscure locales, and dancing with Savoy Swing Club’s Rainier Rhythm performance troupe
- Events Coordinator
- Chanel Schwartz
- Bio to come
- Membership Coordinator
- Rob Gardiner
- Rob Gardiner has been a fixture of Seattle’s swing dancing scene since 2008. His dancing is 50% blues, 49% lindy hop, and 1% balboa. He is also the unofficial ice cream man of the dance scene, having developed such custom flavors as “UW Swing Kids’ Raspberry Swivel” and “Glenn Crytzer’s Blues Berry Rhythm”.
- If you have questions about obtaining a membership, renewing a membership, or membership benefits please email membership@savoyswing.org.
- Webmaster
- Brett Nakashima has transitioned from being our instructor coordinator to our official web-guru! If you experience any problems with the site, message him at webmaster@savoyswing.org
