Our Organizers
Lindy Bout is produced by the British Columbia Vernacular Jazz Dance Society. The Lindy Bout Event Directors, dedicated year-round staff, and fabulous volunteers all work diligently to make Lindy Bout happen.
Contact us at lindybout@vernacularjazzdancesociety.ca.
Event Directors — Stephanie and Eileen
Affectionately known as Bossy Mamma (Stephanie McKernan Taylor) and Bossy Nomad (Eileen Jones), these ladies fell in love with Lindy hop and jazz dance around the turn of the century and first swung out at the historical Vancouver ballrooms, the (original) Legion and St. James Hall.
Comrades in African American vernacular jazz dance, Eileen and Stephanie have had their hands, heads, and hearts in dance communities and events from Vancouver to New York and many places in between. You might recognize them from undertakings and organizations such as the Pinko Swing Collective, Hot Koko, UBC Swing Kids, SFU Swing Club, Fat Bottom Girls, Jungle Swing Productions, Rhythm City Productions, Girlnacular Jazz, Sax and Candy, Toronto Lindy Hop, Lindy Hop Revolution, Bees Knees Dance, the Dance Collective, Frankie 100, and of course past Lindy Bouts.
Bossy Mama resides in Toronto with her children and husband. Bossy Nomad-No-More lives in North Vancouver with her son and husband and two cats.
Our Fabulous Team
- Geoff Oakham
- Graham Adamson
- Laura Avelino
- Damian Cade
- Mary Jean Cameron
- Amy Farahbakhsh
- Jasmine Farahbakhsh
- Read Fenton
- Emmanuel Guevarra
- Justin Lee
- Annie Liang
- Lisa Marks
- Melissa Martensen
- Krystal Moss
- Claudia Nobauer
- Jean-Michel Oblette
- Liana Stammers
- Alain Wong
- Jason Yourk
Special thanks to Dave Henderson Sound and the SwingTix registration system.
Another thank you to the following events for their support and love:
- Savoy Swing Jam in Seattle, WA
- Montréal Swing Riot in Montréal, PQ