Sylvia Sykes
Sylvia is California's
premiere Swing Dance Instructor and Choreographer. She is an internationally
recognized authority on most types of Swing Dance, has been teaching and
judging for 20 years throughout the US, Europe, and Australia.
Karri Kaksonen
Karri Kaksonen lives in Finland where he is part of a small but devoted community of Lindy Hoppers who hold three annual camps and several smaller workshops featuring international instructors during the year. Karri, a former competitor, has been judging Lindy Hop and Jitterbug competitions throughout Europe and was honored to judge the 2002 WLHC.
Angela Andrew
Angela Andrew lives in London. She is an internationally respected teacher having taught throughout Europe and the USA. She began judging at Detroit's Motor City Jam in 2001 and looks forward to her first ALHC.
Kenneth Norbelie
Kenneth Norbelie is a former World Lindy Hop Champion (1997) with is wife Helena. He maintains a teaching and judging schedule that takes him all over the owrld but still calls Sweden home.
Nathalie Gomes
Nathalie Gomes is a former French Acrobatic Rock 'N" Roll champion. She is founder/director of Hop, Swing and a Jump Dance Studio in NYC and New Orleans. She has earned titles with eye-popping aerials and inventive choreography at the American Lindy Hop Championships, the US Open and World Swing Dance Championships. She is an internationally known dancer, coach and judge.
Didier Jean Francois
Didier Jean Francois was struck with a passion for swing dancing in the late '90s. Since then he has become a well-traveled dancer and DJ. He is a founding member and the president of Swinging Air Force Entertainment Group based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Christine von Scheidt
Chrstine von Scheidt has been the German Lindy Hop champion and competed in the 1999 and 200 WLHC.She is a teacher, performer, and event organiser in addition to being a judge. She has judges the last 3 WLHC contests.