Linda Townsend began dancing at age 6 with ballet, tap and figure skating lessons. She spent 13 of the first 18 years of her life studying dance, adding jazz and modern dance as she got older. She started performing early, and has performed locally and regionally with various groups.   An avid social dancer most of her life, Linda has introduced many students to the Seattle social dance world and inspired in them a love for this healthy and delightful recreational activity. She enthusiastically combines her passion for dance with her profession as a teacher and easily infuses her students with the laughter and fun of dancing together. She has studied East and West Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Waltz, Foxtrot, Salsa, Tango, Nightclub Two-Step, Blues, Zydeco and other dances with local, national and world-class instructors. She has been teaching dance for over 9 years and has worked with many talented and creative dance partners, including her son, Nicolas. She teaches locally, regionally and nationally and for 6 years performed Lindy Hop and related dances with the Savoy Swing Club Performance Troupe of Seattle.  As a life-long learner, Linda still studies all forms of dance in private lessons, daily and weekly classes, workshops and dance camps.

New Instructors

Marissa Simcoe

and

Dave West

Pictures and Bios coming soon!

Linda and Lilli Ann Carey    demonstrating waltz technique at Buffalo Jambalaya Cajun & Zydeco Dance Camp in West Virginia, just outside Washington, DC., June 2003