The Band & the DJ's

 

The Band

 

The Rhythm Cats

Steven Mitchell & Malcolm Holt

This dynamic singing duo will bring new life and energy to all your favourite swing tunes. Their amazing performances have stopped the dance floor at many Lindy Hop events including Snowball, 2009 in Sweden.

 

For LSF they are joined by the wonderful Gordon Webster, pianist and musical director.

Together they will create an atmosphere and energy that will make it impossible to leave the dance floor.

 

The DJ's

David Zilkha

David has taught lindy and blues and DJ'd for dancers across Europe for several years. He was formerly a contemporary dancer and has been dancing lindy/blues for about 10 years. He was part of the teams that set up both LLX and the London Balboa Festival, and isone of the founding members of Blues Revolution. Last year David moved to Bristol and has been working hard setting up SwingDanceBristol which runs a weekly dance night in the city. come and visit! .

 

Asif Malik

 

Asif Malik loves DJing just as much as he loves dancing and has played at many events in the UK as well as abroad. "I love to play anything that has a good rhythm and that it is fun to dance to, even if it means occasionally slipping in something a little challenging or unconventional ;-). There's no greater buzz than watching a floor full of dancers thoroughly enjoying themselves."

Chris Gammie


Chris is a regular DJ on the London scene. In the last two he has played across London and the UK at a number of venues and swing events.  As LSF's DJ Coordinator he'll be focused on the task of keeping LSF's fantastic team of DJ's happy (as well as occasionally spinning a few swing tunes himself)!

 

Chris Harm

 

DJing major international events through Europe, Australia and the USA over '09 and '10 his reputation as a DJ has exploded!

All the way from Adelaide, Australia Chris Harm will be bringing his passion for classic Swing rhythms, playful jazz adaptations and good ol' fashioned down home blues to the dance halls of London. As a dancer he believes we are extensions of the music and let the soul of the song out in movement so as a DJ he'll be spinning tracks full of character, rhythmic tension and energy. Whether you're here to swing-out wide or grind away a long night of blues dancing this cat will keep you on your toes.

Ellen Stantschew

 

Ellen Stantschew has DJ'd regularly in Hamburg and Melbourne, and many dance events round the world. She says: "The most important thing for me is that people have fun. This is one of the reasons that I like to surprise the crowd with a song (or occasionally shock them). As a dancer, I love songs with lots of breaks so that dancers can play with the music. Aim: Watch the dancers, watch the floor!"

Michelle Davies

 

Shell originally hails from Perth, Australia but now calls Edinburgh her home, where she has been involved in the blues scene there since its early beginnings in 2006.  She has DJ'd her way across the UK at various exchanges and events including CLX, LLX, ELX, Highland Swing, Newcastle's Jook Joint and DJam. Shell loves to listen and dance to a variety of blues music and it's not uncommon to find her amongst the final dancers at the end of the night or in the wee hours of the early morning.

 

Paula Ryan

 

Paula started Rock n'Roll and Rockabilly dancing in Sydney in 1998, with Lindy Hop classes the following year. In 2000 Paula moved back to Perth and fell head over heels into the Perth Lindy Hop scene, with lessons and performances. Paula started dancing in London in 2005 and has danced all over the world at major events in Sweden, New York, New Zealand, France and Ireland.  She's also a dab hand at keeping others dancing with her DJ skills, keeping dancers on the floor with her fantastic choice of music.

Tabby the Cat (AKA Sally Young)

 

Sally loves the hot rhythms and sophisticated sounds of the 1930s and can be seen in various clubs around London and also as the resident DJ for the Shirt Tail Stompers.

 

Shaun the Mad Hatter

 

As one of the original 'Dancing DJs' from the world famous Jitterbugs club in Marble Arch London, the Mad Hatter has been keeping lindy hop dancers in the groove over the last couple of years in the clubs on the London scene.  Making the rhythm as solid as a rock, and playing the swing dance favourites from the thirties and forties, the Mad Hatter guarantees a good time on the dance floor. Get on down and swing out!