Team & Contacts |
For all enquiries drop us an email to info@londonswingfestival.co.uk
Scott Cupit: +44 7597 561 682
Pippa Tooher: +44 7904 658 089
Swing Patrol
C/- Fiona Warner
199 Cavendish Ave
West Ealing, London, W13 0JZ
Our Team
![]() |
Scott Cupit & Claudia Funder Swing Patrol Directors Scott and Claudia started Swing Patrol over 10 years ago in Melbourne Australia. Today Swing Patrol is one of the largest Swing Dance Schools in the world. They took the brave step of coming to London in February 2009. For many years they have presented the Melbourne and Sydney Swing Festivals. They are now extremely excited to present the London Swing Festival. |
![]() |
Pippa Tooher Event Manager Pippa has a background in recreation
and event management and has worked for a circus in New York
City. She has been involved with
swing dancing events for many years. Pippa started work on the London
Swing Festival in April
2009 and has enjoyed the journey enormously. She truly hopes you enjoy the
festival. (Photograph by Noemie R Photography) |
![]() |
Peta Cook Volunteer Coordinator & Front Desk Manager Peta has
been involved with Swing Dance Camps back in Australia. She has a huge wealth
of experience to bring to the festival. She teaches, she organises volunteers,
she manages your check in. She is pretty much Super
Woman. |
![]() |
Fiona Warner Late Nights Manager Fiona has become the back
bone of Swing Patrol London. She holds the role of Administration Office
for Swing Patrol and works tirelessly behind the scenes to keep us all
Swinging. She will be the one you want to make friends with for this
festival as she is in charge of the Late Nights. Fi will do an amazing job
of keeping you all dancing until well after the sun is up. |
![]() |
Janet Whiley Housing Coordinator Janet is a great organiser and is totally fair and
generous. She has been working hard to find beds for all the
out-of-town visitors coming to the festival. We currently have people from
15 countries attending. Janet is a great ambassador for swing in
London. |
![]() |
Chris Gammie DJ Coordinator Chris has been scouting around London looking for the very bery best DJ's for LSF. Bourn and raised in London he's been dancing Lindy Hop since 2005 and has come to know many people from the London Swing Community. If his own DJ sets are anything to go by you can be assurred that the music at LSF will be awesome. |
![]() |
Simone Edwards Customer Service Manager & T-Shirt Guru Simone is a funny warm and patient and is bringing her super customer service skills to the table while she helps Peta out on front desk. Simone is great for any questions you have once at the festival - she knows all and if she doesn't she'll find out. Si mone has managed the Swing Patrol T-Shirts for some time now and will make sure everyone gets a funky new shirt. |
![]() |
Ben Cook Tech Coordinator Ben, apart from being a super dancer and great teacher, is also a technical genius. He will make sure that the sound for all your classes and for the late nights is running like clockwork. If it's broke - he fixes it. Love your work Ben! |
![]() |
Laura Knight VIP Liason Ever dilligent, Laura will be on hand throughout the festival, AtoZ in one hand, mobile in the other hoping to make life a little easier for our teaching team. You may see her on a dancefloor at some point...but only after she's made sure that no one is on the wrong bus and everyone's had a cup of tea.
|