Noni Clarke

Noni started swing dancing when she was 15. She started teaching in 2003 and has really found her passion. Noni has taught all over Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Herrang and nearly every city in America! She has won many competitions and is currently performing with Echoes of Harlem.
She is well known for teaching conceptually and breaking down technique while having loads of fun.  Noni is the founder of  Melbourne’s blues nights and was the main contributor of bringing blues to Australia.

Evan Hughes

Evan started dancing in 2004 and retains an infectious enthusiasm for both moving with wild abandon and searching out the subtler side of lead and follow. He is passionate about everything he does and has won nearly every competition there is!

Evan is a founding member of the Melbourne troupe Echoes of Harlem, and is a past member of Bratpack and Scatpack. His own greatest critic, Evan is eager to be better and relishes the opportunities for improvement that teaching demands. Teaching, performing, and competing are essential parts of Evan's dancing world, as is anything that offers an avenue to further develop his dancing skills for the social floor.

Andy Fodor

Andy started swing dancing in Canada and in 2004 moved to Melbourne. His down-to-earth teaching style tends to relax those around him and his passion for swing dancing ends up rubbing off on his students.  
He loves dancing with everyone from beginners to teachers and tries to leave his partner smiling by the end of it.
Andy is the reigning Swing Jack & Jill Champion for more years than we can count!

Shob Nambiar

Shob has been dancing since she was 5 years old.  She has tried ballet, contemporary, hip hop, funk, salsa, belly dancing, african and is yet to find one she doesn't like.  But when she found swing dancing, she discovered dancing with a partner is twice as fun!
Shob is a dynamic dancer, embracing all tempos and styles of swing dancing. Shob & Andy are the current Australian Slow Swing Champions.

Josh McKiterick

Josh started teaching in 2003 and is constantly seeking new concepts and ideas to inject into both his dancing and his teaching. He’s fascinated by partner connection and movement, Josh offers a practical approach to lead/follow. Josh considers Blues techniques fundamental to all partner dancing and incorporates it into every swing rhythm, from Balboa to Lindy hop to Blues, super fast to super slow.

Cathie Gough

Cathie's loves blues!! Her love of blues comes from an inspiring crowded blues dimly-lit dance floor. She loves to aspire to help other dancers achieve great partner rapport when on the dance floor, and have the best dance they can every dance. Cathie has drawn on all kinds of body movement to dance and teach blues over the past 3 years. Blues for her is all about the yummy partner connection, and whatever feels good for both the lead and follow.

Meral Nieman

Meral's fidgety feet have taken her all over Australia and the USA, where she has danced, DJed and competed at some of the world's biggest swing dance events. At home, Meral is a dance teacher by profession and runs Next Door Blues, Adelaide's premier blues dance night. She also bakes a mean cupcake and exhausts onlookers by her impressive ability to social dance all night in heels and a corset.

With a remarkable string of teaching appearances under her belt (including Church City Blues and Swing Camp Oz) Meral is thrilled to be joining the teaching team at Blues Before Sunrise.

Drew Ringsmuth
Brisbane

Sean Laughran
Melbourne

Jaymee Lee
Melbourne

Kieran Yee
Melbourne

Jess Gordon
Melbourne

Chris Harm
Adelaide

Julie O'Reilly
Sydney

Lexi Keeton
USA

Chris Sutton
Melbourne

Paul Monk
Melbourne