Swing Dance Lessons:

Josh Leitz has been swing dancing since 1998. He has been involved with multiple dance troupes and has made guest performances with the old-school California based troupe, the Flyin' Lindy Hoppers (Fantasia 2000 and Monsters of Swing 2000). Josh has placed in many Arizona contests, (such as Jone’s Soda, Phoenix USO Shows, Sizzlin’ Slam and others) as well as the American Lindy Hop Championships in 2001. Josh has also taught at weekend events including workshops in Tucson, Flagstaff, and the Frankie Manning Weekend. For three semesters, Josh taught the Swing Class at Scottsdale Community College with his wife, Stephanie, as well as the Club Red Swing dance lesson with Janet Tolifson.

Aside from swing, he enjoys working with students and schools with Backbone Communications, provider K-12 Curriculum Software, Reading Intervention, Math Intervention, English Language Learning & Interactive Whiteboard Solutions to schools.
Contact Josh at 602.770.9152

Janet Tolifson was the first female to teach Lindy Hop in Arizona.  She has been instructing, performing, and choreographing since 1995.  Janet has traveled to many countries to swing dance including Switzerland, Sweden, and Singapore.  She also owned and ran a studio dedicated to swing dances for four years in Australia.  Janet has taught along side many top instructors of the swing world including the legendary Frankie Manning.  In 2003, she was inducted into the Arizona Swing Network’s Hall of Fame. Today she focuses on performing and teaching vintage dances from the swing era sharing with others the art form she loves.
Contact Janet at 602.405.1482