House DJ’s

Jason Zabinski

Jason has performed and taught from Harlem to California. He began dancing Lindy Hop in 1998 and has been teaching since 1999. Jason has been dancing Lindy Hop since 1998, and teaching on and off since 1999. As a teacher he brings his enthusiasm and joy of movement to his students. Jason’s style is based on using strong lead and follow technique to connect with his partner and the music. He has an extensive knowledge of the dance and its history that he uses to preserve the wild excitement and energy of Swing in his dancing.

Damon Stone

Damon grew up listening to jazz and blues music and attended his first music concert was at the Sacramento Jazz Festival & Jubilee at the tender age of eight. He started deejaying in ’96 and has deejayed at jazz clubs, dance events, festivals, and house parties around the world.

A big fan of Trad, Swing, and Mainstream Jazz, Damon has a diverse collection of swing dance music is always watching the dancers to see where they will lead him next, proven by a 14 hour deejay shift in Herrang where he never repeated a song and the floor stayed packed and swinging.

Specialty DJs

Ginger Brown

Ginger has spent the last several years helping to cultivate the blues scene in the Twin Cities.  She has traveled to Florida, Chicago, Kansas City, DC and Texas to DJ  and has competed in a few competitions.  While she has spent most of her time playing in MN she finds that dj’ing just strengthens her drive to dance and to become a better blues dancer. Ginger finds that dancers are most comfortable on the dance floor when she plays the music that moves her the most.

Jenny Collins

Jenny grew up hearing Big Band Swing in her grandparents’ living room, but attending her first swing dance the summer of 2007 endeared her to the dances and music of the era forever. She soon discovered the joy of Lindy hop and Balboa, which propelled her to attend dozens of workshops and national events.

Drawn to early jazz and swing music with a “cellular energy,” Jenny can become easily enamored with a song or artist because of a single piercing quality and wants to share that passion with dancers on the floor . She’s extremely grateful to those DJs who have inspired her to love the thrill of acquiring and playing “new” old music. She has DJd for the Twin Cities Balboa Festival and other local dances in Minneapolis.

Naomi Uyama

Naomi discovered jazz through her love of swing dancing. Years later, her interest lead her to a prestigious ‘History of Jazz’ internship at the Smithsonian Institution’s American History Museum in Washington DC. She has DJ-ed for social dancers around the world, and enjoys spinning for some of the top competitions out there. She is also proud to have been a founding member of “The Jam Cellar”- Washington’s best dance venue for classic jazz. When she’s not traveling in the name of lindy hop Naomi now lives in Minneapolis where she continues to hunt down the perfect tune.