Staff

Boogie by the Bay is made great by the wonderful professionals who staff our event!

Our 2024 Staff

We’re thrilled to share our 2024 staff list with you! Boogie by the Bay celebrates excellence in all areas, and we strive to bring you top instructors, DJs, judges, supporting staff, and special project coordinators. 

Workshop Instructors

  • Austin Kois and Estelle Bonnaire
  • Ben and Cameo McHenry
  • Ben Morris and Victoria Henk
  • Brandi Guild
  • Heejung Jung
  • Janelle Guido
  • Jordan Frisbee and Tatiana Mollmann
  • KP Rutland and Bryn Anderson
  • Kyle Redd and Sarah Vann Drake
  • Markus Smith and Tren Veal
  • Maxime and Torri Zzaoui
  • Melissa Rutz
  • Phoenix Grey
  • Riley Crozier
  • Robert Royston
  • Samantha Buckwalter
  • Sean McKeever and Alyssa Glanville
  • Tara Trafzer
  • Thibault and Nicole Ramirez
  • Wee Tze Yi and Dalena Lee

 

Intensives

  • Jordan Frisbee and Tatiana Mollmann
  • Kelly Casanova (judging intensive)

DJs

  • Beth Bellamy, chief DJ
  • Helen Tocco
  • Joel Jimenez
  • Kathleen Sun
  • Ray Byun
  • Ruby Lair

MCs

  • Ben Morris
  • Chris Low
  • Hannah Guttman
  • Phoenix Grey
  • Tara Trafzer

Juniors Mentor

  • Janelle Guido

Swing Diversity

DEI Workshop

  • Rassamy Mone

AI Program Coordinators

(All-Star/Intermediate Mentorship)
  *contact the A/I Coordinators directly via facebook for more information

  • Conor McClure
  • Lisa Picard

 

Judges

  • Courtney Adair, chief judge
  • Kelly Casanova, secondary chief judge
  • Conor McClure
  • Dani Canziani
  • Edwin Li
  • Joanna Meinl
  • John Kirkconnell
  • Hannah Guttman
  • Laureen Baldovi
  • Lisa Picard
  • Michelle Kinkaid
  • Shanna Porcari
  • Stephanie Krul
  • Tom Paderna
  • Yenni Setiawan
  • Yvonne Antonacci
  • (plus most of our workshop instructors)

Scorer

  • Mark Slater

Photographers

  • Jérome Subey
  • Tien Khieu

Boogie by the Bay Committee

Boogie by the Bay is sponsored by The Next Generation Swing Dance Club and produced by two event directors and a planning committee, all volunteers.

  • Andy Bouman, co-director
  • Beth Bellamy, co-director
  • Alison Gibson
  • Ana Burton
  • Chris Low
  • Johnny Lee
  • Jonah Deitz
  • Lauren Wood