Natsuko - Mii mii

After only two years of dancing experience, Natsuko's smooth hollywood style and natural following talent has landed her a spot in the Junkie gang.   Frequent molestation of the males on the team has made her a favourite with the guys, even though her ability to tuck-in for aerials may cause the occational back injury. From cliff diving to sky diving to aerials, Natsuko is no stranger to the big air required by the Jitterbug Junkies. Dispite her shy demeanour, Natsuko is very eager to learn and continualy improve her dancing in all forms of swing (Balboa, Charleston, Shag, West Coast, Blues, and of course Lindy!). Recently, Natsuko picked up Salsa, which has reduced the frequency of her signature move 'the orbiting spin'. Now, her big smile keeps everyone on the team pumped and energized. Oh yeah, Natsuko's Engrish is improving.

Kitty Kat,

 Not at all threatened by the proposal of a group shower, Kat instantly felt at home when she joined the jitterbug junkies in the summer of 2004. It was her love for the music that initally brought her through the door, and having found a venue to display her little outfits, she found it impossible to leave. Before discovering swing dancing you could not drag her onto the dance floor, now on a good night, have fun trying to drag her off. That is if she's not flying off to some beach down in the carribean for 'work' as she calls her position as a flight attendant. But she aways loves coming home, cause although the beaches are great, nothings quite as much fun as being tossed around the dance floor... or stealing Lulu's men.

Lulu

Loraine works as a dance teacher in a secondary school in Surrey. She is certified by the Canadian Dance Teacher Association and a member of the B.C. Dance Educators Association. She has been dancing since the age of 4 and spent some time training at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School. There is nothing that she loves more (except maybe Ron and their kids) than dancing.  Loraine is one of the original founders and the primary choreographer for the Jitterbug Junkies which gives her nagging rights.  There hasn't been a rehearsal yet where she hasn't yelled, "Stop, it's all wrong!"

Ron a.k.a. MVD (Most Valuable Dancer)

Ron started swing dancing in 2000 mainly because of his love for big band swing. He has a diverse background in a variety of sports such as ice-hockey, boxing, football, and 12 years of ice-dancing in which he partnered that other junkie Loraine (Lulu). Ron was given the title of Most Valuable Dancer (MVD) due to his calm disposition and ability to adapt to change at a moments notice without any nagging, complaining, or whining. Being a renaissance man, he is willing to try anything with anybody, as long as he has Lulu's permission.

K-while (The Geek)

In 2001, Kyle jumped back into the world of dance taking salsa, ballroom and swing all at the same time, but fell in love with swing. Enjoying the high flying energy and excitement of all the forms of swing Kyle pursues expanding his understanding and enjoyment of swing through learning, performing, choreographing, and teaching. Earlier as Kyle started with the Junkies, he was dubbed the apprentice, learning the smooth hollywood style of swing (among other things), but little did the Junkies know, they were actually Kyle's apprentices. The majority of the Junkies are now young paddawan's of geek-ness learning and becoming geeks like Kyle.

Kerry 'Air' Ward

Having caught the beginnings of the swing revival while living in Los Angeles, Kerry became involved with dancing early. Relocating with his wife and daughter to North Vancouver in the summer of 2004, Kerry is a Neo-Junkie. Adventure is a way of life for Kerry, so naturally, he is a specialist whose forte is dance aerials. If ya gotta fly, fly Air Ward. He has formerly danced with the Flyin' Lindy Hoppers, Roscoe's Rascals and Allision's Allicats and appeared in numerous film, TV and staged productions. Kerry is involved in many enterprises:

www.RediscoverAdventure.com

www.CorporateExplorerTraining.com

www.NowBackItUp.com

www.FullTiltLife.com