Heidi began dancing and teaching in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1999 and has been dancing, teaching, and performing ever since. She now lives in San Francisco, California, where she teaches classes, workshops, and private lessons.

Heidi's expertise includes Lindy Hop and Blues dance and she enjoys helping students of all ages and ability levels improve their dancing. Admired for her clear explanation of fundamentals, Heidi brings to all her classes and workshops not only a focus on solid techniques, but more important, a love of dance and a dedication to the learning process.

While living in St. Louis, Heidi founded FUSION swing dance, a not-for-profit cooperative group of teachers and dancers, dedicated to promoting vintage and modern social dance (especially Swing, Lindy Hop, and Blues) in the St. Louis area. Together with Charlie Fuller, she began to focus on Blues dance, playing a pivotal role in a recent resurgence of local and national interest through teaching Blues workshops and helping to organize Blues dance events such as the St. Louis Lindy Blues Exchange 2003-2005 and Cheap Thrills All Blues Weekend 2003-2005.

She continues to work with Charlie Fuller to develop their unique style of modern Blues dance by incorporating ideas from the original forms of the dance, while giving special attention to modern methods of partner connection and musical interpretation.

Heidi has been a featured instructor at numerous workshops across the United States and Canada, including St. Louis, Missouri; Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal, Canada; Dallas, Texas; Williamsburg, Virginia; and San Francisco, California. To learn more about Heidi or the organizations she's involved with, or to see if she's teaching in a city near you, visit www.blues-dance.com.

For private instruction rates and availability, please e-mail Heidi at heidi@blues-dance.com or call her at 415.533.9465.