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Nina Gilkenson - watch her dance

Lindy Hopper. Belly dancer. Ex-hair-removal Laser Technician. The mysterious figure that is known only as "Nina" (and sometimes "Naomi") has many titles from prestigious dance competitions. But that's only a small part of her accomplishments. For instance, she can swivel in midair. She can simultaneously create vintage-style dresses and then destroy them while dancing. She can make 12-minute biscuits in 10 minutes. She writes upbeat musical theatre involving funeral homes. And last, but not least, she is a part of the award-winning Lindy Hop team the Silver Shadows, which sounds like it's a group of super heroes. And that's what she is. A Super Hero--one whose main super power is doing swivels in midair. And one day, they might save the world. Until then, she lives in Baltimore, MD and falls down a lot.

Nina is also a co-organizer of The International Lindy Hop Championships, which happens next August 25-28, 2011.

Michael Seguin - watch him dance

Michael Seguin - King of Baltimore! His love of Lindy Hop was born in the streets of Harlem in the mid 1930s, when he and his young friends used to sneak into the Savoy club (despite their tender age) by bribing the doormen with nickels, which Michael earned by performing his tapdancing mime act in the New York City subways. Michael is best known for choreographing The Big Apple, personally digging out the Grand Canyon, and winning the Nobel Peace Prize for physics in 1972 for his theory of superconductivity (jointly developed with John Bardeen). He currently lives in Baltimore, MD, and teaches Lindy Hop and other vernacular jazz dances with Nina Gilkenson.