Morgan Day – San Diego, CA

Morgan Day has been swing dancing since 1997, and DJing swing music for dancers since 2003. He’s DJ’d at major international swing events, such as Camp Hollywood/National Jitterbug Championships, the Herräng Swing Dance Camp (Sweden), and Lindy On The Rocks (Denver, CO). Morgan is constantly researching and finding historic jazz music as well as new bands for dancers to enjoy, and leads The Mad Hat Hucksters, a swing band based out of San Diego, CA.

.Michelle Yanagita – UT

Michelle “Mishimmy” Yanagita started swing dancing in 2002 and began her DJ career two short years later. Her eclectic roots began in Salt Lake City, Utah at a Westie/Lindy Hop blended venue called In Between Swing where she learned to cater to the ever transitioning tastes of all the different dancers on the dance floor. Her versatility has given her the opportunities to DJ at Lindy Hop, West Coast, and Blues venues and events in Utah, Virginia, California, Nevada, and Arizona. With a great love and knowledge of the Jazz Era, Mishimmy has developed an incredible respect for the Ladies of Jazz; Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holliday, Lil Hardin Armstrong, and Alberta Hunter just to name a few. With an attitude of “Move over boys! Let me show you how it’s done,” these women paved the way for all generations that followed, and they did it with a class, sass, and style that can’t be paralleled. In a nutshell, Mishimmy loves what she does and is cute to boot.

Taka Yanagita – UT

Taka’s been dancing for 18 years and DJ’ed for 17 of them. Having grown up in a musical family, a large part of his joy in dancing lies in music. With trad jazz and big band as the basis of his sets, Taka also plays combo jazz, blues, jump blues, traditional R&B, soul, and other contemporary sounds to keep the dance floor energized and fun.