Bobby White & Kate Hedin
Bobby White & Kate Hedin’s [Class Schedule] [Event Calendar]
Bobby and Kate hail from the Southern dogwood groves of suburban Georgia, where they used to do nothing but rock on the front porch drinking mint juleps and wearing linen suits. That's why they began their bizarre hobbies of juggling, Elizabethan fencing, and finally, classic swing dance.
Choosing to capture the style and, more importantly, the spirit of the original jitterbugs, they have also managed to capture many top placements in regional and national competitions, including 1st place at the Eastern Balboa Championships (2005) and Boston Tea Party Balboa Division (2006), and 2nd place in the American Classic Balboa Championships at the All Balboa Weekend (2006).
Recognized for their engaging teaching skills, Kate instructs with a thorough, analytical musicality and mechanics-based method, while Bobby prefers rubber-band analogies and whaaap--patang noises. They teach, among other things: Lindy (all styles & speeds), Balboa, Collegiate Shag, aerials/air-steps, The Big Apple, Dean's Shim Sham, Al & Leon's Shim Sham. They have given presentations on vintage dance clips, Jazz music, and dance musicality. Kate also teaches special classes on follower technique & footwork for both balboa & lindy.
Bobby & Kate- 1st - ALHC - Strictly Lindy - Oct. 2009
- 1st - Frenchie Balboa Festival - Euro Bal Cup - Dec. 2007
- 1st - ALHC - Champions Balboa Division - Oct. 2007
- 1st - New Eng. Lindy Hop Champs. Balboa Division - June 2008
- 1st - Boston Tea Party - Balboa Strictly - March 2006
- 1st - Eastern Balboa Championships - Open Classic - Nov. 2005
- 1st - All Balboa Camp Detroit - Open Bal/Bal-Swing - Oct. 2004
- 1st - ILHC - Champions Balboa Division - Aug. 2009
- 1st - All Balboa Weekend - ACBC, Open Classic - June 2009
- 1st - All Balboa Weekend - Invitational J&J - June 2009
- 1st - Frenchie Balboa Festival - Euro Bal Cup - Dec. 2008
- 1st - ILHC - Champions Balboa Division - Aug. 2008
- 1st - Eastern Bal Championships - Invitational J & J - Nov. 2007
- 1st - Eastern Bal Championships - Invitational J & J - Nov. 2006
- 1st - Eastern Bal Championships - Intergallactic Strictly - Nov 2005
- 1st - Eastern Bal Championships - Invitational J & J - Nov. 2004
- 1st - All Balboa Weekend - All Gal Bal Comp. - June 2004
- 1st - Pink City Balboa Festival - Jack & Jill - March 2004
- 1st - Great Lakes Dance Championship - Balboa Div. - Mar 2004
- 1st - NELHC Lindy Strictly Division - June 2009
- 1st - NELHC Solo Charleston Division - June 2009
- 1st - Balboa Rendezvous - Charleston Challenge - April 2009
- 1st - Eastern Balboa Championships - Open Classic - Nov. 2008
- 1st - NELHC Solo Charleston Division - June 2008
- 1st - Boston Tea Party - Balboa Jack & Jill - March 2007
- 1st - Eastern Bal Championships - Intergallactic Strictly-Nov2006
- 1st - Boston Tea Party - Balboa Jack & Jill - March 2006
- 1st - All Balboa Weekend - ACBC, Jack & Jill - June 2005
- 1st - Music City Mini Camp - Jack & Jill (Balboa) - Aug 2004
