DJ Ann Sychterz (Champaign, IL)
Ann began swing dancing in 2008 in Waterloo, Canada (not far from Toronto) and now lives in the US. Since getting her first songs, she has DJed in her home scenes including the one she founded in Switzerland called Swingtime Lausanne. She has had the fortune of playing swing jazz including head and competition DJ for events around the world. Digging through old stuff and new (soft spot for the original stuff), small group to big band to Newport, North American and European, she aims to create an atmosphere worthy of creativity and playing around with the dance.
Jack Shellac Gramophone Deejay (South Bend, IN)
A record collector at heart, Jack’s first exposure to swing dancing came in 2016 when he cut his teeth deejaying for the IU Swing Dance club in Indiana. He quickly fell in love with dancing as a way to share his favorite records with friends. Since then, Jack Shellac (named after the materials used in making records before vinyl came along) can be found playing anywhere from dances to speakeasy bars as well as on the radio. He’s the full vintage package, too, often arriving at his gigs in his Model A Ford. “If it ain’t too far, I’ll bring my car!”
