Instructors

Forest City Swing has eight board members who are also instructors.  We occasionally have guest instructors as well.  The instructors teach on a rotational schedule.  All the instructors at Forest City Swing try to attend workshops every year to further ourselves in our swing dancing abilities and to learn new techniques in teaching swing dancing.

Instructor Profiles:

Tina Cuppini
My name is Tina Cuppini and I am a volunteer instructor at Forest City Swing. I have been dancing for approximately 3 1/2 years with many more years to come! My favorite dance in lindy hop and I love to travel to dance. I have an eclectic taste in dance music and I really enjoy dancing to non-traditional pop or hip-hop music.

Currently, I am employed at Starbucks as a barrista and at Opportunity House where I work with adults with cognitive disabilities. This fall, I will be student teaching in the Rockford area and I will be graduating from NIU in December with a degree in Special Education.

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who matter don’t mind and those who mind don’t matter.” – Dr. Seuss

…More instructors to be added here soon.