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Catrine is an amazing dancer and instructor. I've watched her for years. Catrine can take any level of dancer and help them go to the next level. She can dissect a movement and walk through it explaining the position of feet, legs, and arms such that we can understand where we need to be at the appropriate beat in a dance routine. Catrine helped me hear the beat! Dawn Stiles (student)
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With her vast swing dance knowledge and experience, I can always count on Catrine to teach a great class. I really admire her dance style and the natural, effortless way she moves--always authentic and true to the original classic style of Lindy Hop. Add to this her fun and zany attitude and you get a wonderful experience which is not only informative and educational, but fun and entertaining as well. Ken Watanabe (Organizer & Teacher)
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Actions speak louder than words and I have been taking classes with Catrine at Cat's Corner for over two years and try to arrange my schedule to miss as few classes as possible. I like the setting -- a Mission street jazz club with old posters and movie clips of swing dancing on the TV's and good bands and dancing after the classes -- but most important for me has been the instruction that I have received. The classes are small. You get individual tips and help but you not only learn "the moves" you learn to make them look good... Peter Radcliff (Philosophy Professor and Lindy Hopper)
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About Catrine

Catrine Ljunggren is a dancer, teacher, performer & swing organizer specializing in dances of the Swing Era as well as Argentine Tango. Catrine teaches in the bay area and at dance camps and workshops all around the world. She has taught at the Oakland Swing Dance Festival, Swingin’ Spring in Sweden, The Frankie XC cruise, and the Herrang Dance Camp in Sweden and most recently she has been teaching at LHAIF, NCLS, Frankie 95, Cop-Hop and The Masters of Lindy Hop and Tap in 2009. She runs the Wednesday night Cat’s Corner swing dance party at the Savanna Jazz Club in San Francisco.

Catrine is one of the original members of the legendary Rhythm Hot Shots and one of the founders of Herrang Dance Camp, the world’s largest dance camp which has been in existence since 1982. Catrine and her dance company are one of the main groups responsible for the resurgence of Lindy Hop today. Catrine also organized Hop The Millennium, a swing camp that took place in Ensenada, Mexico and was attended by more than 450 people from all over the world.

Catrine learned from Al Minns and Frankie Manning, both members of Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers in the 1930’s. Catrine is known for her energy — she likes to dance fast and fly high and it is a joy to watch her dancing as she is an excellent performer and dancer. In her dance partner Elliott Donnelley she has found someone willing to attempt to keep up with her, and they are a joy to watch because they really have fun when they dance.

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