Katie Young

Katie has loved dancing for as long as she can remember. Beginning with ballet at the age of 4, then progressing to salsa and flamenco in high school before transitioning to blues and ballroom during university, Katie has had a wide variety of influences on her dancing style. She was first introduced to swing by a group of undercover lindy hoppers at a salsa social. Shortly after, she took her first triple steps and hasn’t looked back! 

Since moving to England in 2013 (due to her nerdy obsession with medieval British history), Katie has enjoyed dancing lindy hop non-stop. Never one to flee the floor when the music gets fast, she’s a bouncing ball of crazy Californian energy. As a high-flying aerialist in Swing Patrol’s ‘Brat Pack’ troupe, she has enjoyed performing for Norma Miller and competing at the European Swing Dance Championships. Katie is ecstatic to be part of the Swing Patrol team and loves sharing her passion for all things swing.