Phoenix’s favorite Georgia transplant, DJ Peach, freakin' loves swing. Swing dance has become a way to connect movement to the music she had been introduced to and admired from an early age. In her years of being active in the swing dance community, she has organized and DJed multiple weekly events and exchanges on either side of the country and hosted workshops and community events to support local DJs and foster new ones. She loves deep-diving into jazz collections and finding jewels to share with fellow dancers. 

Julie Roman is a Phoenix-based artist. As a classically trained concert pianist/vocalist (with a career as a certified music educator and private vocal coach), she is passionate about pursuing excellence and spreading a love for the arts. 

She enjoys collaborating with vintage swing dancers from around the world to compete, teach, choreograph, and perform. While she studies and competes with as many jazz dances as she can, Julie is madly in love with collegiate shag (and flying air steps). She has taught at, judged, made finals, placed in, or won contests at shag events such as the Warsaw Shag Festival, the Barcelona Shag Festival, Camp Hollywood, Shag and Drag, the LA Shag Festival, and Hot Rhythm Holiday. 

Julie is also the artistic director for and a founding member of the Phoenix Swing Project (an arts coop dedicated to growing and enriching the swing dance experiences available to people in Phoenix through collaborations and team training). The program is especially focused on creating contest teams, advocating for junior swing dance opportunities, and mentoring young dancers as they start competing and social dancing. 

Julie has performed with or directed several Phoenix-based teams including the Rain and Shine Shufflers (balboa), The Phoenix Bomb Squad (lindyhop), The Phoenix Fleahoppers (shag), The Phoenix Firecrackers (junior Lindyhop), the Salty Dogs (solo jazz), and the Gypsy Jitterbugs (solo jazz). 

Known by his friends as "Spinney," Jacob Spinney has been obsessed with swing dancing for well over a decade. Achieving titles such as National Jitterbug Champion, Arizona Swing Dance Champion, Arizona Balboa Champion, and California Balboa Classic Champion, Spinney’s love for swing dancing has helped him create a unique style focused on creativity and expressiveness. 

Co-Captain, Choreographer, Talent Developer, and Skills Coach for the Phoenix Swing Project which encompasses national award winning teams, Phoenix Bomb Squad, Phoenix Firecrackers, as well as the Sunny Side Stompers, Spinney enjoys sharing his love for swing dancing, doing slides, and being a goofball. He drinks a Roy Rogers, easy on the ice, extra cherries. 

Ashley Cohen Conner, the driving force behind Summer Swing Fest, is excited to bring back one of the hottest events of the year. Following prior year successes, Ashley is determined to enhance the local dance and music scenes in Swing Fest's third year!

Ashley's journey into dance began at the age of 5, evolving into social dancing at 15. Specializing in Lindy Hop, Carolina Shag, Collegiate Shag, Balboa, and Charleston, she brings a wealth of expertise to the festival. In addition to DJing all across the southwest, she has also been a part of multiple regional and national events.

Locally, she has worked as the Volunteer and DJ Coordinator for BadAZ Balboa, SWINGdepenDANCE, and Phoenix Lindy Exchange, as well as the Logistics Coordinator and Marketing for Jazz Jam '23, Swing Dance for a Cause, and Tucson Swing Festival. She has also acted as the Ballroom Manager and DJ for The Great Southwest Lindyfest in Houston.

With a commitment to community building, she aims to make this year's Summer Swing Fest a celebration where attendees leave with a renewed dedication to their local dance and music scenes.