Elena Iannucci

Teaches at You Should Be Dancing

Elena Iannucci is a teacher, coach and choreographer.  Elena has come to specialize in Swing she has studied and performed all forms of social ballroom dancing.

For eight years she was well known as a dancer with The Big Apple Lindy Hoppers, the performance arm of the New York Swing Dance Society, under the direction of Tony-award winner, Mr. Frankie Manning, one of the originators of the dance. With them she performed at numerous local events and jazz festivals as well as special extravaganzas such as the Smithsonian’s Tribute to the Swing Era, Lincoln Center’s Midsummer’s Nights Swing, Merv Griffin’s Resorts Hotel, New York City’s First Night, Roseland Ballroom NYC, and the Museum of New York’s tribute to Frankie Manning. She counts among her credits: choreographer of the winning Lindy Hop team at ASDC,‘95 and coach of the Lindy Hop Division winners at ASDC, ‘98.