Hep Jen has been teaching Lindy Hop full-time since 1997. Originally from Seattle, she moved to San Francisco in 2004 and quickly established herself in the Bay Area's Lindy Hop scene. Jen has been running the Lindy Hop classes at The Verdi Club since 2005. Hep Jen is also the head instructor at Lindy in the Park. In addition, Hep Jen is a Lindy Hop choreographer, DJ, and performer, recently performing in Kim Nalley's original musical play "Ella: The American Dream", and choreographing for the CCSF Hot Bloods Lindy Hop performance troupe.