Cydney Smith(President)

Cydney Smith is an undergraduate pursuing dual degrees in Political Science and Philosophy and plans to become a lawyer. She is a student of Yoshukai Karate under Sensei Erik Hofmeister(UGA Swing Club's advisor) and an intern for the Barack Obama campaign for change. She loves learning and teaching dance, and looks forward to serving the UGA community in her second year as Swing Club's president.

Sam Cook(Co-Instructor)

Sam Cook is a UGA graduate who remains active in the University community through teaching dance and Tae Kwon Do. A black belt in Tae Kwon Do and Swing dance, Sam enjoys technology, science fiction, and eating at Dairy Queen.


Susan Elrod (President emeritus/Co-Instructor)

Dr. Erik Hofmeister (Advisor/Co-Instructor)

Erik is a faculty Instructor in the College of Veterinary Medicine at UGA.  He began his dancing career with the UGA Swing Club in Spring of 2003 under Nick and Lauren.  He picked up ballroom dancing in the Fall of the same year and continued with the UGA Swing Club under Effie and Greg (who had previously trained Nick and Lauren).  In the Spring of 2004, he and Allison took private lessons with Effie and Greg to hone their Lindy skills.  He has picked up moves and styles from Dublin, Perth, Los Angeles, Boston, Adelaide, Urbana, Provo, Canberra, and Sacramento.  He has been a member of the Apprentice Group of UGA's Ballroom Performance Group and has taken numerous classes at Contact Dance.  He also holds a second-degree blackbelt in Yoshukai Karate.


Allison Barfield (Past President)

Allison graduated with a degree in Dietetics from UGA.  She has been dancing since Fall of 2003, studying Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, Charleston, and numerous Ballroom dances.  She has attended many classes in Athens and Atlanta and received private training from the former UGA Swing Club instructors, Effie and Greg.  An avid Contact Dance student, Allison has also been an apprentice of the UGA Ballroom Performance Group.