Ryan Francois & Jenny Thomas have wowed audiences worldwide for more than a decade.They are former U.S. Open & American Swing Dance Champions, have starred on Broadway in the hit Musical “Swing”, are world renowned, world class Lindy instructors often described as the “teachers of the teachers” and are probably the most well-known and respected names in the Jazz and Swing dance community today. Ryan, one of the original pioneers of the Lindy hop revival, is the Director & Choreographer of the Dance Companies Zoots and Spangles & Swing Un-Ltd.
As a Choreographer his work includes: the 6 Tony Award Nominee Broadway Show “Swing”, The Motion Picture “Swing Kids”,  “Dance” with Wayne Sleep and the Olivier Award winning comedy “Do You Come Here Often”
He appears –with Jenny - in Robert Zmeckis’s  “The Polar Express”, the HBO Movies Lackawanna Blues and the soon to be released “My Life in Idlewild” starring Hip Hop music legends Outkast. Where he was one of the pioneers of a new dance style “SWOP” a mixture of Swing and Hip Hop.
Jenny, a dancing child prodigy since the age of 4, partnered Wayne Sleep for several years, touring many shows with him including Sleep With Friends, Hollywood & Broadway and Andrew Lloyd Webbers Song and Dance. A 3-time winner of the All England Tap Championships, Jenny is the consummate dancer who excels at any dance form she has an interest in. Her performances range from Broadways “Swing” to “The Duke Ellington Suite” at Carnegie Hall, The “Tony Awards” at Radio City Music Hall to “Jazz at the Lincoln Center” with the eminent Wynton Marsalis.

Earlier this year Ryan & Jenny were guest performers on the US version of “Strictly Come Dancing” called “Dancing with the Stars” the number 1 programme in the USA. Ryan and Jenny are currently working for the 2nd year as choreographers and dance experts for the BBC’s Dance Competition programme “Strictly Dance Fever” Hosted By Graham Norton.


Between them there are numerous credits unmentioned, the highlights of which include a small list of Jazz Musicians & Bands they have been lucky enough to have the pleasure of working with:

• The Count Basie Orchestra
• Mercer Ellington and the Duke Ellington Orchestra
• Wynton Marsalis & The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
• Humphrey Lyttelton
• Ann Hampton Calloway
• Benny Waters
• Courtney Pine
• The BBC Big Band
• The Herb Miller Orchestra
• The Dudley Moore Trio
• Adelaide Hall
• & Of course Casey MacGill & Blue 4