Marylee Lykes, owner/director of Lykes To Dance

MaryLee Lykes began teaching dance in Seattle 17 years ago….and hasn’t stopped since! Her dancing expertise includes: Swing, Waltz, Ballroom Foxtrot, One Step, Blues, Zydeco, Cajun, and Western Swing and Two Step.

MaryLee co-founded the Swing and Lindy Hop dance instruction organization Swing Girls with Hallie Kupperman in 1992, taught for Living Traditions, and founded her own dance instruction business, Lykes to Dance, in 1998. She teaches extensively on a local, national, and international level. She offers both group and individual instruction for those with or without dance partners.

MaryLee loves to prove that there is no such thing as 2 left feet!

 

 

She beleives that dancing is a  quick, easy and fun way for individuals and couples to learn body awareness, partnering skills, and to become more powerful and capable dancers.