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The gentleman in the grey sport coat. Stephen Sayer is a dancer/instructor who is dedicated to preserving the great American partner jazz dances of the 1920s-1950s. Originally from Dayton, Ohio, Steve began dancing in 1998 at the age of 16. In 2012 he was inducted into the California Swing Dance Hall of Fame. Today Steve teaches in North Hollywood and has started the California Jubilee performance teams. His focus on connecting to partner and music are what makes his dancing and teaching so unique. The video was recorded on the 2nd of March 2019 at Rock That Swing Festival which was held at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin, Germany. Rock That Swing is a song and dance festival that has been running every year for more than a decade. The festival spans 5 days consisting of dance nights, brilliant live music from talented bands and solo artists, competitions, workshops, and an endless list of activities relating to swing dance and rock music. The Killer Boogie line dance is a routine that was choreographed by Marcus Koch, a pioneer and a multiple time world champion in boogie woogie. The routine is jam packed with boogie woogie style solo jazz material all performed to one furiously fast tempo piano recording.