Growing up in west Texas, Thaddeus only knew country two step. However, when he went to a WWII interest meeting as a junior in college where he ended up becoming  a charter member of the ACU Swing Cats; a conservative college that didn’t allow dancing. He also co-founded the Abilene Swing Dance Society with Baron Smith in 2005.  He didn't start dancing until his Jr. year at ACU but that didn't stop dancing from becoming, as he puts it, "a quiet obsession".  It's been a long journey, but now Thaddeus has taken his dancing to the big city.  He loves dancing in all forms, but ultimately dedicates himself to understanding, preserving, and teaching the only true American dance style: Lindy Hop!

 

Thaddeus even loves listening to and djing swing music whenever he's not dancing.  He now frequently attends workshops such as the BlueBonnet Bash, ​Lindyfest, Lindy on the Rocks, and Austin Lindy Exchange and competes in various lindy hop dance competitions such as the Lonestar Championships, on an annual basis.