Kenneth Watanabe

Kenneth Watanabe is a swing dance instructor based in San Francisco, California. He has been teaching Lindy Hop and other swing dance styles in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1998.15 Watanabe specializes in teaching beginning, intermediate, and advanced-level group swing dance classes, with a focus on Lindy Hop and East Coast Swing.3

As a prominent figure in the local swing dance scene, Watanabe is involved in several dance organizations:

1. He is a co-founder of San Francisco's Lindy in the Park, a weekly outdoor dance event running since 1996.1
2. He has been teaching classes with Hep Jen since 2004 at various venues, including Lindy in the Park, the Woodchopper's Ball, and previously at Cat's Corner and other locations.1
3. Watanabe began his swing dancing journey in 1987 and started teaching Lindy Hop in the Bay Area in 1998.5

In addition to his dance instruction, Watanabe's LinkedIn profile suggests he has experience as a Technical Writer, Technical Support Analyst, and Software Programmer.246 This diverse background likely contributes to his ability to explain dance concepts clearly and systematically to his students.