Lane Swenson

Lane Swenson was born in Austin, TX to a single mother and his passion for the arts began at a young age with Music and Theater. Upon High School graduation he attended St. Mary’s University – San Antonio where he obtained his first Bachelors degree in Business Management. During his time at St. Mary’s University , Lane developed and spearheaded the incredibly successful program, Dancing with the Students, a Ballroom dance Registered Student Organization, that evolved into a showcase lead ballroom dance program for the university.

Upon graduation, Lane moved to Utah where he obtained a second set of degrees, a Bachelor’s of Science in University Studies with a focus on Ballroom Dance Theory and Choreography and an Associates of Science in Political Science/History in 2021. While in Utah, Lane danced with the UVU Ballroom dance company for 5 years. During his time at UVU, he was the first university student to create and develop an adult formation team where his team took 2nd at the 2019 USA Dance National Championships. In the summer of 2017, Lane was selected as an ambassador of Dance and traveled with a small performance group to tour three major cities in China (Shanghai, Beijing, and Hong Kong). During his final year, Lane also was the first UVU student to obtain a Ballroom Dance Teaching Certification through the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing.

Upon moving to Arizona, Lane obtained his first professional teaching position as a K-12 Ballroom dance educator at the Gilbert-North 7-12 branch of the American Leadership Academy Charter Schools. During his time, Lane was responsible for the program and curriculum development of the Ballroom Dance program. During his tenure, the Ballroom program witnessed a surge of popularity and enrollment which included additional classes and two separate performance teams. In March of 2023, Revolution Dance Company, Gilbert North’s Competitive Ballroom Team, attended and competed at the Gem State Classic National Showdance Championships in Idaho Falls, ID where they won the National Title for Division 3 Swing Dance.

Currently, Lane is a third year MFA Dance Candidate at Arizona State University where he is developing a his final thesis project with the ambitions to integrate it into higher education dance departments.