Meet the Owners
SHAO WEN YANG
Shao Wen Yang is an advanced dancer in Lindy Hop, Shag, Blues, and Balboa, with a strong foundation in Argentine Tango, Salsa, and Bachata. Her cross‑disciplinary training gives her dancing a blend of elegance, groundedness, and expressive musicality.
She is known for her clarity, warmth, and the way she makes every dancer — especially beginners — feel welcome and supported. Week after week, you can find her dancing with newcomers, helping them relax, learn, and feel at home on the floor.
She has an effortless grace and a natural quality of movement, and in almost every beginner class she teaches the followers something fun, elegant, sassy, and a little bit spicy — a part of teaching she absolutely loves.
the heart of who we are
Both Freddie and Shao Wen remember very clearly what it felt like to be beginners — Freddie sitting on the sidelines too intimidated to get up and dance, and Shao Wen remembers those early moments of being new — standing at the edge of the floor, hoping for that first spark of connection.
They built Sunny City Swing to make that moment easier for everyone — a place where new dancers feel welcomed, included, and invited onto the floor from day one.
FREDDIE FERBER
Freddie grew up surrounded by swing music — his father a jazz pianist and his mother a jazz singer and bassist who had danced at Harlem’s Savoy Ballroom. Before discovering Lindy Hop, he spent years as a guitarist and professional musician, later studying classical guitar, film scoring, and composition, and writing music for computer games and commercials. His deep musical background shapes the way he teaches and dances.
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Freddie approached dance the same way he approached music: through focused, long‑term private study with teachers he admired. That commitment shaped his technique, musicality, and understanding of the dance at a deep level. He dances and teaches Lindy Hop, Collegiate Shag, Balboa, Charleston, and Blues, with strong influences from his years studying Argentine Tango and his love of Salsa.
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Having grown up in African‑American neighborhoods in Jersey City and attending all African‑American schools, Freddie has a natural connection to the culture that created Lindy Hop. Meeting Frankie Manning later in life felt like a homecoming — the dance he loved came from the same culture he grew up with.