3rd Vice President

Markus Smith – 3rd Vice President for Youth & Young Adult Affairs

Markus has been NHDA’s 3rd Vice President for Youth and Young Adult Affairs since 2009. He was appointed to head this new addition to NHDA.  Markus is one of the icons of the new generation of Hand Dancers.  Now at age 28 he has been hand dancing since the age of 17.  His hand dance talents have been taken all over the world, as Markus competes in major swing dance and hand dance competitions.  As the CEO and Lead Instructor for Swing Anatomy Dance, an affiliate of NHDA, Markus has a passion for introducing and teaching Hand Dance to young people.