Kay Newhouse is a joyful, friendly social dancer, as well as an experienced competitor, judge and teacher. She has 20 years of judging experience for newcomer to champion WCS contests across the USA, Canada, Asia, Europe, and New Zealand. She currently serves as a member of the World Swing Dance Council (WSDC) Executive Board and as a liaison to the WSDC International Advisory Committee.

Kay has worked with Dance Jam Productions for many years as co-director for MADjam, Swing Fling, and DCSX, and DJP’s newest event, Westie Weekend. With DJP, she developed “Newcomer Welcome Program” curricula to help welcome new people to our events, established Expectations of Professional Staff guidelines, and wrote a standard-setting Code of Conduct which serves as a model for WCS communities around the world to put community values in writing. In 2023, she was inducted into Global Grand Prix’s West Coast Swing Hall of Icons (Toulouse, France).

Kay holds a master’s degree in Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. Outside of dance, she is a field supervisor with UMD’s department of Teaching, Learning, Policy and Leadership, and serves on the board of DC Peace Team.