Abi Hamilton

With over 20 years of experience in education, Abi Hamilton has taught and danced with people of all ages and abilities. They currently serve as a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion consultant, trainer, and facilitator for organizations across the state of California. They bring their passions for community organizing, volunteer coordinating, and enhancing community life to the Bootleg team.

Abi discovered their passion for line dancing two decades ago at Oil Can Harry's and has been dancing ever since! They have also been a part of the LA Wranglers, a country-western performance group based in Los Angeles, since 2017. Abi's dancing has been featured in TV shows, commercials, music videos, and live events. Abi is currently teaching at Stud Country, a weekly queer line dance party, at their Los Angeles and San Francisco locations. Recently, Abi has started choreographing for music videos and other line dance projects.

Launching Bootleg is important to Abi because they wanted a line dance space that was specifically for people who look like them in an industry and a city that is primarily straight, white, cisgendered, and skinny bodied.