Abigail Haresign is the organizer behind the Lindy Autonomous Zone. As a life long lindy hopper she wanted to develop a swing dance festival in New Orleans that would bring together the best of the Crescent City with the best of the international Lindy Hop community. 

Inspired by the art at the abandoned Naval Base in the Bywater the Lindy Autonomous Zone was born as an addition to the already thriving Jazz and Lindy Hop scene the city is so well known for. Based in anarchist principals of solidarity, mutual aid, equity, inclusion, consent, and more LAZ is looking forward to it's second year in November of 2023. Thank you to all from New York to Seattle, Canada to Brazil for attending Lindy Autonomous Zone 2022 and for bringing your kindness to the dance floor.