Finding their groove ... and their squad ... in swing dancing

Juyeon Song (second from left) performing as one of the Sambal Girls at the Black & White Party recently. She found her squad when she discovered Lindy Hop. Photo: Louis Lo

Juyeon Song moved to Malaysia from South Korea seven years ago for work. She spent the first three months mostly by herself.

“I hardly spoke to anyone. I was lonely,” she says, acknowledging the mental stress it was causing her. She was even thinking of going home.