Swipe Dance
Swipe is a mobile platform for students learning dance through video. I joined to help turn a content-heavy library into a more interactive and supportive learning experience. When I arrived, students struggled to find the right classes, and the core flow felt too passive for real practice at home. I focused on improving discoverability and reshaping key parts of the class experience, including video planning and mirroring, to make learning feel more natural, useful, and engaging.
Team
Swipe Inc.
Timeline
11 months, 2021-2022
Role
Solo Product Designer
What I worked on
Discovery and navigation
Improved how students explored the class library, helping them find the right content more easily based on their goals and practice context.
Core learning experience
Designed features such as mirroring and video planning to make practice at home feel more natural, active, and supportive.
Product direction
Helped move the experience beyond passive watching by shaping a product that felt more like a learning tool and less like a simple video catalog.
What I worked on
Discovery and navigation
Improved how students explored the class library, helping them find the right content more easily based on their goals and practice context.
Core learning experience
Designed features such as mirroring and video planning to make practice at home feel more natural, active, and supportive.
Product direction
Helped move the experience beyond passive watching by shaping a product that felt more like a learning tool and less like a simple video catalog.
Impact
15,000+ monthly active users
Scaled to over 15,000 MAUs within six months.
50% increase in class completion
Improved completion through interactive Mirror features that better supported practice and follow-through.
App store recognition
Contributed to a product recognized as Google Play Best App of 2022 and featured on the Apple App Store.
Impact
15,000+ monthly active users
Scaled to over 15,000 MAUs within six months.
50% increase in class completion
Improved completion through interactive Mirror features that better supported practice and follow-through.
App store recognition
Contributed to a product recognized as Google Play Best App of 2022 and featured on the Apple App Store.
Impact
This project was my first real lesson in "Contextual UX." I wasn't just designing for a screen; I was designing for a person in a small, dark apartment trying to follow a teacher. Understanding that specific environment is what led us to the transparency overlay and the discovery nudges. It taught me that the best design solutions don't come from following a template, but from solving for the physical and mental state the user is in at that exact moment.
Recognition
Google Play Best App 2021
Featured by Apple
Impact
This project was my first real lesson in "Contextual UX." I wasn't just designing for a screen; I was designing for a person in a small, dark apartment trying to follow a teacher. Understanding that specific environment is what led us to the transparency overlay and the discovery nudges. It taught me that the best design solutions don't come from following a template, but from solving for the physical and mental state the user is in at that exact moment.
Recognition
Google Play Best App 2021
Featured by Apple
Impact
This project was my first real lesson in "Contextual UX." I wasn't just designing for a screen; I was designing for a person in a small, dark apartment trying to follow a teacher. Understanding that specific environment is what led us to the transparency overlay and the discovery nudges. It taught me that the best design solutions don't come from following a template, but from solving for the physical and mental state the user is in at that exact moment.
Recognition
Google Play Best App 2021
Featured by Apple
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