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Alice started dancing at the very young age of 4 years old and has explored numerous types of dances until she fell in love with Lindy Hop and solo jazz. She has now been swing dancing for 20 years and continues to be fascinated by the art of improvisation. Alice enjoys expressing who she is and what she hears in the music within the framework she shares with her partner. She has been spreading her passion for Lindy Hop and authentic jazz in more than 30 countries through teaching, performing, competing, and social dancing. Alice loves the diversity of movement and the freedom of expression this dance brings to the world. She hopes to keep learning and inspiring people for as long as possible.
Alice is teaching the Lindy Hop track and the 3 in 1 track in week 1 together César Cano.
Australian born, raised in China, and educated in the United States. Andrew started dancing in 2006 as part of a small Lindy Hop scene in Beijing but soon moved to Los Angeles and grew up as a dancer there, after a brief hop over to Australia in 2015 he moved to Europe in 2017 and has since found himself based in Vilnius. Known for a fluid style with a touch of rhythm he loves social dancing more than anything else and as a teacher he loves creating and sharing fun steps with everyone.
Andrew is teaching in the Lindy Hop track in week 3 together with Ursula Hicks.
Arcadia and Konstantin are a dynamic dance duo based in Stockholm, Sweden, who have made a name for themselves as ambassadors of the Mambo & Salsa community in Scandinavia. Their passion for dance and culture has been a part of their lives since childhood, and they have dedicated themselves to keeping the Mambo & Salsa traditions alive in the North. Arcadia and Konstantin's dedication to their craft is fueled by their love of dance and their desire to share it with others. They believe that dance has the power to bring people together and create connections across cultures and languages. Through their work, they hope to inspire others to embrace their love for dance and share it with the world.
Arcadia will be teaching the Latin classes in the Ramble track together with Konstantin Pinaev in week 2.
Bianca Locatelli and Nils Andrén are Lindy Hop and Boogie Woogie dancers, choreographers, instructors and performers with a passion for driving the art form forward and have devoted the last decade to teaching, performing, and choreographing. Their true passion lies in Lindy Hop and Boogie Woogie, two vibrant dance styles that have deep roots in African American culture.
They discovered their love for dance at a young age, exploring various styles such as ballet, latin dances, hip-hop, and ballroom. However, it was swing dancing that captured their hearts. Their paths crossed when Bianca moved to Sweden, and they began performing and competing together.
Soon after, they embarked on a performing, competing and teaching career, sharing their passion and vision with audiences and students worldwide.
Bianca will be teaching the Lindy Hop track, as well as the Performance and Aerials track in week 4, together with Nils Andren.
Some of Breonna’s fondest childhood memories are dancing in the kitchen with her siblings to top 40 radio while dinner was being prepared. Cooking, cleaning, roadtrips - music and dance was a part of everyday life. But it wasn’t until Breonna moved to New Orleans, where she experienced her first taste of live traditional jazz music, that she realized her affinity for the living art form of jazz dance. She has danced and studied Lindy Hop, along with Vernacular Jazz at many different festivals and workshops around the world. As an emerging New Orleans based dance instructor, she values the connections between music, history, and authentic self expression through movement.
Breonna will be teaching the Lindy Hop track in week 3 together with Stephen Atemie. She will also be teaching Solo Jazz the Solo Jazz and the 3 in 1 track in week 4.
My name is Briana Ashley Stuart, a dancer and choreographer originally from Detroit, Michigan, currently based in Brussels, Belgium. After earning bachelor’s degrees in Dance and Sociology from the University of Michigan, I worked professionally in the United States before relocating to Belgium eight years ago, where I have continued to develop my artistic practice and choreographic voice.
When I moved to Belgium, I began sharing Stepping, an African American percussive dance form that uses the body as an instrument through rhythm, movement, and voice. I was introduced to Stepping through my sorority, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, and later toured internationally with StepAfrika!, experiencing firsthand its power to connect with audiences. Stepping remains a key influence within my broader exploration of percussive movement and contemporary dance.
Since relocating to Brussels, I have created and presented work across Belgium and internationally, including Becoming Together (KVS, 2020), Be The Rhythm for young audiences (Kaaitheater, 2021), and Moving Meditations, which premiered at KVS in 2023 and toured internationally. My work has been supported by Citylab Pianofabriek, KVS, Mestizo Arts Platform/WIPCOOP, and the Flemish government.
In addition to my own creations, I collaborate as a performer, assistant choreographer, artistic coach, and rhythm specialist with institutions such as NTGent, KVS, Toneelhuis, STUK, Zinnema, and Kaaitheater, and have worked with artists including Lila Magnin, Georges Ocloo, and Alessandra Seutin. My practice blends percussive movement, sound, and contemporary dance to explore connection, expression, and collective experience.
Dancing since 1974 and a protege of Fayard Nicholas (of the Nicholas Brothers) Chester has been dancing his way around the world. These days he is a dancer, teacher, performer, choreographer, director, stunt man and entertainer. His choreography can be seen in music videos for Boys II Men, Sugar Ray, Teena Marie as well as working with artists such as Savion Glover, MC Hammer, Prince and many more. Also a highly renowned drummer and band leader he has worked with some of the best in the entertainment industry. He has performed with his dance company Black Ballet Jazz, with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, the Duke Ellington Orchestra, the Count Basie Orchestra and the great Miles Davies. Chester exudes boundless positive energy and passion for dance and is a born entertainer. His contributions have been far too many to name them all. He can only be seen to be believed.
Chester will be teaching the Tap track and the Lindy Hop track together with Josette Wiggan in week 3, as well as the Solo Jazz in week 4.
Chisomo Selemani is a dance and teaching enthusiast. She loves movement, learning, collaboration, and cultural exchange. Her artistic endeavors in the Swing dances are inspired from her Zambian tradition and Afrobeats. Her teaching methodologies invite you to explore your own style and artistry. When she’s not dancing, she is co-hosting the podcast Integrated Rhythm and is highly involved in global issues and practices in communication sciences and disorders.
Chisomo will be teaching the Balboa track in week 2.
Clàudia Fonte explores and embraces all kinds of playful ways in her dancing. Her main source and inspiration is Swing music itself. Taking the classic rhythms and moves as the foundation, she challenges herself to keep them alive through her own perspective and interpretation. Even though considering and admiring the great historical tradition of Swing dances, she believes in its evolution and expansion; respecting but also transforming the roots she explores different ways of communication and expression, as in vernacular jazz also in the partner dance.
Authentic Jazz is where she feels most in her element. Solo jazz enables her to achieve a creative atmosphere of exploration and play where she takes on the challenges proposed by Swing music and finds her own voice and style. Essential to her approach is promoting solo dancing in the context of social dancing. Sharing tools and techniques her objective is to help the dancers to explore and develop a style the most authentic for them. She believes that the dance floor is where everything starts, and the magic happens; where all dancers find their own way of dancing.
Clàudia is teaching the Lindy Hop and the 3 in 1 track with Maria Mallan in week 4.
Born and raised in Spain, but currently based in France, César had his first contact with swing dancing in his early twenties. In 2016, he fell in love with Lindy Hop, when he discovered that it is a language on its own through which you can communicate with others. From then on he became a passionate of the swing culture and dances (specially Lindy Hop, Solo Jazz and Tap dancing). He travels continuously nationally and internationally to improve his dancing and teaching skills. His dance is based on freedom, improvisation and rhythm. César has a relaxed and soft dance
but also expansive and frenetic.
César will be teaching the Lindy Hop track and the 3 in 1 track in week 1 together with Alice Mei. He will also teach Solo Jazz in the 3 in 1 track.
With inspiration from the original Hoofers, Daniel is one of the dancers that is still working in the style and rhythm heritage that once was created by the legends during the era of swing. To dance and to spread the traditional dance style built on rhythm gives him inspiration and the power in life.
Daniel dances different styles from the swing era such as Tap, Lindy Hop, Charleston and Authentic Jazz. He is also educated in modern jazz and ballet and he has for many years freelanced as both dancer and choreographer in the musical theatre scene.
“Never stop learning” is Daniels guiding principle and motto. He loves taking classes from the best teachers and continues his work to get better and better!
Daniel will be teaching the Tap track in week 3, as well as the Tap Beginner Weekend on July 17-19.
Elice from Stockholm, Sweden has a background as an elite gymnast and modern dancer, and discovered lindy hop at the age of 24. She fell in love with social dancing, the role of self-expression and the acrobatic influences, as well as the rich history of the swing dances. What she appreciates most while dancing is the reciprocity and exchange with her partner — as well as between the dancers and the music — in each millisecond of a dance. Elice recently joined The Hot Shots Swing Dance Company.
Elice is teaching the Lindy Hop track together with Nils Nygårdh in week 3 and together with Sakarias Larsson in week 4. Elice and Sakarias will also teach Lindy Hop in the 3 in 1 track in week 4.
Erol hails from Turkey and is driven by bop music and dance. Learning the Lindy in class and jazz dancing outside of the classroom. He shifted his mentality and practice over the years, realizing the history and culture of jazz. He is currently focusing on discovering the links rooted in jazz and challenging himself by focusing on choreographies. He is investing much of his time on researching, listening, and practicing bop style of dancing and its history.
Erol is teaching the Lindy Hop track together with Serpil Yildirim and Bebop classes in the Ramble track in week 2, as well as the Solo Jazz track in week 3.
Fatima Teffahi, a jazz tap dancer, entertainer, teacher, DJ and collector. Rhythm is her business! Fatima started to tap dance in Brussels, her hometown, in the late 80’s. Her style is strongly jazz related and deeply rooted in the African American 30’s and 40’s tap and authentic jazz tradition. She has lived in Stockholm for more than 20 years now, a still active member of "The Hot Shots - A celebration of Harlem rhythms" and one of the driving forces behind "Chicago Swing Dance Studio".
Fatima will be teaching Tap and Solo Jazz in the 3 in 1 track in week 1 and in week 4. She will also teach classes in the Solo Jazz Half Time track in week 1.
Fredrik Dahlberg was born and raised in Stockholm. Never had he a thought of becoming a dancer. Instead he spent his days listening to Hip-Hop and playing basketball. He moved to the south side and started to show interest in jazz music. One of his friends took him to a Lindy Hop class and at first he didn't show much of talent, struggling with what was left and right and up and down. Soon after he joined the famous swing dance company The Hot Shots. How was this even possible? With a mind set on nothing else (that is not entirely true) and some luck some might say.
With a big portion of individual style and new ideas he brings something refreshing to the scene. He tried tap (and is still trying), but on the other hand he has advanced in dances like the Lindy Hop, the Charleston and several other vernacular jazz dances which has entitled him several big awards in only a short period of time. He has been teaching in several international events such as Frankie 100, Herräng Dance Camp, Camp Jitterbug and traveled to perform around the globe in such places as Singapore, Greece, Korea, Lithuania, China, Australia, Brazil, Canada, The U.S. and Mozambique among other.
He is also an important part of the puzzle Chicago Swing Dance Studio where he has been teaching, djing, cleaning, providing guests with a smile and dancing at every opportunity he gets. Fredrik is a time optimist and an optimist in general. In his free time, which is almost non-existent, he writes poetry, quotes the Godfather trilogy and watches the NBA. Besides his mother tongue Swedish he also speaks fluent English and practices Portugues. You can contact him through the record store 'runtrunt' where he claims to be working. If he works or not is a good question but at least we know that's where he practices his footworks and crazy ideas. Also he plays trumpet and tries to play piano.
Fredrik will be teaching the Lindy Hop track and the Slow Drag classes for the Ramble track together with Frida Häggström Gerdt in week 2.
Frida's love for jazz music started in her early teens, but it wasn't until she discovered Lindy hop at the age of 17 that her passion for dance truly ignited. From the moment she took her first beginner courses, social dancing quickly took over, and soon the dance and everything around it became an extensive part of her life.
She is a well-known face at Chicago Swing Dance Studio in Stockholm, where she spends most of her time teaching, training, dancing or DJ:ing. She is committed to sharing her love for the dance and the music that drives it, and when it comes to teaching as well as dance in general, she greatly values rhythm, simplicity and personal expression.
In 2015 she joined forces with The Hot Shots and has been a solid member of the dance company since 2018. Together with the group, she’s travelled to teach and perform both locally and internationally. Besides her passion for jazz and dance, Frida is also a visual artist and freelance graphic designer, and whether it concerns dance, art or design she always has a creative project going on.
Frida will be teaching the Lindy Hop track and the Slow Drag classes for the Ramble track together with Fredrik Dahlberg in week 2.
Frida Segerdahl started dancing at the age of 5. During her teens she was enrolled at a dance program studying jazz, modern and ballet and much more. When she was 15 she attended Herrang Dance Camp for the first time and fell in love with Lindy Hop. In no time, she was asked to join the world's foremost jazz dance company, the Rhythm Hot Shots and stayed active in the company until she had her second child in 2014. She has performed and taught at all ends of the world. Besides her skills in Charleston, Lindy Hop and Jazz Dance, she is also now part of the board of the famous Lindy Hop dance camp that she first attended back when she was 15, the Herrang Dance Camp in Sweden.
Frida will be teaching the Lindy Hop tracks alongside Skye Humphries in Week 1.
Hannah Lane is a Jazzdancer, researcher, and historian from Baltimore, Maryland. Hannah shines on the dance floor, combining deep knowledge of jazz history with an inspiring, graceful, and heartfelt style of dancing. Along with her appreciation for jazz music and dance, Hannah is passionate about historical research. Her work centers histories of jazz and nightlife in Black American communities in her home state of Maryland and throughout the U.S. Hannah is also passionate about uplifting the stories of Shake Dancers (which is her research speciality) through her project "Queens of the Nightclub". Learn more about her work on Instagram at @hannahpilarrr and @Queensofthenightclub.
Hannah will be teaching the Lindy Hop track together with Tim Christopher during week 1.
Katja Završnik started dancing at the age of 5 and through the years studied various forms of dance such as Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Ballroom, Gymnastics and Acrobatic Rock and Roll for 9 years.
Since 2005 she has focused on early American dances from the Jazz age and Swing era, such as the Lindy Hop, Swing, Balboa, Charleston, St. Louis Shag and Authentic jazz. Her knowledge of (almost) all swing dances allows Katja to adapt her dance to any type of dancer. Which places her on the market among one of the best followers understanding connection and reactivity.
She is an elegant dancer. At first, you’ll be seduced by her style based on subtlety and finesse. But if you look a little closer you’ll be surprised by her musicality and footwork. Her focus on musicality and connection makes her one of the most sought after followers in the scene.
Her shyness – as probably her Slovenian origin as well – gives at first a “cold” feeling. But don’t make any mistake: she loves to laugh, to party and simply have fun. During a dance, she is one of the few followers to never refuse a dance and also often the last to leave the dance floor.
Currently living in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Katja travels doing special weekend workshops and festivals. In the past 11 years she has taught and performed all over Europe, Asia and USA.
Katja will be teaching the Balboa track together with Peter Loggins in week 2.
Arcadia and Konstantin are a dynamic dance duo based in Stockholm, Sweden, who have made a name for themselves as ambassadors of the Mambo & Salsa community in Scandinavia. Their passion for dance and culture has been a part of their lives since childhood, and they have dedicated themselves to keeping the Mambo & Salsa traditions alive in the North. Arcadia and Konstantin's dedication to their craft is fueled by their love of dance and their desire to share it with others. They believe that dance has the power to bring people together and create connections across cultures and languages. Through their work, they hope to inspire others to embrace their love for dance and share it with the world.
Konstantin will be teaching the Latin classes in the Ramble track together with Arcadia Astorga in week 2.
Korantema is a dance artist and performer born and raised in London. She performed in, co-led, and choreographed a chorus line troupe until 2020. Since then, she has been training with Cookie and her Black Mambas (@blackmambasjazz), a collective led by Lindy Hop legacy holder Angela Andrew.
When she's not dancing, Korantema works as a Curator of Anthropology and is a zine maker, often exploring the cultural experiences of Black women (@korantema.curates).
Korantema will be teaching the Lindy Hop track in week 4 together with Stephen Atemie.
Laura Glaess has been an influential voice in Lindy Hop competition, performance, and education for the past 20 years. She has won countless awards and acknowledgments at international competitions, and has taught at festivals in 22 countries spanning 5 continents. She has performed at the Joyce, Jacob’s Pillow, and the Guggenheim, as well as at Lindy Hop and Authentic Jazz festivals worldwide. She is a guest instructor at Steps on Broadway. Her Youtube channel dedicated to Lindy Hop history, vocabulary, partnering, and body movement is one of the most popular and influential in the scene.
Laura will be teaching the Lindy Hop track and the 3 in 1 track in week 4.
Lizette is a dance teacher and a member of the famous swing dance company the Hot Shots. Swing dancing has been part of her life for a long time as she started dancing at the age of nine in her home town Borås. Todays she is based in Stockholm, Sweden and travels the world to perform, dance and teach various dance styles from the swing era. Lizette puts a lot of value into personal style and a solid rhythm.
Lizette will be teaching the Lindy Hop and the 3 in 1 track alongside Patrik Pettersson in week 1. They will also teach together in the Lindy Hop Beginner Weekend on July 10-12.
It was more than 16 years ago that she discovered dancing and since then she hasn’t stopped; every day at least for 6 hours she dances - giving and preparing classes, practicing, discovering and helping others to explore, as well. She has madly fallen in love with Lindy Hop and her devotion has become stronger through the years. What attracted her the most and still fascinates her in Swing dancing is the freedom this dance allows to the dancer, as much in the individual as in the partner dance, to find their own voice and ways of expression that make each dancer unique. Even though she feels that knowing the history of Lindy Hop, the most important dancers and the classic moves enable greatly the development and improvement of a dancer and to find their own, individual way of dancing, she does not believe in set aesthetic patterns and norms to live up to and to fulfil. Her strength is musicality and flow. Moreover, a cornerstone of her methodology and dancing is being present in the moment and she tries to emphasize this in every aspect of her dancing and teaching, as well.
Maria believes that each dance is vivid and full of life. Being present at the moment gives the opportunity and creates the ability to be open and flexible; to adapt to the music and to the partner at the same time and follow where that moment takes us.
Maria is teaching the Lindy Hop and the 3 in 1 track together with Clàudia Fonte in week 4.
With over 25 years of experience, Mbango Baer is a passionate and versatile tap dancer whose style is fluid, groovy, and deeply rooted in swing. She trained with a diverse range of teachers, including the dynamic Philou Nagau, hip-hop tap innovator David Tchuyang, and the legendary Roxane Butterfly. Her dance is a continuous exploration of musicality, always guided by the pure joy of movement.
As a performer and choreographer, Mbango has contributed to numerous projects, concerts, and productions, seamlessly blending dance and music. She has danced with renowned companies such as Contempotap, Battery Dance Company, Hip Tap Project, Tapinprogress, KGA, and Le Shuffle Project, the latter of which she co-founded with Ruby Boukabou. Her performances extend beyond dance, having collaborated with an array of talented musicians, including Alex Stuart, Daniel Hunter, Jérôme Etcheberry, Hugo Lippi, An-Liz, Helmie Bellini, Portia Solanyi, and Hélios Fernandez.
An avid improviser, Mbango thrives in spontaneous performance. In 2012, she co-founded the Paris Tap Crew with Ruby Boukabou and launched the Paris Tap Jams, a series of live music and tap improvisation events that celebrate rhythm and artistic exchange.
A dedicated educator, Mbango has been teaching tap for over 20 years, sharing her expertise with dancers of all levels in Paris and at workshops across France and beyond. Whether on stage or in the studio, she brings an infectious energy that inspires and elevates the art of tap.
Mbango will be teaching the Tap track in week 3.
An exuberant force of nature on the dance floor, he was quickly recognized as one of the most talented up and coming European followers. He splashed onto the world Lindy Hop community in 2015, bringing to the dance floor a unique and immediately recognizable style all his own. Especially known for his swivels, Máté is truly inspired by old timers such as Jewel McGowan. He believes in the musical conversation between the dancers and the jazz music itself, creating something very beautiful and true. Always passionate about sharing what he knows, inspiring dancers to embrace themselves, and not to be afraid of expressing their individuality while dancing.
Máté will be teaching the Lindy Hop track in week 2.
Bianca Locatelli and Nils Andrén are Lindy Hop and Boogie Woogie dancers, choreographers, instructors and performers with a passion for driving the art form forward and have devoted the last decade to teaching, performing, and choreographing. Their true passion lies in Lindy Hop and Boogie Woogie, two vibrant dance styles that have deep roots in African American culture.
They discovered their love for dance at a young age, exploring various styles such as ballet, latin dances, hip-hop, and ballroom. However, it was swing dancing that captured their hearts. Their paths crossed when Bianca moved to Sweden, and they began performing and competing together.
Soon after, they embarked on a performing, competing and teaching career, sharing their passion and vision with audiences and students worldwide.
Nils will be teaching the Lindy Hop track, as well as the Performance and Aerials track in week 4, together with Bianca Locatelli.
Nils Nygårdh, hailing from Mora, Sweden, discovered his passion for dancing in his late teens. Moving to Stockholm he delved deeper into the world of swing dancing. With his love for tap dancing and the energetic and acrobatic style of Lindy Hop, Nils became a member of The Hot Shots Swing Dance Company in 2015. Alongside his dancing career, Nils showcases his musical talents as the drummer for the jazz band Siberian Hot Heads. Additionally, he channels his creative vision as a film producer, specializing in music videos and commercials.
Nils is teaching the Lindy Hop track together with Elice Fällström in week 3.
Humorous and dynamic, keen, full of heart and a touch of the anarchic, Pamela was spellbound by Lindy Hop energy and community at the age of sixteen when she started her first classes at Lindyhop.lt Club in Vilnius. Despite her young age Pamela has already brought herself to light constantly learning anything related to dancing, be it music, psychology or anatomy.
In 2009, Pamela began working at Hoppers’ Dance Studio in her hometown of Vilnius, Lithuania. Today she dances and teaches with the top leaders in the international Lindy Hop scene. Having no constant partner has given Pamela space to bring a lot of variety to her dance - no wonder dancers call her one of the most exciting followers in recent years.
As a dancer Pamela cherishes individuality and freedom. For her Lindy Hop is not as much about impeccable technique as it is about musicality and awareness. As a teacher she shares her values and encourages people to find their own way of dancing: “Learn to be ok with the way you are and how your body moves. It’s all about you.”
Nietzsche once said “You need chaos in your soul to give birth to a dancing star”.
(text by Migle Ravnialicevaite)
Pamela is teaching the Lindy Hop track during week 2 together with Tadas Vasiliaukas.
Patrik is a dance teacher and member of the famous swing dance company The Hot Shots. Patrik happiest on stage, which is obvious when you see his famous smile and surprising agility. It is impossible not to notice his love for all music that swings, as soon as he sets foot on the dancefloor. He gets inspiration from the big dancers of the 30’s like Al Minns and Leon James, although he makes his moves his own.
Patrik will be teaching the Lindy Hop and the 3 in 1 track alongside Lizette Rönnkvist in week 1. They will also teach together in the Lindy Hop Beginner Weekend on July 10-12.
Peter Kertz began dancing the Lindy Hop in Los Angeles, where he was born and raised. Following his passion for dance, he started to travel the world to discover international swing dance scene. In 2012, Peter moved to France and began teaching around Europe. To him dance is as a language without words, bringing people together, connecting them both literally and figuratively across all walks of life.
Peter is teaching the Lindy Hop track together with Máté Csike in week 2.
Peter Loggins brings a first hand historical approach to his classes sharing what was handed down by legends of the past including National Charleston champions, Harvest Moon Ball Lindy Hop winners and 1930's Swing Champions. Peter not only travels worldwide as an instructor, lecturer, performer and competition judge but he has also been featured in television and film such as Beverly Hills 90210, Marilyn Mansion Mobscene video, Royal Crown Revue's Zip Gun Pop video and Films such as Mulholland Drive, and the 13th Floor. Aside from having a down to earth street approach to teaching, his expansive knowledge of the cultures along with the music that drove social dancing allows students to learn the history of these dances and how they've evolved through the years.
Peter will be teaching the Balboa track together with Katja Zavrsnik in week 2.
More information about Prof. Josette Wiggan will be published here soon!
Josette will be teaching the Lindy Hop track together with Chester Whitmore and the Tap track and in week 3. Furthermore she will be teaching Solo Jazz und Tap in the 3 in 1 track in week 4.
Remy Kouakou Kouame has always lived his life surrounded by music and/or dance.
Growing up within the Hip Hop culture as a DJ, he also developed his dance specialty within the Swing dance community.
Traveling the world to either perform, teach and/or compete in the context of Vernacular Jazz and Lindy Hop, he loves to share his dance and to help people find their unique voices.
In recent years, Remy felt the urge to (re)align with himself and connect all of the aspects that makes him the artist he is. This is how the project “The Xperience” started. Remy believes that a bridge has to be reinforced - if not (re)created - between the vintage and the modern Street dances.
He is therefore beyond excited to bring his vision in the concept of “The Xperience” to Herräng and share it with the Swing community!!!
His classes are a reflection of what this magical journey has brought to him : rhythm, music, connection… and tons of groove!!!
2/3 of the DJ collective Museik 1st, Remy & Malkom will be in charge of connecting the Jazz sounds to the more modern Hip Hop, House and Afro sounds within "The Xperience Track".
Come meet him in Herräng!
Remy will be teaching the Xperience track in week 4.
Sakarias "The Champ" Larsson was born and raised in Frufällan, on the west side of Sweden. He watched jitterbug contests as a kid and there were some things with the music and the aesthetics of the dance that spoke to him and he decided to learn. One thing led to another and already at sixteen he started practice with The Hot Shots. That was 20 years ago and he's been with the group ever since.
The amount of hours he's spent in the rehearsal studio is probably beyond sane. The recent past years he's focused on sharing what he knows with the younger generation of Harlem Hot Shots. He finds motivation from his friends in the group, they keep him young.
Sakarias is on a never ending world tour in the name of Lindy Hop with probably 1000s of shows, teaching gigs and competitions. Apollo Theatre, Frankie 95 and 100, Basie Centennial, Last Bounce, Jazz Jam, ULHC, several tours in USA, Asia, Australia and Europe (only to name a few). He made it to the finals in Sweden's Got Talent and out of 100s of dancers he was casted among the top 20 to enter the reality tv dance show Floor Filler. He's also one of the founders of Chicago swing dance studio, one of the more famous lindy hop and jazz venues in Stockholm today.
He actually met and knew some of the original swing dancers of Harlem and he was good friends with Frankie Manning. The dancers from the Whitey's Lindy Hoppers are his true idols. But he also finds a lot of inspiration in modern day dancers such as Peter Loggins, Minn Vo, Jeremy Otth and of course Vincenzo Fesi. A few years back he decided to try something else and wanted to be a rock 'n' roller. He started learning the drums and soon joined and started touring with the well recognised band The Vanjas. He's also the drummer of the travelling jazz band Hornsgatan Ramblers. As if that wasn't enough, surfing, tattooing, playing the saxophone, film making and graphical design are only a few of his other "professions". He's a man of contradictions: a performer with stage freit, a teacher with social anxiety, a people loving lone wolf.
Sakarias will be teaching the Lindy Hop track and the 3 in 1 track in week 4 together with Elice Fällström.
Serpil is a passionate dancer, teacher and a performer from İzmir, Turkey. Serpil mostly inspired by Afro-Cuban Jazz and she enjoyes to express herself through jazz dance. She is also the founder of Lindy Hop İzmir and one of the organizers of İzmir Swing Festival and a member of the Lindy Hop Team Turkey.
Serpil is teaching the Lindy Hop track together with Erol Akinci in week 2.
Shani hails from sunny southern California. She is best known for her fast, syncopated Balboa footwork, tight swing style and soft connection—which has been said to feel like a ‘warm hug’. As an instructor, she strives to make dancing effortless, combining foundational basics with the soft skills of connection and personal body awareness to develop one's smooth flow and style.
For 25 years, Shani has dedicated herself to learning, preserving and sharing her love for Balboa and other social dances. She began swing dancing in 1998 before moving to Orange County, where she discovered a vibrant vintage swing community well connected to its local original dancers. She was immediately attracted to Balboa's smooth, rhythmic footwork and began frequenting first-generation dancers' dance floors.
Shani is honored to have honed her social dance skills and footwork under the guidance of legendary dancers Willie Desatoff, Hal and Marge Takier, Bart Bartolo, Jack Carey and many others. Although she has competed, placed and won several major competitions, she mainly enjoys social dancing and inspiring others to love Balboa and swing.
Shani will be teaching the Balboa track together with Sylvia Sykes in week 2.
Originally pressured into taking Lindy Hop classes by his mother at the tender age of 12, Skye soon found that social dancing really is the best thing in life. Over the past 18 years he has performed, taught, and competed both nationally and internationally, gaining recognition as a talented and dedicated dancer.
Skye will be teaching Solo Jazz in the 3 in 1 track, as well as the Lindy Hop tracks alongside Frida Segerdahl in week 1.
Stephen is a fresh young talent emerging from the new generation of Lindy Hoppers. In 2017, Stephen travelled to South Africa to spend a month working with the charity Sing Inchanga. There he shared skills with local children & young people across their own dance styles and Lindy Hop. Stephen's performance and competition credits include 10 Downing Street, ILHC World Finals and as a featured dancer in the Oscar-nominated films The Six Triple Eight and Wicked (Part I). His latest projects include organising talks, webinars and advocacy for cultural appreciation within the Lindy Hop and AAVJ communities across the world as a board member for Collective Voices For Change.
Stephen will be teaching the Lindy Hop track in week 2 together with Breonna Jordan and week 3 with Korantema Anyimadu. Furthermore he is teaching the Solo Jazz track in week 2.
Sylvia is one of the most well-known and respected dancers, instructors and judges in the U.S. today. An internationally recognized authority on most types of Swing dance, she has been teaching and judging for over 30 years throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia and Australia.
Sylvia studied with the great Swing dancer Dean Collins, studied Balboa with Maxie Dorf and spent years learning from the greatest Southern California Balboa dancers. Sylvia is an inductee into the National Swing Dance Hall of Fame and the California Swing Dance Hall of Fame. She is a U.S. Open champion, was the NASDE top point winner, two time California Balboa Champion, took third place in the National Carolina Shag Dance Championships, and has won many Strictly Swing and Jack & Jill dance contests throughout the U.S. in Lindy, Balboa and West Coast Swing. She was twice voted Swing Dance Teacher of the Year, and is a 4 time Feather Award winner as Best Female Lindy Dancer in the U.S.
Sylvia Sykes will be teaching the Balboa track in week 2.
Tadas Vasiliauskas is Lindy Hop and Authentic Jazz dancer based in Vilnius, Lithuania. Tadas has been dancing, competing, actively performing and choreographing for over 10 years. He is most proud of leading a performance troupe, bringing Lindy Hop on the theater stage and founding Harlem Speaks Easy jazz club in Vilnius. These days he is mostly traveling and teaching in festivals around the world. Tadas can be frequently found playing jazz trombone too. On the dance floor, you can recognize him for his playful dance style and great energy.
Tadas is teaching the Lindy Hop track in week 2 together with Pamela Gaizutyte.
Thomas is a tap dancer, singer, musician & teacher. Widely travelled, he has performed for audiences around the world in North America, much of Europe, Canada, Japan, China, Singapore, Thailand and Russia.
Since 4 years of age Thomas has been on stage. His early years were greatly influenced by teachers Grant Swift (Australian Tap Wizard and Pioneer) and Christopher Horsey (Tap Dogs founding member). Before long, he had fallen in love with tap dance.
From 2010 to 2013 Thomas was a principal dancer with Tapestry Dance Company. Based in Austin, Texas it was then the only full time professional dance company in North America specialising in tap dance. He owes much to Artistic director Acia Gray and the dancers with whom he shared those 3 years.
Until 2019 he was living mostly out of a suitcase, based briefly in Barcelona, Rome, and Reykjavik Iceland whilst travelling to work in festivals and various projects.
From 2020 to 2023 Thomas led various Jazz groups in Australia in addition to studying a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Monash University.
In 2023 he started to live mostly out of his suitcase again, performing a tour of Asia and studying the dance and music of Guinea.
Thomas Wadelton is teaching the Tap track in week 3.
Trisha hails from Hertfordshire, UK, and has been teaching since 1997 and on the international scene since 2003. For 10 years she contributed to establishing the first European swing dance brand and the biggest of its time. She is now thrilled to manage her own companycreatively directed by her personal vision.Trisha has built up a reputation for being one of the most influential teachers within the European Swing Scene. It’s been said that her teaching style is innovative, dynamic and inspiring. Always engaging and fun, Trisha loves to make people laugh and feel relaxed in her classes. At the end of her classes students are filled with energy and excitement.
Trisha will be teaching Solo Jazz in the Solo Jazz Half Time and the 3 in 1 track in week 1.
Ursula Hicks began her dance training over 20 years ago in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, and later Modern and Contemporary dance. Ursula graduated with B.A. in Dance Studies from Texas Woman's University in the summer 2013, where she studied with Marry Williford-Shade, Sarah Gamblin, Jordan Fuchs, and Gladys Keeton. Ursula brings such musicality and enthusiasm to the dance floor, it's no wonder that she has placed in multiple lindy hop competitions including the International Lindy Hop Championships in Washington, D.C., LindyFest in Houston, TX. , and a number of other competitions. Ursula has also been on the board of directors for The Fort Worth Swing Dance Syndicate, and served as president of The Dallas Swing Dance Society. Ursula takes pleasure in collaborating with fellow artists and social dancing in the DFW area and enjoys teaching dance to students of all ages. She is an absolute joy to watch and learn from.
Ursula Hicks will be teaching the Lindy Hop track in week 2 and week 3.
Vassia Panagiotou is a Jazz Dance performer, educator and choreographer focusing on African American Vernacular Jazz and Lindy Hop.
Her love for the Jazz Dances has led her to an ongoing pursuit of delving into the cultural roots of this art form. With an unwavering dedication to research and understanding, she focuses on the legacy of the dancers in Harlem and the tradition of the female performance troupes in night clubs and theaters such as the Cotton Club and the Apollo Theatre (Chorus Lines).
To get a deeper understanding of the culture, she is also practicing tap dance focusing on the musical, improvisational aspect of the art form as it was danced by the hoofers in Harlem.
She is based in Athens, but quite often she travels in Europe to teach and perform. She is a co-founder of Rhythm Hoppers, a leader of the Rhythm Hoppers Chorus Line, the Hot Mallets & the Rhythm Hoppers performers and one of the organizers of the Athens Rhythm Hop Jazz Dance festival.
Vassia will be teaching in the Chorus Line track and the Classic Routines track in week 2.
Vassiliki Papadopoulou has been dancing since she was 8 years old, starting with classical ballet, followed by contemporary, ballroom and Latin dances. At the age of 19, she found her passion in Lindy Hop and Vernacular Jazz, which charmed her with the energy and creativity that characterises them. Since then, she has been dancing non stop, having attended numerous workshops in Greece and abroad. She loves teaching, performing and competing. In Lindy Hop and Authentic Jazz dances, she finds freedom, energy and joy, as they are for her a way of creative expression and a constant source of inspiration. She is currently located in her hometown, Athens, where she is teaching Lindy Hop & Authentic Jazz as a member of Rhythm Hoppers’ team.
Vassiliki will be teaching the Lindy Hop track in week 3 together with Viktor Lillard.
Hailing originally from Ithaca, NY, Viktor Lillard is a passionate and multi-talented creative force, with a specialty in Lindy Hop and Authentic Jazz dance. Included in his frequent activities are teaching, DJing Swing and Soul music, playing the bass and guitar, researching music and history, performing, producing video, and, of course, social dancing. He has become a valued dance instructor in the international Lindy Hop scene. As an instructor, Viktor seeks to present dance in a comprehensive experience of jazz music, with emphasis on historical and cultural context. He values lineage, authenticity, community, partnership, musicality, and fun. In everything he does, Viktor strives to be a responsible guest and steward of the precious tradition of jazz dance culture, seeking to not only preserve but also innovate. Viktor endeavors to share his understanding of the movement fundamentals at the core of the jazz dance tradition, inspire curiosity and instill cultural awareness, and facilitate students finding their own dance identity and authentic self-expression.
Viktor will be teaching the Lindy Hop track in week 3 alongside with Vassiliki Papadopoulou.
Guests & Honorary Guests
These remarkable artists have experienced the swing era in first person.
Barbara Billups
Barbara Billups is a celebrated Lindy Hop dancer, hailing from the iconic Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, New York. A former Harvest Moon Ball Champion, Barbara’s legacy is steeped in the rich history of jazz and swing dance. Her illustrious career includes performances with Sonny Allen and the Rockets, a premier dance group with whom she graced stages across the United States and Canada.
In the early 1950s, Barbara met her longtime friend and fellow dancer, Sugar Sullivan, at the Savoy Ballroom. Together, they shared an unmatched energy and charisma, bringing Lindy Hop to audiences worldwide. Both Barbara and Sugar are honored inductees of the International Lindy Hop Hall of Fame, celebrated for their dedication to preserving and promoting Lindy Hop’s unique heritage and spirit.
Chester Whitmore
Chester Whitmore has been dancing around the world since 1974, trained by none other than Fayard Nicholas of the legendary Nicholas Brothers. Chester is a dancer, teacher, choreographer, director, stuntman, entertainer, and even a renowned drummer and bandleader.
His choreography graces music videos for artists like Boys II Men, Sugar Ray, and Teena Marie, and he’s worked with icons such as Savion Glover, MC Hammer, and Prince. With his dance company, Black Ballet Jazz, he has lit up stages with the Lionel Hampton, Duke Ellington, and Count Basie orchestras.
Chester’s boundless energy and infectious passion make him an unforgettable entertainer—one who must be seen to be believed! Is there anything he can’t do? We don’t think so.
Sugar Sullivan
Sugar Sullivan began dancing at age nine and rose to fame as a member of the Original Jazz Dancers, a legendary group of Lindy Hoppers and Hoofers from Harlem's golden age. Her career highlights include performances with the Harlem Blues and Jazz Band, Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho Orchestra, and Panama Francis and his Savoy Sultans.
Starting with Tap at home, Sugar was trained by Buster Brown by age four. She met Barbara Billups at the Savoy Ballroom in the early fifties. They have performed across North America and Canada with Sonny Allen and the Rockets. Both are honored members of the International Lindy Hop Hall of Fame, celebrated for their dedication to preserving and promoting Lindy Hop’s unique heritage and spirit.
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Sylvia Sykes
Sylvia is one of the most well-known and respected dancers, instructors and judges in the U.S. today. An internationally recognized authority on most types of Swing dance, she has been teaching and judging for over 30 years throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia and Australia. Sylvia studied with the great Swing dancer Dean Collins, studied Balboa with Maxie Dorf and spent years learning from the greatest Southern California Balboa dancers.
Natty Bo
Natty Bo is an internationally renowned DJ, MC, singer and dancer from South East London. With over 30 years of experience, he is known for his deep knowledge of vintage music, from swing and jump blues to ska, reggae and Latin rhythms. He performs with bands such as Ska Cubano, Top Cats and Natty Congeroo & The Flames of Rhythm and is a resident DJ at Soho’s legendary Gaz’s Rockin’ Blues. As both a seasoned selector and passionate dancer, Natty Bo is famous for keeping dance floors alive wherever he goes.