Artists

One of our favorite couples in the whole Lindy world! Tadas and Pamela are here with us , bringing fire on the socials and quality and inspiring workshops! They met on a dance floor in Lithuania, and for years they enjoyed social dancing together. Some years ago they connected their interest and passion for African American dances. Tadas and Pamela's classes focus on a personal style, motivation to practice, and surely this powerful magic called IMPROVISATION. They dance to express, to feel and inspire!

Introducing one of our most beloved teachers Isabella & Pontus! They are here with us and we can't be more excited to have them!
They have been working together since 2010, and have as a couple created a highly
pedagogical teaching and coaching style, honing the dancers’ intellect as well as their skill by
thoroughly applying realistic situational awareness amongst social dancers. As coaches, they raise the individuality and identity of any performer by focusing on already existing
qualities and making them bloom.
Together, they hold the record for most consecutive double gold medals at the Swedish
Championships. Among others, in their more active years as competitors as a couple, Pontus and
Isabella holds the following titles:
5 years consecutive Swedish Champions in Lindy Hop
5 years consecutive Swedish Champions in Boogie Woogie
5 years consecutive Vice World Champions in Boogie Woogie
4 years consecutive award winners at ILHC (Various divisions)

Claudia and Maxi have been part of the Swing scene in Argentina since its origins in the late 90s, both being fervent promoters of Traditional Jazz culture, researching both its history and its development today. Since 2017 they have crossed paths to expand and share their art and passion for dancing around the world. In addition to their love to dance and movement in community, they have a strong dedication for teaching with more than 20 years of experience. The best from South America, Claudia and Maxi are coming all the way from Argentina ????????

She is to blame for this festival! She loooves to jazz!
While standing in line for a dance audition in London, she saw a couple dancing to the tunes of a saxophone player at the street. She instantly felt in love with the swinging groove of Jazz.
In 2012 she started her own cultural space, teaching rhythmical jazz and vernacular/street dances, keeping the focus on how they have evolved from and influenced each other.As a teacher, she loves to guide her students to explore their dancing potentials. She constantly looking into interpreting movement and exploration, respecting tradition and moving forward.

He's the best! He is always kind and eager to analyze the details of the moves to you, to share and make you practice even if you didn't feel like it! We've love him before and we want him back! Couldn't throw a WWF without him!
Ruben started swing dancing ten years ago. Boogie Woogie was
the dance that caught his attention first, but he very soon
discovered Lindy Hop as well. In 2013 he started teaching
in Bergen, where the social boogie scene is very strong.
After he began competing internationally a few years ago,
he has accomplished various achievements (listed underneath).
Ruben has a passion for teaching, competing and especially social dancing.
The highlight of the week is the Friday social dance in Bergen,
where the floor is packed.

Shortly after discovering Swing dancing, Tomer began teaching in Tel Aviv's local scene in 2014. Tomer's extensive background in martial arts and rock climbing has given him a keen understanding of fitness
and various methods to study movement. As a Jazz music enthusiast, Tomer offers his students helpful insights to connect to the music both intellectually and physically. He finds that intricate and delicate movements are what make swing dance magical and enjoys sharing this passion with his students. Tomer is one of the main organizers of Tel Aviv's local swing dance scene and extends his teaching internationally.

Let's meet an amazing couple from Italy!
They are so full of energy and it's such a joy to dance with them and their classes are a delight!

In 2024, we made the Final in the Open Lindy Hop Division and the Final in the Rhythm'n'Blues contest at Savoy Cup.
They have our own dance studio near Florence named ``Crazy Rock Ballet``!
What they have achieved so far:
2 years Italian Champions
1 year Jitterbug European Champion
2nd place at Boogie Cup at RTSF
Their next goal is ``Camp Hollywood`` in Los Angeles on September 2024.

We are very excited to have them with us at the Wild Wild West!

Andreas, has enjoyed dancing ever since he was young. But it was only after he met Lindy Hop / Jazz about a decade ago, that he decided to dedicate great amount of his time to understand this dance in-depth. He has worked in a number of Swing Dance companies in Greece, as well as abroad.
He focuses on empowering his students to risk more in their dancing, thus to feel freer and more comfortable exploring their personality and cultivate what makes them unique.
His desire as a dancer is for his love of this African American dance art form to bring joy and smiles to as many humans as possible!

Veli and Dani are one of the first swing dance couples in Sofia, Bulgaria when vintage culture took over the country in 2009-2010.Veli and Dani are one of the first swing dance couples in Sofia, Bulgaria when vintage culture took over the country in 2009-2010. In addition to dancing together since the beginning, in 2013 they founded their own dance school - Swingin Monkeys. It is among the leading schools in the country and they are constantly adding new swing dance styles. Veli and Dani started with Boogie Woogie, later Lindy and Charleston. Their latest passions are Shag and Blues. Veli has gone through different styles of dance since childhood and Dani's first and foremost love is Swing. They love to dance with passion and share it with other people!

Ellie is an interior designer with a passion for dancing. Started dancing back in 2009 when she decided to observe and try many different styles (modern, musical jazz and some latin and tango argentino). In 2008 she met Elena and Jump n Jive and fell in love with Boogie Woogie, Blues and all the vintage dances. And then, in 2020 covid-19 came, solo dancing became the safest way of expressing feelings and blowing off steam.
Shuffle dancing became a passion. The energy required, the sweat, the fast tempos is what made it stuck.
What truly inspires her to keep shuffling is the diversity in rythms, music genres and styles. Are you having a pop mood? House? RnB? Electro swing? All she needs is the beat and the feet start moving on their own. Shuffle dancing is a great add to the freestyle of a dancer and she would love to see you incorporating it in your dance (even while your partner is solo jazzing during your lindy hop ).