Teachers
Ali & Katja
It was love at first dance: Ali & Katja have been dancing together ever since they met on the dance floor in 2003. Based in Heidelberg and Darmstadt, Germany, they are working to spread the Lindy Hop bug through their local classes and workshops around Europe.
Ali & Katja’s unique background of PhD studies in chemistry and translation studies allows them to compose classes that are focused on clarity while letting you explore your own creativity and understanding of the dance and technique. Ali & Katja have the ability to transform fuzzy conceptual elements like “having fun”, “musicality” and “stretch” into clear, step by step “how to” instructions that you can use on the social dance floor the same day to impress your partner.
Ali & Katja’s classes stand out because of their counter-intuitive teaching methods. For example: you learned that stretch means moving away? Does that sometimes feel heavy or like pulling to you? Learn to mimic the “middle molecules” of a rubber band that stay still (here comes the chemistry) and how to be stretch instead of stretching your partner. Feel the magic of dancing with just the right “weight”.
In their classes, you’ll also get the tools how to practice and tell if you’re “doing it right” outside the class room. This way, you can continue to improve and practice on your own and take your dancing to the next level.
Here you can watch a great video showcasing their dancing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqwC4pnnwtQ
Patrick & Natasha
Patrick and Natasha founded their dynamic 
partnership in 2007, while training with the champion team the Swinging Air Force and working at Studio 88-SWING in Montreal. They have since acquired extensive performance, competition, teaching and coaching experience and now live in Paris, France.
They have coached many of the Swinging Air Force teams and have had the chance to work for the Cirque du Soleil training dancers from their show “Banana Shpeel” in the art of Swing aerials.
Patrick and Natasha have appeared in several Canadian television shows; La Vie est un Cirque, La Culture pour ou Contre, Ben et Jarrod, Relève en Folie, and L’heure de Gloire. They have also been featured in the Sam Roberts video clip ”Them kids” and very recently in ”Dramophone” from Caravan Palace.
The challenge of competition is something they have always enjoyed and they are proud of their numerous podium titles from such events as ILHC, ALHC, Camp Hollyhood, CSC and ESDC.
They have traveled all around the Americas, Europe and Asia to teach this wonderful dance and have taught at world class events such as Camp Hollywood, ESDC, ILHC, Lindy Shock and Camp Jitterbug. You’ll surely enjoy their enthusiam, humour and their clear and detailed teaching methods.
Helping to build the Swing Dance community is very important to Patrick and Natasha. They like to contribute with their free online instructional videos and their event coverage. Check out these videos at
http://BuildingTheCommunity.PatrickAndNatasha.com
Patrick and Natasha, well known for their gravity defying aerials are very excited about their new project ”Around the Back Around the World”! Check out their new projet at http://AroundTheBackAroundTheWorld.com/ or get to know them more at http://PatrickAndNatasha.com
Juha & Sabina
Hallitsevat Lindy hopin Suomenmestarit Juha ja Sabina ovat tunnettuja energisistä, lämminhenkisistä ja hauskoista tunneistaan, joiden aikana keskitytään hyvään perustekniikkaan ja Lindy Hopin luonnolliseen oppimiseen rytmin kautta.
Parilla on usean vuoden kokemus opettamisesta, esiintymisestä ja kilpailemisesta. Sabina ja Juha kiertävät säännöllisesti swing-tanssitapahtumissa ammentamassa uusia tuulia ja kilpailemassa kansainvälisillä kisalattioilla. Swing on muuttunut elämäntavaksi ja heillä on halu jakaa sen ilosanomaa kaikille innokkaille ihmisille.
(Juha & Sabina valmentavat leirillä alkeita+alkeisjatkoa)
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