Teachers
Michael & Evita (USA)
Michael Jagger and Evita Arce are coming from New York.
They are dancing Lindy Hop for more than 20 years. They have both been teaching and performing across Europe, North America and Asia together with the legendary swing dance troupe The Harlem Hot Shots (formerly the Rhythm Hot Shots) and have at several times been on both national and international television. They have dedicated many years focusing only on Lindy Hop and other dances from the same era like Authentic Jazz, Tap, Slow Drag and Charleston.
They will be teaching Lindy Hop and Solo Jazz classes.
They are dancing Lindy Hop for more than 20 years. They have both been teaching and performing across Europe, North America and Asia together with the legendary swing dance troupe The Harlem Hot Shots (formerly the Rhythm Hot Shots) and have at several times been on both national and international television. They have dedicated many years focusing only on Lindy Hop and other dances from the same era like Authentic Jazz, Tap, Slow Drag and Charleston.
They will be teaching Lindy Hop and Solo Jazz classes.
Markus Rosendal (Sweden)
Markus Rosendal is a professional dance teacher, performer and DJ. He started dancing in 1998, and after 8 years building a successful career in his home country of Sweden, he began travelling around the globe teaching and performing, sharing his passion for swing. A well regarded specialist in dances from the 1920´s - 1950´s. He teaches Lindy Hop, Boogie Woogie, Authentic Jazz, Tap, and Shag. He has enjoyed working with the community, touring and teaching children and adults about dance and dance culture. He also works as an event organiser and DJ, and the swing scene he began in Ludvika, Sweden back in 2009 is thriving today, with regular workshops and wild parties in an old school swing style.
He will be teaching Lindy Hop with Alex and also Solo Jazz.
He will be teaching Lindy Hop with Alex and also Solo Jazz.
Alex Marinis (Greece)
Alex Marinis is a founding member of Lindy Hop Greece and the one who spread the dance throughout his home country. People might know him as the organiser of Swing 'n' Swim, Swing in Crete or other Swing Festivals in Greece. He is the first Greek Lindy Hopper teaching Internationally. He has been teaching with his partner Christina Loukaki or with other dancers, all around the world in workshops, festivals or doing residencies.
He is a Certified Rolfer™ and now he is teaching Lindy Hop, doing teacher's training and Structural Integration as a teacher and a bodyworker.
He will be teaching Lindy Hop with Markus and Georgia.
He is a Certified Rolfer™ and now he is teaching Lindy Hop, doing teacher's training and Structural Integration as a teacher and a bodyworker.
He will be teaching Lindy Hop with Markus and Georgia.
Georgia Vasiliadou (Greece)
Georgia Vasiliadou is a proud member of the Lindy Hop Greece teachers family from Thessaloniki! She started dancing in Xanthi in 2012, a city in the North of Greece as a student of Alex and Christina - Lindy Hop Greece. After following their trainings, she start leading the local scene by teaching, dancing, DJing and organising events like Afro Swing Weekend, the first Afro-Swing Festival in Europe! She has taught all around Greece and Germany and she is part of the organisation of Swing 'n' Swim. She assisted Michael Jagger (USA) in teaching and has performed with him and the Harlem Hot Shots.
She will be teaching Lindy Hop with Alex.
Music
DJ Big Papa Mac
Big Papa Mac (you know who) specialises in music from the 1920´s to the 1960´s. He prides himself on selecting only the best music from the vaults, from hot jazz to mambo, ska to boogie-woogie.
He really knows how to make a party and the keeps the crowd always on their feet!
DJ Georgette
She is playing music in different events and parties around Greece and at Swing 'n' Swim, the International Swing Dance Camp in Greece. She used to have a radio show when she was running the Lindy Hop Xanth scene, explaining the Swing history and she likes some old school music. She knows how to make a party.
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