LINDY HOP TEACHERS

Elze Visnevskyte & Peter Kertz

Serpil Yıldırım & Erol Akinci
Erol is an admirer of 'bop style' of music and dance. His understanding shifted over the years, towards respecting and understanding the culture and history. Researching into bebop/bop dancing for the past few years, he choreographed several 'bop-influenced' performances. Being a part of the local community, he tries to re-shape the approach towards jazz dancing. He shares his free perspective about technique and style, focusing on improvisation and groove.

Ariadna Beltran & Simon Bressanelli

Eugenia Diaco & Santiago Arana

Irene Ragusini & Malik Derin Küçümen
SOLO JAZZ TEACHERS

Joris Focquaert
Joris Focquaert comes from Belgium, and is currently living in Berlin, Germany.
While he has a background in physical theater (The Commedia School, Copenhagen, 2007), his road evolved towards dancing and more specifically African American Jazz dances like e.g. the Lindy Hop, and a dance we often refer to as 'Authentic' Jazz, mixed with The Charleston.
As a dance instructor, he gives his best, always seeking answers in the roots of Jazz. Learning to play the clarinet and trombone has developed his understanding of Jazz as movement.
Founder of Crazy Legs Dance School in Ghent (Belgium), the city where he honed his skills, he looks forward to seeing what’s there for him around the corner, curious for new projects.
He is excited to be part of Dragon Swing 2023!
Bands

The Hop 'sh Bam Connection
This septet plays the real swing from the period between the 20 ties and 50 ties.
The biggest inspiration is the repertoire of the marvellous ballrooms of the thirties, as for example the savoy ballroom in New York.
Hop – sh- bam plays tunes on which lindy hop dancers could go crazy.
The septet plays the beautiful standards of the swing –era, and also some tunes of the exciting bigband period, or even some tunes of the new Orleans repertoire, more Charleston inspired. As the bandleader, Marie – Anne, is a swingdancer herself, she knows how to put an inspiring and diverse setlist together ! She adapts to what s happening on the dancefloor …
Let’s call it : an excellent band, full of energy, whit a big focus on the pure art of swingmusic. Nice to listen, nice to dance, … move and groove !

The Schwings Band

Lazy Swing Band
