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Ludo & Joao
Joao has been dancing since the age of 8, when he entered in a German folk dance group. In 2006 he started dancing, zouk, salsa, forro, samba de gafieira, bolero, argentine tango and it was when he really fell in love with dance. From there, he dedicated several hours per week on dance and teaching training to become a dance teacher. In 2010 he started teaching ballroom dance and it was only in 2012 that he got to know West coast Swing. He completely got addicted to the dance, especially because of how creative and musical it could be. From this point on, he started taking classes, privates and workshops abroad with the best dance instructors. He also started competing, and got really successful on it.
Today he is competing on the All Stars level and regularly being placed on the top 3. He started teaching WCS in 2014 in Brazil and today he is living in France and teaching in Switzerland and a few workshops around Europe. He is really passionate about WCS and loves to bring all his dance background to the class the help the students in the best way possible.
Ludovic has taken its first dancing steps at 10 years old, when he first learned rock’n’roll. His dancing background is as much innovative as diversified, as he had taken a quick interest into Lindy-Hop, Balboa, Charleston, Acrobatic rock’n’roll, Salsa, Boogie Woogie and Tap dancing. He has been a Rock and Roll, Lindy Hop and Charleston instructor since 2009.
His attraction into Swing dancing enabled him to discover West Coast Swing in 2010. Quickly becoming very passionate, he goes from workshops to workshops overseas, where he learned from the best instructors. He also competes to many competitions where he regularly places into the Top 3. Driven by the desire to share its passion and helping others to discover and learn it, He started to teach WCS since 2011.
After contributing to spread West Coast Swing within its area (in France), he is now giving few workshops across France and Europe. Thanks to its knowledge & skills in a variety of dances, he is known for his amazing musical knowledge, his structured and concise teaching and his great generosity.
Rachel & Joshi
Joshua & Rachel are a young, friendly dance teacher couple who share their philosophy of West Coast Swing with a lot of joy and empathy.
Joshua has been teaching with passion for many years in his own dance school in Freiburg (Germany), where he has built up a great community. Recently he has also been teaching internationally with his partner Rachel, who has gained a lot of teaching experience in Strasbourg (France) and later also in Freiburg (Germany). With her charming personality, she invites fantastic ideas for dance.
They travel a lot together in Europe to various events in order to continue their own training, to dance WCS and also to teach. An enthusiastic couple of social dancers who promise a great experience !
Hélène & Raphaël
Hélène developed her passion for WCS in Strasbourg where she quickly became one of the community leaders. Now based in Amsterdam, she often travels internationally to learn and compete as an All-Star Division follower and Advanced Division leader.
During her dance journey, she has discovered many dance styles like Lindy Hop, Blues, Zouk, and Ballroom dancing, and she brings all those influences with her into her WCS and her classes. She loves switching between leading and following within a dance, to challenge and develop creativity and partnership. For her, connection is everything!
Raphaël discovered WCS almost a decade ago and fell in love with it ever since. He is based in Paris, where he teaches WCS and organizes workshops for the local community. He is an All Star Division leader and loves to follow or switch roles within one dance on the social dance floor.
Raphaël is known for being one of the most appreciated social dancers in the international WCS community. You will fall in love with his big smile, connection and creativity!
These two love switching together and are passionate about teaching and sharing their views on the dance.
Franz & Alicia
Franz and Alicia met in 2015 during their first ever social dance in their local studio in Bonn. Two years later, they discovered West Coast Swing and soon fell in love with the dance and its community.
They learned both roles and switching early on and Alicia quickly became one of the first female leaders in Europe to compete as a leader as her primary role.
Stealing is another aspect of the dance they particularly love and developed together throughout the years. Both of them deeply care about the connection they create in their dances, are known for holding space for their partners and value a shared creative process.
Franz has a degree as a dance teacher and educated himself in an array of styles whereas Alicia has been running classes at the university of Bonn for many years and has taught and worked with teenagers in other fields for over a decade. Both of them are also full-time-students with Franz pursuing a degree in Informatics and Alicia studying English Literature.
Clevi - Clem & Evi
Clevi - Clem & Evi - are two passionate West Coast Swing dancers based in Berlin. With a decade of experience each, they have joined forces to teach and dance together. Clement, an All-Star Division leader and an Advanced Division follower, brings a unique sense of musicality and creativity to the dance floor with his decade of musical studies and his background in solo dances like Ballet, Hip-Hop, and Contemporary. Evi, an All-Star Division follower with a professional contemporary dance background and experience in Ballet, Jazz, and Modern dance, adds her unique flavor to WCS.
These two dancers love the freedom that WCS offers, particularly in the ability to switch roles and experience one dance from both sides. They are known for switching and stealing at WCS socials and bring excitement and good vibes to every dance floor they join.