main line-up
Lindy Hop & Solo Jazz classes
Frida (she/her)
Frida has been dancing since her early childhood. Her very first dance interest was Swedish folk dances and Swedish Bugg and later moved on to Boogie Woogie, modern and contemporary jazz dance and ballet. At Herräng Dance Camp she was exposed to Lindy Hop on the social dance floor for the first time and fell head over heels in love with the music and the dance, finding a freedom of expression she had never felt before. She joined the performance group The Rhythm Hot Shots, now known as The Hot Shots, for 15 years. There she got the opportunity to learning and performing a broad spectrum of the African American dances she loves such as Lindy Hop, Solo Jazz, Charleston and Tap. She feels incredibly happy and humble that she has had the opportunity to travel the world performing, teaching, competing and sharing her passion for this art form for the last 20 years.
Skye (he/him)
Skye was first persuaded to dance Lindy Hop by his mother in 1996, but quickly discovered his own love of social dancing, swing music and the Lindy Hop community. This led him to a wider interest in dance and he took classes in ballet, modern, and Jazz. Since 1999 he has taught wherever Lindy Hop is done — from national weekends to international dance camps. He is a founding member of some the most influential modern Lindy Hop troupes, including Minnie’s Moochers, Mad Dog, Jazz at Four and the Silver Shadows. Skye has also won titles at all of the major Lindy Hop competitions, including ULHS, ILHC, ALHC and the World Lindy Hop Championships. This involvement with Lindy Hop sparked his wider interest in America’s history and cultural heritage, leading him to pursue American Studies at The George Washington University where he received his master’s degree in 2007. He currently resides in London.
Clàudia (she/her/they)
Having swing music as her main source of inspiration, she embraces diverse, playful ways to develop herself as a human being while connecting to the jazz world. Clàudia admires and studies the roots of jazz dance and music as a never-ending process in the development of her communication and self-expression through this art form. She’s constantly revisiting her role in the jazz world, redefining what that music gives to her so she can contribute back.
Coline (she/her/they)
I’m a professional dancer and a passionate educator. I’m working with a few companies based on both art forms: dance and theatre. I contributed to my own local swing community, creating the school ‘Happy Jam’ in Rouen, France. I believe in the collective power, in the social aspect for transmitting, honouring cultures and human values. I’m sharing jazz dance in the format of solo and partner dance. What is important to me? That everybody can express themselves freely. To understand, be connected and communicate with the music, rhythms, and culture. To be able to explore, grow as a dancer and as a human.
Korantema (she/her)
Korantema is a jazz dancer and Lindy Hopper born and raised in London. She believes in the power of dance for resilience, healing, community and joy. After co-leading and performing in a chorus line for five years, in 2021 she became part of Cookie and Her Black Mambas (@blackmambasjazz), a collective created by Lindy Hop legacy holder Angela Andrew. Korantema is also a community dance artist, working in schools and community centres. When she's not dancing, Korantema is a museum curator and a zine maker, usually exploring heritage, dance and the cultural experiences of Black folks.
Stephen (he/him)
Stephen is a fresh young talent emerging from the new generation of Lindy Hoppers. In 2017, Stephen travelled to South Africa to spend a month working with the charity Sing Inchanga. There he shared skills with local children & young people across their own dance styles and Lindy Hop. Stephen's performance/competition credits include 10 Downing Street, ILHC (USA) and as a featured dancer in Oscar-nominated films, The Six Triple Eight and Wicked (Part I). His recent projects include organising talks, webinars and advocacy for cultural appreciation within the Lindy Hop/AAVJ communities across the world as a board member for Collective Voices For Change (CVFC).
Bonus Class teachers
Jason (he/him)
"Be sassy and be jazzy!" Freedom of expression characterises Jason's teaching and dancing! Jason will show you not only the ways you can connect to the music and express yourself through improvisation but also how to feel free to do it. That's the main value you will get from Jason! With a background in second-language and cross-cultural pedagogy and theatre training, you will be immersed into an inclusive, safe, and playful journey into learning, not from, but along with him! Apart from dancing around the world, Jason is bridging the dance experience to the academic field, too. With his recently-acquired Master's degree in Anthropology of Dance, Jason is working on re-learning Lindy Hop through the lens of queer study and bringing queer perspectives to your class! He’ll be also DJing at our parties!
Perrine (she/her)
After several years of ballet, modern jazz and ballroom dancing, Perrine discovers the freedom and the music of Swing in Berlin in 2015. After her return to her hometown, Lyon, she begins to explore the family of Swing dances. In 2018, she starts teaching Lindy Hop and Charleston whilst training in related dance styles such as Balboa, Boogie Woogie and West Coast Swing. In recent years, her curiosity for movement made her focus more on her leading and switching skills. Perrine’s educational background in languages makes her particularly aware of the role of dance as a means of communication that crosses barriers that words cannot. She is therefore very happy to share her passion for the dance and its rhythms in the spirit of connection. Perrine’s sunny character lights up her workshops and her trademark laugh brings warmth to each dancefloor she joins.