SKYE HUMPHRIES
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, 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 New York City.
FRIDA SEGERDAHL
Frida Segerdahl started dancing at the tender age of 5. During her teens she was enrolled in the dance program at Sturegymnasiet studying jazz, modern and ballet and much more. Since the age of 9 Frida started competing in Double Bugg and Boogie Woogie and although she was a champion at both, she hungered for more. When she was 15 she attended Herrang Dance Camp and fell in love with Lindy Hop. In no time, she was asked to join the world's foremost jazz dance company, the Rhythm Hot Shots. She has performed and taught at all ends of the world. In addition to her performance skill, many have rated Frida as one of the best social dancers in the world. Besides her amazing skills in Charleston, Lindy Hop and Jazz Dance, Frida now runs the famous Lindy Hop dance camp that she first attended back when she was 15, The Herrang Dance Camp in Sweden.

Vassia Panagiotou
Vassia Panagiotou is an enthusiastic Lindy Hop & Authentic Jazz dancer. A true lover of classic jazz music, she likes to play with rhythms and improvise. She recreates moves and steps from old clips and she is a member of the vintage performance troupe, HDC Chorus Line led by Marie N’diaye. She is an organiser of Athens Rhythm Hop (international swing festival) and a co-founder of Rhythm Hoppers, an authentic swing dances school based in Athens aiming to spread the Lindy Hop across the country and to educate students about the swing music and dance culture. When she is not in her hometown, she likes to travel to workshops all over the world to teach, social dance and get inspired by new dancers. She often competes and has won various placements (most recently: 3rd place in Harlem 2017 Ultimate Best Dancers comp, 3rd place at Savoy Cup 2017 Strictly comp with Alexey Kazennov). Alexey Kazennov
Alexey Kazennov is an incredibly talented and inspiring swing dancer hailing from Russia. He started dancing in 2013 with extraordinary enthusiasm, came to every single party and in the same year made finals in a Newcomer J&J. In 2015 he jumped into the Lindy life with both feet and began teaching, practicing and traveling all over the world, and has won a great number of competition titles. Lindy hop, Authentic Jazz, Blues, and St. Louis Shag, there is nothing he can’t dance! Alexey is famous for his personal style as a dancer, his big smiles, and most of all for his high energy on the dance floor! Do you believe that someone can dance for 24 hours non-stop? Yes, this is Alexey!

Lee Meidan (Tel Aviv)
Teacher, DJ and more then anything an enthusiastic social dancer, has always loved jazz and swing music.
She played the saxophone from the age of 9 and listened to Lester Young’s albums instead of the Back Street Boys.
Nowadays she teaches regular Lindy Hop and Solo Jazz classes in Madrid, and DJing for dancers continues being a great passion of hers.

The Shirt Tail Stompers have quickly been recognised as one of Europe's best social dance bands. Formed in 2010 for the London Lindy Exchange and led by Trumpeter Steve Coombe, they have played numerous dance camps and shows throughout Europe. They have a passion for swing music and movement, with their extensive knowledge and experience of social dancing, they are definitely the band to dance to in 2017. Truly appreciating the art of swing and knowing it's place in history, they are heavily influenced by Fats Waller, Fletcher Henderson, Wingy Manone and many other greats from the swing era of the 1930s and 1940s. They are also influenced by the likes of the early Duke Ellington, Sidney Bechet and the old musical roots of New Orleans. Last year alone saw them playing for dancers in Sweden, France, Hungary, Germany, The Netherlands, Denmark Spain, Norway and throughout the UK to rave reviews.

Growing up in different parts of Europe, Nicolas and Mikaela have had similar lives discovering swing and couple dancing at an early age.

Mikaela (Sweden) grew up with a love for music and dancing. As a child she had a preference for Jazz and Rock'n Roll music with favourite artists such as Ella Fitzgerald and Bill Haley. She discovered the Lindy Hop at the age of 13 and since then her interest in Swing dancing and its music has kept on growing!

Nicolas (France) attended his first Rock'n Roll dance class at the age of 8 and after only one year of dancing he took part in his first competition. This was the start of a long competition career in Rock'n Roll and Boogie Woogie. He was early drawn to the show aspect of the dance which you can still see in his dancing!

Nicolas and Mikaela started working together in 2010 and has since then performed a number of times at various shows, placed in well-known competitions and taught at many many camps around the world.

Felix is a swing dance instructor, performer, choreographer based in Stockholm, Sweden. Like many other swedish dancers he started in the swedish competition scene, at the tender age of nine, with bugg as his main style. One year later he took his first basic six count step in Boogie Woogie and has since then never stopped syncopating.
He first visited Herrang Dance Camp in Sweden when he was 16... That's when he fell in love with the African American social dances of the swing era such as Lindy hop, Vernacular Jazz, Charleston and Tap. Since then, he has both tried to inspire others while learning everything he can about the dance, music and teaching of this culture. He is a strong believer in the freedom inherent to the authentic style of these dances and the connection you create with your partner and the music, he also sees swing dancing as a way to bring people together to experience happiness in their life. Why? Because when he dances that’s is all he can think about and express. Pure happiness! These days, he spends much of his time travelling the world doing his best to spread this feeling and these beliefs wherever he goes.

Egle Regelskis is one of the leading Lindy Hop teachers in Lithuania, and a serious up-and-comer on the international scene. She is also a leader and influencer when it comes to helping new Lithuanian swing dance talents emerge as she and her business partner have opened Hoppers’ dance studio in Vilnius. There they help their scene thrive by putting on events and classes.
Dancing was always in her blood: She first tried Ballroom and Folk dances, but it was when she found the family of Swing dances that she knew she had found what she was looking for! Egle believes that dancing is something that helps people conquer their fears and truly connects them to who they really are. She likes to say: "The way we are is the way we dance, magic happens when we step out of our comfort zone thereby accepting ourselves with all our weaknesses and strengths". And she can walk the walk, you just watch what happens as soon as she hears a good song, no matter if it is swing, salsa, funk, soul, hip-hop or house... Egle starts dancing, because she just loves good music! She also believes that if one can walk one can dance, everything else depends on passion and willingness to work.

Since 1998, Mikey Pedroza has been dedicated to the understanding and preservation of classical American Jazz dances such as, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Balboa, Slow Dancing (Blues) and Solo Jazz. Hailing from Orange County, California, he passionately developed his own perfect blend of powerful movement and classic grace with a hard edged and playful style which is evident each time he steps onto the floor. Such dedication and originality has earned him numerous awards at national dance competitions as well as opened avenues for teaching and performing.

The same passion and energy Mikey exudes on the floor, he brings to students around the world. And as an instructor, he encourages his students to be self-expressive and creative while establishing a strong understanding of connection, lead/follow technique, frame, body awareness and mechanics. By building a good technical base, students are then free to develop their own personalized style with confidence. Mikey hopes that by sharing his love and knowledge of these dances with others, that they too will find joy in this classical American art form.

Kamilė Pundziūtė is a real treat in Vilnius Lindy Hop community, keeping it swingin' since 2003, the very beginning of Lindy Hop explosion in Lithuania. Kamilė has dedicated her life to dance. She is a dancer, a teacher, a choreographer and also a dance - movement therapist. She has travelled many places in Europe teaching, performing and spreading love for dancing.
Her education in somatics and movement therapy bring concepts of movement and following to a whole new level and is a base for her teaching. A knowledgeable approach coupled with an honest, joyful perspective of life is attractive for students. Positive experience guaranteed!