Teachers
Ryan Francois & Jenia Salakhutdinova
Ryan is popularly known for his choreography on STRICTLY COME DANCING especially the Charleston routine that earned Chris Hollins & Ola Jordan - AKA “Team COLA” - Five 10’s and the win in the Strictly finals, Ryan Francois a 2 time winner of the U.S. Open and American Swing Dance Championships is the foremost authority in the US & UK on all dances connected and related to the Jazz & Swing era - including, The Lindy Hop, Jitterbug, Jive, Charleston, Tap, Be Bop and Blues. He has most recently finished working on THE STRICTLY TOUR for PHIL McINTYRE and choreographing the Jive & Lindy Hop for the UK series of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE his unique and very modern approach to traditional styles of dance are very much in demand.
Ryan’s best works to date are for the BROADWAY SHOW “SWING”nominated for 7 Tony Awards - including best choreography, The Disney Motion Picture “Swing Kids” Starring Christian Bale & Robert Sean Leonard and “Do You Come Here Often” winner of the Olivier Award for best entertainment.
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Since Evgenia discovered Lindy Hop in 2002 she has taken every opportunity to learn and improve her knowledge of the dance by using her background in sports, her musical education, travelling to dance events and dancing in different scenes around the world, she quickly became a force to be reckoned with on the Swing Dance circuit. She started off as a social dancer later joining "The Swing Dance Company" a show group from St. Petersburg. She also attended and was placed highly in different competitions both in Russia and Europe.
Over the years Evgenia has developed her dancing skills to a professional standard in Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Authentic jazz, West Coast Swing and Salsa and of course The Lindyhop. Evgenia started to compete internationally as part of the Finnish National Team in 2014. at the time of her career as a competitor she became Finnish champion in boogie woogie, a finalist in several Boogie Woogie World Masters and Nordic Championship, she was as high as 4th in Boogie Woogie World ranking list as well as she was Finnish champion in Lindy Hop for 3 years in a row and silver medalist of Nordic Championship in Lindy Hop.
Hyunjung Choi & Anders Silhberg
Bio coming
Nils & Jessica
Nils was born and raised in Mora, Sweden. Moved to Stockholm in 2006. Started dancing Lindy Hop at the Swedish Swing Society in 2009. In 2016 he became a member of the swing dance company The Hot Shots. Nils is a hard-working and disciplined dancer. Combine that with talent and quick learning and you get a recipe for success.
A member of the internationally renowned Harlem Hot Shots he moved from first learning the basics of dance to performing on stage to wild applause in a very short time. Rhythm is always central to his dancing, which is not surprising with his background as a drummer!
A member of the internationally renowned Harlem Hot Shots he moved from first learning the basics of dance to performing on stage to wild applause in a very short time. Rhythm is always central to his dancing, which is not surprising with his background as a drummer!
Jessica Lennartsson is a multi-talented dancer specialising in swing-related dance styles. Like most other successful dancers from Sweden she started at very young age. Her career is and has been most comprehensive and includes several major titles. She is the only dancer in Sweden to receive Svenska Sportspegelpriset (Swedish Sport News Award) in recognition for her extra ordinary level of dancing and international success. Jessica is internationally well-known and is frequently seen around the world teaching and performing. She is also a member of the Harlem Hot Shots and has been touring in Sweden and internationally with them.
Trisha Sewell
Trisha will be teaching solo classes during the main weekend.
Trisha hails from Hertfordshire, UK, and has been teaching since 1997 and on the international scene since 2003. For 10 years she contributed to establishing the first European swing dance brand and the biggest of its time. She is now thrilled to manage her own company SavoyHop.com creatively directed by her personal vision. Trisha has built up a reputation for being one of the most influential teachers within the European Swing Scene.
She has spearheaded the revival of Authentic Jazz within the UK, working and training with some of the freshest dancers and teachers around. It’s been said that her teaching style is innovative, dynamic and inspiring. Always engaging and fun, Trisha loves to make people laugh and feel relaxed in her classes. At the end of her classes students are filled with energy and excitement.
She has spearheaded the revival of Authentic Jazz within the UK, working and training with some of the freshest dancers and teachers around. It’s been said that her teaching style is innovative, dynamic and inspiring. Always engaging and fun, Trisha loves to make people laugh and feel relaxed in her classes. At the end of her classes students are filled with energy and excitement.
Bic & Simone
Simone met Bic on a crowded dance floor in 2008, they found a common passion for Lindy Hop and have never stopped dancing since. Their love for the dance has taken them to many places such as New York, China, Sweden, Barcelona and Bali to experience the various local scenes and the top teachers around the world. 2012 saw a succession of first place positions in competitions all over the UK and 1st and 2nd place at major french camps.
Bic and Simone run several camps and events in the South of England such as Maytime Mess Around, Lindy Academy, Shine and SugarPush. They have built up a local scene running weekly classes and are invited to teach at various camps, workshops and festivals around the UK. They love sharing their passion for the dance and hope to encourage the Lindy Hop scene in the UK.