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Ludo
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.
Joshua & Christina
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).
He travels a lot together in Europe to various events in order to continue his own training, to dance WCS and also to teach. An enthusiastic social dancer who promises a great experience !
Christina discovered West Coast Swing in Freiburg just a few years ago and was immediately captivated by its creativity, expressive freedom, and sense of connection. She soon fully immersed herself in WCS, developing her skills both as a leader and as a follower, which naturally sparked her love for role switching. With her background as a dance teacher, she quickly began sharing the joy of WCS within the local community. Today, she travels extensively to deepen her knowledge, compete, and teach internationally.
Hélène & Raphaël
Hélène began her West Coast Swing journey in 2017. Based in Amsterdam, she travels internationally to learn, compete, and share. Curious and playful, she likes to explore other spaces to inspire her understanding of movement and the parallels between dance and psychology.
For her, dance is all about connection: with a partner, with oneself, with the music, and with the present moment. As a teacher, she loves helping dancers explore, reflect and connect, cultivating joy, curiosity and growth.
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.