2015 Staff
by ESDC on 20 Feb, 2015
Trisha Sewell
Trisha Sewell (UK) has been teaching swing in the UK since 1997, and internationally since 2003. For 10 years she has contributed ...
Scott Cupit
Scott Cupit (Australia) has been teaching Swing dancing since 1998. Since then he has taught at weekend workshops and festivals al...
Vincenzo Fesi
Vincenzo Fesi (Italy) is a worldwide recognised swing dancer. As a real globetrotter, he teaches and performs all over Europe, Aus...
Alice Mei
Alice Mei (France), one of the world's finest followers and jazz dancers. Known for her dynamic connection, free form body movemen...
Thomas Blacharz
Thomas Blacharz (France) is one of the most talented dancers in the world. His unique style is defined by free form body movement ...
Marcus Koch & Bärbl Kaufer
Marcus and Bärbl are the organisers of the Rock That Swing Festival, and the Munich Balboa and Shag Weekends. They are known arou...
Didier Jean-Francois
Didier "Dee" Jean-Francois (Canada) is a co-owner of the SAF Entertainement Group, Studio 88 Swing (with his partner Ann...
DJ Annegret Beck
Greta started off as a techno-Dj in her hometown Leipzig, Germany – that’s why she can’t leave those equalizers alone. Due t...
European Swing All Stars
The 2015 houseband will be a spectacular all-star swing band, created just for ESDC! We have hand picked the hardest swinging musi...
Hot Sugar Band
From Paris, the Hot Sugar Band is one of the most popular swing bands playing for dancers around Europe today. We're delighted to ...
Basin Street Brawlers
The Basin Street Brawlers are London's own master exponents of hot jazz, swingin' their way through the most beautiful melodies an...
Max & Pamela
Max Pitruzzella (France) has been a strong influence in international swing dancing in the past decade. One of the world's top co...
Tatiana Udry
Tatiana Udry (Montpellier, France) is a shooting star of today's swing dance world. She holds numerous international competition t...
Adam & Sanna
Adam LaMontagne (USA) and Sanna Leinonen (Finland) are currently two of Europe's top Balboa competitors. Adam hails from the mean ...
Remy Kouakou Kouame
Remy (France) is an established competitor, performer and teacher. He made the transition from world champion Boogie Woogie dancer...
DJ Janne Borjesson
Building an atmosphere, giving content to the dance floor and at the same time keep it swinging, thatís what Janne aims for. Jan...
DJ Matt Turner
Matt has been collecting and playing music for decades. For him, it’s the thrill of finding the right sounds to propel people on...
JB Mino
JB Mino (Montpellier, France), together with his partner Tatiana Udry, has taken the international swing world by storm in the pas...
DJ Shorty George
"Anything that you can tap your foot to is good music." -Louis Armstrong. If you see Shorty tapping his foot, you can be...
Alex Dreyer
Alex "Texas" Dreyer began swing dancing in Houston in 1999 at the age of 15. With his twin brother Austin he was a membe...
Isabella Gregorio
Isabella Gregorio (Italy) has been singing and dancing since she was a child. Her powerful Lindy Hop style, and her entertaining e...
Pontus Persson
Pontus Persson (Sweden) has been dancing since the age of five. A true multi-talent, he is renowned for his skills in Boogie Woogi...
Andreas & Gio
We are delighted to bring together Andreas Olsson (Sweden) and Gio Olla (Italy) as Balboa teaching partners this year. Andreas is ...
Pamela Gaizutyte
Pamela Gaizutyte (Lithuania) is one of the most exciting followers to burst onto the international swing scene in recent years. S...
William & Maeva
From France, William Mauvais & Maeva Truntzer have been dancing together since they were 14 years old. First as World Boogie W...
Ali & Katja
Ali Taghavi & Katja Uckermann (Germany) have built an international reputation as stylish dancers, dance floor favourites and ...
Juan Villafane
From Buenos Aires, Argentina. Juan is a dedicated historian of the dance and world renowned for his fast feet, eye-catching slides...