☆☆☆ Our teachers on board in 2025 ☆☆☆
☆ Larissa & Heiko (CH) ☆ Cherry & Filip (PL) ☆ Rúta & Rokas (LT)☆
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☆ Larissa & Heiko (CH) ☆
Larissa and Heiko Heckendorn have been dancing and teaching together for more than a decade. They love to spread the joy of swing dancing in their local dance school Basel Jitterbugs and all around Europe. Both dance various swing dance styles and mix them based on the tempo and energy of the music.
In class they share their immense passion for swing dancing to help you grow as a swing dancer and develop your own voice on the dance floor.
You might have seen them in the teachers’ line up of many festivals like Barcelona Shag Festival, Swing Paradise (as well as in a past Shag Ahoi! edition :-)). They are also the hosts of their own Festivals Jitterbugs Delight, Balboa Delight and Shag Delight in Basel.
Get ready for a great learning experience with a well balanced mixture of fun and challenges in their classes!
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☆ Cherry & Filip (PL) ☆
Cherry Moreno and Filip Górski started to dance Collegiate Shag in 2014 among a bunch of enthusiasts who brought it to Warsaw and partnered up while performing with the Warsaw Shag Team. Soon after they became instructors in SWINGOUT.PL and since that moment they teach regularly Lindy Hop and Collegiate Shag around Poland and abroad.
Cherry dances with a wild Latin temperament, elegance and open head, playing with the rhythm and shaking things out. She loved to dance since she remembers. At the age of 6 she started with ballet and contemporary, then switched to ballroom and lyrical jazz for a while.
Filip is a musician for many years, playing on the guitar, trombone and mandoline. He’s one of the founders of The Cajun Spices – a Polish gypsy jazz band. His passion reflects the way he dances and makes it a fine form of expression.
Get ready for their inspiring classes with dynamic moves and fresh ideas!
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☆ Rúta & Rokas (LT) ☆
(Picture: Antanas Minkevičius)
Introducing the Double R Tandem – Rokas Borusevičius and Rūta Raginytė – a pair whose elegance, musicality, and sense of partnership bring a refined touch to the dance floor. With a deep passion for swing, they master a wide range of dances, seamlessly weaving Lindy Hop, Collegiate Shag, St. Louis Shag, and Balboa together. Their repertoire also includes old-school dances like Charleston, Peabody, and Heel Shag, adding an extra layer of charm to their dancing.
Hailing from the renowned Lindyhop.lt club in Vilnius, Lithuania, Rokas and Rūta are eager to spread their love for swing dancing with every audience. Their classes are filled with a perfect blend of technique, partnership, communication, relaxation, joy, improvisation, creativity, rhythms, and musicality.
Get your shoes ready, because you won’t want to miss the magic these two bring to the floor! Prepare yourself for sessions of fun, freedom, and connection.
