SKYE HUMPHRIES (USA)
Persuaso da sua madre a ballare da bambino, dal 1999 ha insegnato ovunque sia arrivato il Lindy Hop. E’ stato membro e fondatore di alcune tra le più influenti compagnie di Lindy Hop: Minnie’s Moochers, Mad Dog, the Silver Shadows. Ha vinto tutte le più importanti competizioni internazionali, incluse ULHS, ALHC , ILHC, World Lindy Hop Championship.
Il suo amore per il Jazz lo ha portato ad espandere il suo interesse nella storia americana e nella sua eredità culturale, ed a conseguire un master in Studi americani alla George Washington University.
Skye was first persuaded to dance by his mother. Since 1999, he taught wherever Lindy Hop is done. He is founding member of some of the most influential modern Lindy Hop troupes: Minnie’s Moochers, Mad Dog, the Silver Shadows. He has won titles at all of the major Lindy Hop competitions, including ULHS, ALHC , ILHC, World Lindy Hop Championship.
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.
FRIDA SEGERDAHL (SWE)
Inizia a studiare danza a 5 anni, ed a 9 è gia campionessa di Boogie Woogie e Double Bugg, un energetico ballo tradizionale svedese. A 15 anni incontra il Lindy Hop, ed in poco tempo entra a far parte di uno dei più noti ed influenti gruppi Swing del mondo, i Rhythm Hot Shots. Viaggiando per gareggiare ed insegnare in ogni angolo del mondo, Frida si è guadagnata la fama di essere una delle migliori ballerine di Lindy Hop, Charleston e Jazz.
Da alcuni anni fa parte del comitato direttivo del più ampio e comprensivo evento internazionale di Swing, che si tiene ogni estate in Svezia: Herrang Dance Camp.
Frida started dancing at the tender age of 5. At the age of 9 she was already a champion at Boogie Woogie and Double Bugg, a very energetic Swedish traditional dance. When she was 15 she 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. Many have rated Frida as one of the best Charleston, Lindy Hop and Jazz dancers in the world.
Frida now runs the famous Lindy Hop dance camp that she first attended back when she was 15: the Herrang Dance Camp, held every summer in Sweden.