Janča & Peter

  • Peter has been in love with jazz for as long as he can remember.
    Starting with bebop, he realized it was possible to dance even to a
    very old jazz music. He used to dance ballroom dances as well and
    proved to be a talented saxophonist. By the end of high school he knew
    he was going to express his love for jazz and swing music through
    dancing.
    He started with Boogie Woogie at a time when the Bratislava scene was
    strongly competition-focused. Missing jazz and swing music, he met
    Pavlina, who invited him to practice, travel to lindy festivals, and
    eventually teach at the newly founded Swing Wings dance school in
    Brno.
    Being able to teach Lindy Hop, Collegiate Shag, St. Louis Shag, Solo
    Jazz, Solo Charleston, 20’s Charleston and Jazz Dances (like One
    Step or FoxTrot), he values mostly the music, history and passion for this music. So if you hear really good jazz music rockin it, you can almost always see Peter jumping around the dance floor. The Golden Lion mostly represents what he brings to the festival. He does not want you to stand quietly while listening to a wonderful jazz/swing band.

    Janča is a lindy hop, aerials and solo jazz teacher and
    choreographer from Brno. She started doing ballet and contemporary
    when she was 4 years old but for a lot of years, she was in love with
    folklore dance. She danced in a professional folklore ensemble for
    many years, she learned there how to perform, present herself on a
    stage, how to work with a big dance group, etc. All this time she has
    been also learning different types of dance till in 2013 she has
    discovered lindy hop and hasn’t been able to leave it ever since. _

    Dance is an important part of her life. Dancing to the music and
    communicating with each other is what makes swing dancing so special.
    It’s important that each person finds their own voice and style within
    the context of the dance, learning to share that with others, because
    everyone has something unique to bring to the dance. Mostly her
    classes are concerned with how to connect dance more with music, enjoy
    your dancing and have fun.