7th August – 10th August 2025

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STAFF

THIS WAS OUR EXTRAORDINARY TEAM IN 2024

YOUR TRAINERS

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JOHN LINDO
AND JESSICA MCCURDY

John Lindo and Jessica McCurdy are some of the most popular West Coast Swing-Dancers in the world! Countless titles speak for themselves.
Good tips and tricks, high quality technique and a lot of fun is guaranteed.

 

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MAXIME
AND TORRI ZZAOUI

Maxime and Torri Zzaoui are two of the top superstars of the international West Coast Swing Scene. Both are dancing their whole lives and are very successful at all kinds of competitions. We are looking forward to their great workshops with that extra entertainment.

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OLIVIER
AND VIRGINIE MASSART

Olivier and Virginie Massart, event directors of the French Open West Coast Swing at Euro Disney in Paris. Teaching West Coast Swing since 2006, they’ve become widely popular in the scene—not only for creating the yearly «International Rally West Coast Swing» but also for being great teachers with very informative classes full of fun.

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WAYNE 
AND AGGI POWELL

Wayne and Aggi Powell embody the pure love for West Coast Swing. Their Workshops are just as informative as they are fun to experience. Any dancer, no matter what level, can take a lot of new information and moves from the workshop right into the social or competitive dancing.

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PHILIPP 
AND EKATERINA WOLFF 

Philipp and Ekaterina are our local Stars. They teach weekly classes in their hometown, and are being invited with workshops all over the country, in Europe, England and even the USA! Come join them for classes that bring a lot of fun, but also attention to details – so that even challenging patterns become clear and easy to use!

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SEMION OVSIANNIKOV
AND MARIA ELIZAROVA

Semion and Maria were the first Russians to ever get to US Open Classic finals in 2016, 2017, 2019. They also got the second place at The Open Classic finals in 2018.
Their partnership emphasizes technique, musicality and connection. They love the possibilities for communication and dialogue between partners during every dance, and seek to help their students discover this incredibly fun aspect of WCS. They share a philosophy that care and attention are the best things partners can give to each other during any dance.

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TESSA ANTOLINI

Tessa Antolini is an All-Star West Coast Swing competitor and experienced instructor offering partnered dance instruction to the people of the metro Boston area. From beginners to advanced, social dancers to competitors, she is excited to share her passion for dance and technical expertise to you!

Tessa is the 2017 Open Swing Dance Championship 6th-Place All-Star Finalist. She is an active competitor and judge on the World Swing Dance Council and the National Association of Swing Dance competitive circuits.

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LASZLO TARKANYI 
AND JULA PALENGA

Laszlo Tarkanyi and Jula Palenga are All-Stars being famous for their creativity and musicality. Teaching in their hometowns weekly classes, they help the West Coast Swing community to grow. After great feedbacks for their workshops last year, we are happy to have them with us in 2024 again 🙂 !

Marc Mejrem

MARC HELDT 
AND MEJREM HALIDOVIC

Marc & Mejrem share their wisdom about technique, partnering and timing with a loooooot of fun. In their workshops you get always valuable tipps and tricks to improve your own dancing. At the German Open they will teach absolute beginners to be ready to dance West Coast Swing in only 90 minutes!

YOUR DJs

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JUSTIN PETERSEN
HEAD DJ

PLUS:

DJane Helen

DJ Daric

DJ AP

 

DJane Mejrem

DJane Ekaterina

DJane Jula

YOUR MC

MC Wayne

WAYNE POWELL
MASTER OF CEREMONY

Speaks british english.
Most time funny.

Always on time.
Creates great atmosphere.

YOUR COMPETITION TEAM

AK Scorer

ANDREAS KASPER
SCORER

Loves computers.
makes everything possible.
Brought scoring to the next level.
Brings Competitions to your Living room.(Live Stream)

 

PLUS:
John Lindo (First Head Judge)
Torri Zzaoui (Second Head Judge)


Mejrem Halidovic (Floor Mom)
Leonie Schwan (Runner)

 

 

YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER

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DAVID GOFFIN
GRAFIK DESIGN / PHOTOS

Loves making pictures.
Designs our Website.

Creates our extraordinary Trophies.

 

YOUR GOOD SOUL IN THE BACKGROUND

Tine

TINE PALENGA
RIGHT HAND OF THE BOSS

Supervises all volunteers.
Takes care of the masters.
Very well organized.

Does everything to help the WCS community grow.

 

YOUR SECURITY

Mia

MIA
FRENCH BULLDOG

Loves to be petted.
Loves everyone.

Twerks if she’s happy.
Detects food.

 

YOUR EVENT DIRECTOR

Chris

CHRISTIAN SPENGLER
THE BOSS

Loves DANCING.
Loves TEACHING.


LOVES to make people happy.