Swing Dancing in Austria: Swing Trainer and Choreographer in Austria: Jeanny & Kurt

Trainer/
Choreographer

Regina Förster & Kurt Bieller

Jeanny & Kurt have established themselves as No 1 Swing dancer, instructors (their speciality are Boogie-Woogie, Jitterbug, Lindy Hop and other swing-dances) and choreographers in Austria. If you need informations about Swing - ask them!

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In 1993 they brought the phenomenia the Lindy Hop to Austria. They are well known in Austria as the couple who doing the Lindy Hop.

Not only do they love to dance and love to teach, but they look fabulous doing it - a shining example for aspiring swingers. They bring the Original Phenomenia, the "Lindy Hop" (also known to some as "The Jitterbug"), a happy dance, the dance that changes peoples live back to you! Lindy Hop a black dance created in the late 1920s at the Savoy ballroom in Harlem, New York. It was one of the social dances to become popular in both Black & White America dancing to the big swing giants of the era like Count Basie or Chick Webb.

With an excellent combination of Boogie Woogie and Lindy Hop they formed their own style. This unique charakcter made them so popular in Austria!

Since 1999 they are teaching Lindy Hop in dance schools all over Austria. Their workshops an classes are full of energy and fun.

But they are not only experts in Lindy Hop (Savoy Style and Hollywood Style). Their repertoire also includes such dances as Boogie-Woogie (Jitterbug of the 50s), Charleston, Black Bottom, Shag/Balboa, Authentic American Jazzdance: Shim Sham, Big Apple, Jitterbug Stroll and Blues

In 1993 they founded the first Austrian Lindy Hop show company "Cool & Crazy Jitterbugs". After one year of training and choreographing they performed with "Back to Harlem" (a travel to the Harlem of the 30s).

In 1998 they performed with their next show "The Jiving Bubbles". The show included dances from the crazy 20s to the rocking 50s.

Their actual Project is: The Millenium-Show "Swing Fever" - with a fresh new company, new costumes and host of exiting new dance routines they are well booked. In their new dance show they will take the audiance to the swinging 30s and 40s.

Also they were included into the great project the Swinging City Süd 2000 as dancer, choreographer and moderator and therefore they choregraphed the dance show "Across the track" and performed with students of the dance school Schmid.

As choreographer they worked with the Austrian Champion 1999, 2000, 2001 and Vienna Master 2000 "Christine Wittmann" in roller-skating.

In 2001 they were including in the dance project "Dance, Dance, Dance" as dancing advisor.

They visited a lot of international Swing-Workshops and studied with "Swingmasters Oldstars":
Frankie Manning ("Hellzapoppin"), Gil Bradey ("Don't knock the rock"), Jean Veloz ("Swing Fever" or "Groovie Movie") and

with "Swingmasters Newstars":
Ryan Francois (Choreographer of Swing Kids) & Jenny Thomas, Steven Mitchell (he was dancing in Michael Jacksons "Moonwalker") & Erin Stevens, Rob van Haaren, Jann Olson, Sylvia Skylar & Erik Robinson (Hollywood Style), The Jiving Lindy Hoppers, The Rhythm Hot Shots

Their repertoire includes:
Lindy Hop (Savoy-Style and Hollywood Style), Jitterbug, Charleston, Boogie-Woogie, Black Bottom, Shag, Balboa, American Jazzdance, West Coast Swing, Shim Sham, Jitterbug Stroll, Big Apple, Blues
Also Tapdance, Mambo, Cha Cha Cha of the 50s, Tango Argentino
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