Natasha et Olivier

Natasha is Russian and has been dancing since she was seven (ballroom dancing, competing and teaching at a very high level). In 2001 she discovered swing dancing and simply fell in love with it. She joined innumerable swing dancing workshops in Russia and other countries, and soon became one of the best Russian dancers and teachers.

Olivier is French and discovered his big passion for Swing in 2001. He started competing and soon he placed in the first eight in the French Boogie Woogie ranking list.

They met each other at the Herräng Dance Camp in Sweden in 2001 and fell in love. They studied together and started to teach in 2003. Since their marriage they have started to build up regular classes in Toulouse and in 2005 they moved to the Côte d’Azur near Cannes and started to develop the Swing culture there.

In 2006 Natasha and Olivier started to compete together and became NJC Balboa Champions in the Amateur division for their first run in the American Championships and 5th in NJC Lindy Hop Championship and jump in the Pro Division.

During the same year they also joined finals in Jitterbug competitions in Italy, Munich and in Balboa Open of BOTP in Cannes, Euro Bal’ Cup of Frenchie Balboa Festival in Toulouse and reached 3rd place in the Euro Bal’ Cup in the Rock That Swing Festival in Munich.

They compete for fun but they enjoy especially the social dancing and exchanges around the world by sharing their passion with others.

Since 2003 their blend of two cultures has been creating an original style of dancing and a very personal style of teaching in particularly p all kinds of swing dancing: Lindy Hop, Boogie Woogie, Balboa and West Coast Swing.

They are permanent students in all styles of dancing and are constantly trying to learn how to improve their skills and their ways of teaching.

Their creativity and musical synergies are matched and their professionalism, kindness and humour take them to teach in some of the biggest camps in the world of Swing:

Boogie Night (Finland)

Barswingona (Spain)

Moscow Swing Dance Camp (Russia)

Montpellier Swing Dance Festival (France)

Boogie Swing in Toulouse (France)

Rock That Swing (Germany)

Amsterdam Lindy Hop Workshop (Nederland)

Swing Spring 2007 (Finland)

 but also in workshops in France, Austria, Ukraine, Russia…

They were and are still involved in the organization team of some of the biggest international dance camp (Boogie Swing in Toulouse, Montpellier Swing Dance Festival, Balboa on the promenade, St Petersburg Swing Festival).

They are also performers in shows for small/private events or cabaret in some of the most famous places of the Cote d'Azur (Sporting in Monaco, Casino Ruhl in Nice, Théâtre de verdure in Nice, Palais des Festival in Cannes…)  alone, with friends or with their students... Check the galleries page.

List of prizes  

1st place in West Coast Swing at the Westie Camp 2008 (Paris, France)

1st place Balboa at the Crazy Rhythm Challenge SHSC 2008 (Eauze, France)

1st place Show Case at the Crazy Rhythm Challenge SHSC 2008 (Eauze, France)

2sd place Fast Lindy Hop at the Crazy Rhythm Challenge SHSC 2008 (Eauze, France)

2sd place Fast Feet at the Crazy Rhythm Challenge SHSC 2008 (Eauze, France)

2sd place Team with the Freelance at the Crazy Rhythm Challenge SHSC 2008 (Eauze, France)

2sd place Team with the Freelance Swinguers at the GLX 2008 (Grenoble, France)

2sd place Fast Feet at the Grenoble Lindy Exchange 2008 (Grenoble, France)

2sd place Show Case at the Grenoble Lindy Exchange 2008 (Grenoble, France)

Finalist Euro Bal Cup of the Frenchie Balboa Festival 2007 (Toulouse, France)

2sd place on the Team Contest of Barswingona 07 with the Freelance Swingers

Final Euro Bal’Cup in the Frenchie Balboa Festival 2006 and 2007 (Toulouse, France)

1st place National Jitterbug Championship Am Balboa Division 2006 (Los Angeles, USA)

5th place National Jitterbug Championship Am Lindy Hop Division 2006 (Los Angeles, USA)

Final Open Balboa BOTP 2006 (Nice, France)

3rd place Euro Bal’Cup Rock That Swing Festival 2006 (Munich, Allemagne)

Final Jitterbug Contest Rock That Swing Festival 2006 (Munich, Allemagne)