Who we are

We are a group of people who love swing

In 2011 we founded the Swing Busters dance school and since then we have been teaching swing courses for beginners, intermediate, and advanced students. For us, swing means joy, freedom, and fun! Our purpose is to pass on to others through our lessons or performances. Whatever you wish to find, we want to help you find it in swing dance. For some people, swing is a callback to the 20´s and 30´s, whilst for some it is a way to spend their free time, for others an opportunity to spark their creativity with the sound of great music. Swing can also be an opportunity to meet new people and make a new bunch of friends. You can experience all of this with us! Everyone is different and therefore we approach each student individually. We have a team of great teachers who will guide you through this and make the best for you to enjoy our lessons.

What is swing

Get to know swing and its magic

You could know “swing” from its music. And where there is music, there is dance. The term swing generally refers to a group of dances that includes for example Lindy Hop, Balboa or Shag. Those can be combined together, even during a single song. Improvisation and interplay in pairs play a dominant role during swing dancing. The dancers become members of the orchestra.

 

Our team

Áňa

She laughs a lot, with you, at you, at herself, at anybody, all with a good spirit. Nevertheless, sh...

She laughs a lot, with you, at you, at herself, at anybody, all with a good spirit. Nevertheless, she likes to be strict at times too so get ready for some serious learning if you have the ambition :).
She loves to dance everything and she loves to teach everybody.

You can tell who is the hyperactive in the room. Despite being a full time student, she appears to be there where crazy ideas are born and she tries to make them all happen. So if you have any, come to her and she’ll do her best to help you out with your idea of dance fun :).

Áňa

Michael

He fell for couple dancing and swing music 20 years ago. So when the Lindy hop found its way back to...

He fell for couple dancing and swing music 20 years ago. So when the Lindy hop found its way back to the Czech republic, he was between the first ones who jumped in.
He wants to see people listening to the music and moving to it whilst having fun in the couple. So come to learn with him how to couple dance, not how to do steps only.

Michael

Kristi

She feels like she’s been moving towards swing her whole life. Swing has changed it for the be...

She feels like she’s been moving towards swing her whole life. Swing has changed it for the better in many ways. Would you like to know how? Just ask her. Kristi has been a regular at the dance halls since 2016, she likes to talk to you or dance any swing dance if you manage to catch her. Then you can guess whether she owns more dancing or non-dance shoes, in which series she played a dance bush, what an interesting dance price she has at home in the toilet, where she went to Erasmus for dancing, in which countries she would still like to dance and what is her favorite drug. Note: She likes to be leadered by music and likes playful communication even when dancing.

 

Kristi

Martin H.

Rhythm and melodies were pumping through his body since always, however it was through swing dance t...

Rhythm and melodies were pumping through his body since always, however it was through swing dance that he has found the way to express his passion for music. And much more – it is the harmony of body and soul and conversation without words that he explored with this dance. He loves to “talk” through Lindy hop, Collegiate Shag or Balbou and we just wonder, which dance will be his next love?

Martin H.

Adam B.

Adam danced folklore as a child, but the great passion for dance stems from school dances. The Adam&...

Adam danced folklore as a child, but the great passion for dance stems from school dances. The Adam’s search for the best dance began at that time. He was trying Latin dance, standard, shuffle, flamenco when he visited a swing party one exuberant evening. Love at first sight. Since then (the second half of 2016), Adam has fallen for swing dances from Lindy to Shag to Balboa. Adam also operates in the Ostrava swing community, where he lectures and, among other things, organizes swing events. Adam’s specialty is Blues.

Adam B.

Niky

Niky and music have always had a great bond, and specially with the Jazz music. When Niky stepped in...

Niky and music have always had a great bond, and specially with the Jazz music. When Niky stepped into swing dance world, she discovered a new pleasure of feeling the music through movement and to share that joy with other people, which doesn’t stop to fascinate her. She doesn’t understand Lindy hop as a dance of figures and variations but as a guide on how to feel and express and give shapes to the music that is being created on stage. It is also a magical language with which everybody can understand each other without words. Joy, playfulness, naturalness, all of that you can find in swing. Niky found swing by a coincidence and she remembers how important it was for her to have someone to show her the ways of that world and how to explore it the best. That is why she is excited to pass that on others too.

Niky

Anya

Anya perceive dance as a language where everyone has their own unique way of expressing the same ide...

Anya perceive dance as a language where everyone has their own unique way of expressing the same idea, everyone has their own vocabulary that can be constantly expanded and thanks to which they can communicate with their dance partner and music. She likes to lead from time to time, so she can put herself in the shoes of any dancer. Although she has been swinging for several years, she does not seem to have stopped enjoying it soon. She likes improvisation, dancing choreographies and competitions. She just likes to dance, so you can meet her at a swing dancing floor and maybe at a techno party as well.

Anya

Fred

He is English, but started dancing in Copenhagen. There as a lost foreigner he found his joy in goin...

He is English, but started dancing in Copenhagen. There as a lost foreigner he found his joy in going to 4 or more socials a week. Now, 5 years later he teaches, DJ strange jazz, and shag (ideally with songs around 300bpm). He dances because it’s the best instrument he can play, and he loves to be creative, energetic and unafraid of mistakes. And he hopes for his students to be as silly and free in their sick moves.

Fred

Janek

He always knew he wanted to dance, but he had to find his way through sports such as basketball and...

He always knew he wanted to dance, but he had to find his way through sports such as basketball and ice hokey.
Swing dance caught his eye with its fun, diversity and playfulness which has never ceased to amaze him.
His goal is to make dancers dance to the music as an inspirational element not only as a rhythm keeper. He likes to inspire newcomers to find their love for swing as well as to keep improving the skills of dancers around him.

Keep on swingin´

Janek

Dáša

Dáša started dancing thanks to her partner Honza who was looking for their new common activity. Danc...

Dáša started dancing thanks to her partner Honza who was looking for their new common activity. Dancing entrapped her very quickly since and she doesn’t plan to fight against it. She enjoys St.Lous Shag the most having it discovered through multiple workshops. She started to teach the dance to see it at the parties more and to create more St.Louis shag dancers to dance her favourit dance with :).

Dáša

Ania

Ania, DJ Foka, important soul of Swing Busters. She came to us from Baltic sea. She is always there...

Ania, DJ Foka, important soul of Swing Busters. She came to us from Baltic sea. She is always there when we run out of energy so if it wasn’t for her, there would be much less swinging in Prague with us!
Now she also makes our team happy by taking care of us :)
If you have an idea you would like to become real and you don’t find Áňa, find Ania in stead and share your thoughts with her :).

Ania

Pavel

As for the music lover, lover of movement and art forms, dancing was a clear choice for him. He got...

As for the music lover, lover of movement and art forms, dancing was a clear choice for him. He got to Lindy Hop in 2013 and a few years later to Balboa, that got him by combining subtle elegance with swing groove. In dance, he enjoys improvisation, musicality and communication with his partner and always looks for another challenge and the opportunity to move on.

Pavel

Ála

Ála has always enjoyed the music of Glenn Miller, the old movies, the good manners of the 40s. The d...

Ála has always enjoyed the music of Glenn Miller, the old movies, the good manners of the 40s. The dance for her represents a great way to relax, to individually interpret the music which gives her so much of life energy. She used to dance South-Moravian folk dances, then discovered swing some years ago and still keeps it as a pleasant hobby.

She wished to work with a group of nice people so she says to be happy to join our team and work for Swing Busters back stage.

And we are happy to welcome her too. :)

Ála

Jíťa

Music & dance has been a part of her life since she was a kid. She likes all sorts of different...

Music & dance has been a part of her life since she was a kid. She likes all sorts of different styles but Swing and Lindy hop spoke to her through the outstanding possibility to express freely without many strict rules and to have lots of fun.
For her, couple dancing is a perfect example of the ability to agree on things with anyone, if we are willing to do so. :)

Jíťa

Anička

She says she’s always been clumsy until she discovered swing and found out that dancing was wh...

She says she’s always been clumsy until she discovered swing and found out that dancing was what she lacked in life. From a musical background, she jumped to the dance floor and found the boundless joy of moving, improvising and communicating with a partner. She wants to infect her surroundings with that joy. She enjoys the interplay between musicians and dancers and creating new things. She does no longer believe in being clumsy and enjoys helping to dissolve the similar barriers to the next generation of novice swingers.

Anička

Adam H.

Adam went through a long journey of different dance styles, met ballroom dances and salsa on the way...

Adam went through a long journey of different dance styles, met ballroom dances and salsa on the way…but it was the swing dance that helped him to look at dancing with a completely new fresh eye. He loves music and jazz has always attracted him very much. When dancing, it all makes a totally new sense and dimension. He likes to help others express the music and build a nice dance communication in the couple.

Adam H.

Honza

Honza discovered swing couple years ago and since then he keeps dancing everywhere he can. He likes...

Honza discovered swing couple years ago and since then he keeps dancing everywhere he can. He likes high tempos to dance to and for that, knowing Collegiate Shag and St.Louis Shag is a convenient skill. Those two dancing have become his most favourites of all swing dances. Now this may sound like he doesn’t have other hobbies for the everywhere-present dancing but don’t let it fool you, he is a keen skater and he may catch your smile with an analogue camera, so smile when you meet him!

Honza

Martin K.

Martin got to music since childhood through piano lessons, which all his siblings went through tradi...

Martin got to music since childhood through piano lessons, which all his siblings went through traditionally. In high school, he was fascinated by rock’n’roll and boogie-woogie music and tried to transfer it to the piano strings. When the time came for standard dancing classes, he chose a different path and signed up for Lindy Hop courses. He was impressed by the energy, playfulness and boisterousness of swing music and dance. After some time he began to perform and teach swing in Ostrava and became interested in other swing styles, especially Collegiate Shag. When dancing, he likes to connect dance styles and experiment. For the last two years, he has been enriching his dance with street dances such as House dance and Hip-Hop.

 

Martin K.

Zuzka

Everything has started with ballet! She discovered swing dances not so long ago, and more she danced...

Everything has started with ballet! She discovered swing dances not so long ago, and more she danced more she was into them. When she found out that swing is not only lindy hop, but also balboa and collegiate shag (and others), she wasn’t spotted anywhere else then among the swing dancers.
She’s been doing shag for two years. She likes to attend workshops in the Czech Republic, as well as abroad, and she’d like to help expand the local shag community.
Everybody is crazy about Stephen and Chanzie, but her idols are British Aila Floyd and Peter Ayres.
She likes to explore the mechanics of the dance and to find out the way to dance more naturally and comfortably.
Her goal is to share her experience and tips to all who fall for this dance.

Zuzka

Oli

Body movement has always been the love of her life. Though what she has realised growing dancing aro...

Body movement has always been the love of her life. Though what she has realised growing dancing around, she most of all loves the conscious approach, being there, observing and feeling the movement of the body. She danced through her childhood until yoga ruled it to take her back to dance again.
So not only she will lead you (with an individual approach) in your yoga lessons, you can also grab a dance with her on a dance floor :).

 

Oli

Líza

I have been dancing since I was a child, but in Hungary it was a matter of course that it was folklo...

I have been dancing since I was a child, but in Hungary it was a matter of course that it was folklore. At grammar school, I was also fascinated by Latin, and my friend and I always looked out the door with amazement at swing dancers at shared dance halls. At university, I had the opportunity to devote myself very intensively to dance. I almost became a professional folklore dancer, but then love came and took me to the Czech Republic. Even in the Czech Republic I started dancing right away and I got to Swing Busters. I devoured cheerfulness, playfulness, music, company and new movements. Then the path was clear, even though I had two girls. I have a gym teacher dad. I learned from him how to pass on my know-how, and his ability to understand children also overflowed into my blood. I get along very well with children and for 7 years I have been leading children’s dance in Prague in a different genre. My kids really enjoy swing music and I’ve noticed that I’m not the only one who has grown up with the next generation of swing musicians

Líza

Jeff

For Jeff dance and music was a part of growing up as much as learning to walk. As a child he listene...

For Jeff dance and music was a part of growing up as much as learning to walk. As a child he listened to Jazz through his dads collection of vinyls & Jazz fm radio in his home town London.

Swing dance came at a difficult time in his life, but the potential of the dance was another way to express himself and honor the memory of his dad. An opportunity to engage with the European swing dance community presented itself to him and he has not looked back since! This led him to traveling to festivals and living across Europe learning from different communities and teachers, and now we have him in Prague. He started with hip hop and can dance other styles like house. Jeff is capable at many different swing dance styles, from Lindy, Blues, Charleston, Collegiete shag and St Louis shag, and his new love Balboa. Who knows where his dance journey will take him!

Jeff

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