OUR TEACHERS
Whatever her activity (she is also a psychologist and sexologist), Arianne seeks to bring more depth, connection and awareness to the people she accompanies. This is also true in her Brazilian Zouk classes in Geneva and Lausanne. In her classes, she likes to create an atmosphere that allows students to feel safe to explore new things and gain self-confidence. She considers that dance is more than a sport or a simple pleasure. The body also speaks of our deeper mechanisms and dance is sometimes a way to address them in gentleness, joy and good humor.
Mauricio has always been passionate about sports and movement. Throughout his life, he has experienced and mastered dozens of disciplines and sports (we will spare you the list... it is too long, but if you want to ask him, he loves to talk about it). Brazil quickly became his country of heart and he taught Capoeira for a long time. He discovered couple dancing with the Samba de Gafiera and then devoted himself to Brazilian Zouk with great care and passion. He has been teaching this dance for 20 years... in French-speaking Switzerland and never tires of it! Mauricio is a great lover of the feeling of belonging and connection, but also of precision and aesthetics. He has been very keen to serve the community for years by organizing events and maintaining a Brazilian Zouk class through thick and thin.
Mark and Flouer are an intercontinental teaching team known for pairing deep care with serious craft. They have been teaching together at festivals since 2018, and launched their Fusion Teacher Training in 2024. Together, they’re a powerful duo—blending different yet complementary teaching styles to offer multiple pathways into partner dance. Grounded in a shared value system and ethics around dance theory, culture, and community, they balance rigor with play as they help dancers expand both technique and creative voice. Flouer—from New York City and now based in Italy—is equally recognized internationally for both Blues Dance & Fusion Dance. She has an MFA in contemporary and decades of experience across other partnered and solo forms. Dancing “fusion” since 1999 and teaching internationally since 2011, she’s known for her warm, academically rigorous approach that gives dancers clear structure for improvisation and self-discovery. Mark—based in SF, California—is an internationally acclaimed Fusion instructor, DJ, and event organizer who has helped shape the global scene for more than a decade. He founded the Fusion Dance Academy and created events like & All That Jazz, the SLO Exchange, and Fireside Fusion, drawing from styles like Lindy Hop, Blues, and Tango to make the impossible look easy—and the easy look impossible.
Frankie gave up dancing at the age of four, when she was cast as the Ugly Duckling for a ballet recital and was so offended she quit on the spot. She was lured back in 2011 when she began a heated affair with Argentine tango, and has since fallen for a variety of styles, from blues and west coast swing to popping and micro (she still hasn’t been back to ballet). On the fusion floor she blends grounded funk and fluidity with tight isolations and a LOT of smiling. She now teaches fusion and micro at events across Europe, with a focus on developing both creativity and control, and building concepts in an accessible way to provide an expanded palette of musicality.
Michael Wälti took his first Lindy Hop steps as a 16-year-old high school student in 2001 during a crash course with Johnny and Becky at Viento Sur in Bern. Three years later, he was already teaching Lindy Hop, organizing events, and traveling across Europe to dance festivals. Alongside his passion for swing, Michael also explored ballet and contemporary dance, developing a deep love for movement in all its forms. In 2008, he was accepted into the Modern Theater Dance program at the Amsterdam University of the Arts, where he focused intensively on contemporary dance until 2014, graduating as a professional stage dancer in 2012. During that time, swing dance took a back seat — but only for a while. After returning to Switzerland in 2014, Michael reconnected with Lindy Hop, and a year later discovered Blues dance — falling in love all over again. He soon began teaching and, together with Bigi, helped grow the Bernese Blues Dance scene. In 2018, Michael co-founded Fusionizers together with Flouer Evelyn, blending his diverse dance background into a unique approach to Fusion dance. He has been teaching Fusion both solo and in collaboration with flouer, always exploring the creative intersections between structure, emotion, and connection. In 2019, he founded Rhythm Rebels Swing Dance Studio, continuing to inspire dancers through his passion for movement, musicality, and creative freedom.
