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.
Brenda comes from a family of social dancers and musicians. As dance became her profession, she began specialising in African American cultural jazz, blues, and latin dances. For the last 24 years, Brenda has travelled the world teaching movement and dance, including balboa, blues, swing, tango, west coast swing and fusion. She is also a certified movement educator through multiple disciplines since 2011. Brenda is known as a technician, historian, and sometimes drill sergeant. She is most known as a dancer and teacher for her feel, and that of her students. Brenda promotes the philosophies of proprioceptive partnering, neutral frame, spinal alignment and pulse-based dancing, helping her students experience an organic connection often found in native social dancers. Brenda Jean has founded DanceMode in 2001. When describing her vision, she states: Movement | Sensuality | Community
Xandy Liberato was born in Brazil and he came into contact with dance for the first time at the age of 16, when he started his training in Brazilian partner dance, jazz, ballet, hip hop and dance interpretation through creativity, connectivity and generosity. Later on, already in Spain, he studied contemporary dance at Conservatorio Profesional de Danza de Valencia (Spain). Regarding his professional career, he started working as a professional dancer at the age of 18 for the singer Harmonia do Samba  and Gian e Giovani, with whom he worked in their Brazilian and Latin American tours for 3 years. Between 2008 and 2012, he worked as a creator, interpreter and codirector of the contemporary dance company Mou Dansa, winning the prize for the best choreography in the Choreography Contest of Sevilla and the prize for the best interpreters in the International Contest of Burgos – New York (2009). During the 2008-2009 season, he shared the stage as an interpreter and dancer with the Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo in the opera Iphigénie en Tauride the at Palau de les Arts Reina SofÃa of Valencia (Spain). Since the beginning of his career, he has always balanced his artistic career with teaching by sharing his knowledge on Brazilian traditional dances, contemporary dance and partner dance. Between 2012 and 2016 he started a dance partnership with Evelyn Magyari. Together, they spread Brazilian Zouk around the world and became worldwide references due to their connection and creativity. From 2009 to 2022, together with his team, Xandy has conducted research on dance and the multidimensionality of the body in motion, the result of which is a body reeducation system through dance and conscious movement – the Liberato Method. Currently, Xandy is sharing his knowledge and experience in his own retreats in Brazil & Spain, Online Weekly Classes, as well as private courses and workshops, taught both online and in person. He combines teaching with research and the creation of his first book on the Liberato Method, together with his team and the technical support of the University of Valencia (Spain).
Noëlle has been living her passion for dance for three decades. Her diverse experience in styles such as Hip Hop/Urban, Jazz, Afro/Caribbean and House Dance was not only shaped by "regular" classes in dance schools: the exchange - for example, in clubs and on the street - with dancers and artists from all over the world was also essential. Music is her inspiring fuel - that’s why dance and music merge into a dynamic unity for her.
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.
Pamela Battanta brings a background spanning Afro and Modern dance, Contact Improvisation, Salsa, Lindy Hop, Tango Argentino, West Coast Swing, Dylog and Beyondance, and has spent more than 30 years shaping a teaching style that blends technical clarity with genuine creative freedom. Trained in multiple dance pedagogies, she values precision but never at the expense of play, curiosity, or the individuality of each dancer. She understands dance as a dynamic exchange—built on subtle listening, shared responsibility, shifting roles and the courage to step beyond learned patterns. In her classes, partners explore communication through movement: sometimes quiet, sometimes bold, always responsive. Pamela’s workshops invite participants to connect, react, experiment and expand their movement vocabulary, while staying rooted in the simple joy of discovering what two bodies can create together.
FUSION BASICS CLASS
Music and movement have been central elements in Bigi's life since childhood. When she first saw Lindy Hop in 2007, it was immediately clear that this would be her dance. She studied Lindy Hop, Balboa, and Blues Dance in various courses, workshops, and camps with different teachers from all over the world. She also regularly attends Afro-Cuban dance classes and is learning to play the conga. Her heart beats for the blues and its richness. Bigi is interested in the roots of music and dance and appreciates its culture. In her classes, the connection between music, partner, and self is particularly important to Bigi. She is continuing her training in Spiral Dynamics, a movement concept, to improve body awareness and posture. She lives her joy of dancing on the dance floor as much as in her classes.
Dominic is a man of many talents. Not only will he moderate our parties and guide you through the evenings, but also he's teaching our beginner workshop with Sia. Dominic fell in Love with Lindy Hop in 2009. Soon he also started to dance Blues, Tango and Boogie Woogie. He loves to switch between styles and has a strong focus on musicality and leading with the whole body. He has been teaching Lindy Hop and Boogie Woogie and now we're happy that he finally will share some of his Fusion Knowledge ;)