Olivier & Virginie Massart
Olivier and Virginie are living in Lyon, France, the city known as “the capital” of West Coast Swing in Europe. Since 2010, they have been sharing their passion for West Coast Swing as dance partners. Together with Maxime Zzaoui and Henriette Koefoed, they formed the “Mov High” ensemble, the first WCS troupe in Europe. In 2011, Virginie and Olivier became European Champions in the Classic category with their very Blues routine! They teach in the biggest events of the WCS world and compete in the “Champions” category. Olivier and Virginie organize two of the major West Coast Swing events in Europe: “French Open WCS” and “West In Lyon”.
Every weekend, for the whole year, they are on the road to teach and share their love for West Coast Swing.
Technique, fun moves, humor and musicality are their primary skills and they will have them in their tool-belt for you!
Joao Parada & Savana Barreau
Savana started jazz dancing at 4 years old and never stopped since. Being passionate about dance in general, she has practiced many other styles in solo, contemporary, classical, hip hop. She participated in numerous competitions, obtained regional and national prizes, and entered the conservatory during her high school years.
She discovered couple dances at the age of 7 with rock, quickly after salsa, and a little later West Coast Swing.
Very young, she was given the opportunity to teach, she quickly acquired a taste for human relations and sharing with students. Leaving high school, she made the decision to specialize in west coast swing and went to live in Switzerland to work in the school of Jang Widler where she still works today.
Joao started dancing at the age of 8 in a German folk dance group in southern Brazil. In 2006 he started various other styles such as zouk, salsa, Forro, Samba de Gafiera, and Argentine Tango. Dance became an integral part of his life to which he dedicated several hours a week while following professional training. In 2011 he started teaching dance and met West Coast Swing a year later in 2012. He quickly fell in love with this dance.
Subsequently, he traveled to many events in Brazil and abroad to train with the greatest. In 2014 he started teaching WCS in Brazil and continues to teach it with passion today in Switzerland and at European events.