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Soňa fell in love with swing dances in late 2019, spending every day in the studio, eager to learn. While she enjoyed all swing dances, Blues stood out the most. Dancing to Blues music for the first tim brought back memories of childhood, when her father played blues rock on the record player. Even during the pandemic, she stayed connected to the dance, learning from every resource she could find. For her, Blues is more than just movement—it’s emotion, trust, connection, and storytelling. She approaches the dance with deep respect for its rich history and cultural significance, honoring the roots from which it grew. To her, Blues is not just a dance—it’s a language of feeling, a space for meditation, friendship, and community.
Tom started dancing Lindy Hop in 2014, after a decade of training in the Afro-Brazilian martial art Capoeira. Eager to dive into this new passion, he took every class twice in the beginning to speed up his learning. He quickly got into the flow and began attending several dance festivals each year.
But attending the Blues festival in Ghent in 2018 was a game changer. Tom fell in love with Blues music and dance. Soon after, he began building a local Blues community with a few others. His mission is to help people fall in love with Blues music and dance, through which they can then explore its rich cultural context and history.