Oliver & Maria

Oliver has been dancing for five years, mainly in London, but you can catch him for a dance at festivals all over Europe. His first love is social dancing — always trying to find common ground with people through connection and the music. His favourite move on the social floor is surprise Swing Outs (when he has room), and aside from Lindy Hop, he is keen on developing his Solo Jazz, often competing in both styles. He is a big fan of Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers and absolutely adores the dancing of Al Minns and Mabel Lee. His winning formula is: more hips = better.

Maria is a dancer and artist from Athens, Greece. She started dancing at a very young age, and tried a variety of dance styles before falling in love with Lindy Hop. She predominantly dances in Athens and London, and really enjoys traveling to international festivals. In Athens she is part of the Hot Mallets troupe, and the Hoppers performance team. She loves dancing to live music, and treasures her leather shoes, which are ideal for spins and turns!

Although they currently live in different countries, over the last couple of years they have been regularly training and competing together. They deeply value good connection, and strive to uphold the culture and values of the dance.