2024.10.11-13 Vilnius
Teachers
Pamela Gaižutytė

Humorous and dynamic, keen, full of heart and a touch of the anarchic, Pamela was spellbound by Lindy Hop energy and community at the age of sixteen when she started her first classes at Lindyhop.lt Club in Vilnius. Despite her young age Pamela has already brought herself to light constantly learning anything related to dancing, be it music, psychology or anatomy. In 2009, Pamela began working at Hoppers’ Dance Studio in her hometown of Vilnius, Lithuania. Today she dances and teaches with the top leaders in the international Lindy Hop scene. Having no constant partner has given Pamela space to bring a lot of variety to her dance – no wonder dancers call her one of the most exciting followers in recent years. As a dancer Pamela cherishes individuality and freedom. For her Lindy Hop is not as much about impeccable technique as it is about musicality and awareness. As a teacher she shares her values and encourages people to find their own way of dancing: “Learn to be ok with the way you are and how your body moves. It’s all about you.” Nietzsche once said “You need chaos in your soul to give birth to a dancing star”.

Pamela Gaižutytė
For her dancing is not as much about impeccable technique as it is about musicality and awareness.
Tadas Vasiliauskas

Tadas Vasiliauskas is one of the favorite social dancers in Vilnius. He is known for his unique dance style and great energy on the dance floor. Tadas is also really into music: there’s not a day when he does not play his trombone.

Tadas have been teaching Lindy Hop with Pamela Gaižutytė for few years and this couple is known to be passionate and inspiring teachers. They specialize in Lindy Hop, Charleston, Authentic Jazz. They are mainly focusing on dance technique and musicality, emphasizing natural ways and aesthetics of movement.

Tadas Vasiliauskas
Tadas is one of the favorite social dancers in Vilnius. He is known for his unique dance style and great energy on the dance floor.
Simona Pogosian

Simona Pogosian is a talented follower famous for her extraordinary choreographic skills. She started her dance journey when she was 4 years old. After trying different styles of dances she fell in love with Lindy Hop in 2004. Since then all of her time and energy have been dedicated to Swing dances including Balboa, Authentic jazz, Saint Louis Shag and of course Lindy Hop. Simona, together with her companions pioneered Lindy Hop in Vilnius. She regularly teaches there and abroad.

Simona is known for her exceptional choreographic ability that turns her jazz moves into an original dance story. Her power to easily follow the rhythm makes her a flawless follower in couple dances and also spotlights her solo dance artistry. Don’t miss the chance to ask her out for a dance! You will not regret!

Simona Pogosian
Simona is known for her exceptional choreographic ability that turns her jazz moves into an original dance story.
Mindaugas Bikauskas

Mindaugas is an international jazz dance instructor, performer, musician, teacher at “Lindyhop.lt” club and one of developers of a lindyhop scene in Lithuania.

His biggest passion in jazz culture is the music. Being a DJ and a dancer in 2008 he came up with an idea to expand jazz culture in Vilnius by starting a band, consisting only of dancers – “Rhythm Junkies” and in 2011 “Home Jazz Five” now known as “Home Jazz Band”. Inspired by dancing his bands have different jazz era’s sounds and specialises to play for dancers.

Mindaugas says, that the most important thing is to know jazz music from the inside. He is happily sharing this experience with his students. Together with the musicality, free movement expression, control and full dedication to the culture, Mindaugas classes are fun, full of joy and inspirational.

Mindaugas Bikauskas
Together with the musicality, free movement expression, control and full dedication to the culture, Mindaugas classes are fun, full of joy and inspirational.
Kamilė Pundziūtė

Kamilė Pundziūtė is a real treat in Vilnius Lindy Hop community, keeping it swingin’ since 2003, the very beginning of Lindy Hop explosion in Lithuania. Kamilė has dedicated her life to dance. She is a dancer, a teacher, a choreographer and also a dance – movement therapist. She has travelled many places in Europe teaching, performing and spreading love for dancing.

Her education in somatics and movement therapy bring concepts of movement and following to a whole new level and is a base for her teaching. A knowledgeable approach coupled with an honest, joyful perspective of life is attractive for students. Positive experience guaranteed!

Kamilė Pundziūtė
A knowledgeable approach coupled with an honest, joyful perspective of life is attractive for students. Positive experience guaranteed!
Smiltys Andrikonis

Thanks to his parents, Smiltys had been familiar with jazz music since the day he was born! At the age of just 4 years old, he started acting in theatre, several years later playing saxophone and dancing contemporary dance became his hobbies as well. After graduating, Smiltys found out about Swing dances and since then, there was no turning back! Many classes, various competitions and international festivals later, he discovered that dynamics between the thrill of the competitions and the chill of the social dancing, is what motivates him to dance. Known for his technique, variety of uncommon move combinations and attention to the connection, Smiltys tries to inspire and enrich his students with the history, musicality and small details that matters the most!

Smiltys Andrikonis
Smiltys tries to inspire and enrich his students with the history, musicality and small details that matters the most!
Elzė Višnevskytė

Elze Visnevskyte comes from Vilnius, Lithuania. She has been dancing a variety of dances since she was 6 years old – from old renaissance to traditional folk dances, until she discovered Lindy Hop or maybe it was Lindy Hop that found her. Later on she got into the world of Solo Jazz too.

Elze spent a lot of time acting in theater, so she takes a part of theater to her dancing and improvisation. She values creativity, authentic way of dancing, musicality and playfulness in a dance and spreads it to her students.

For her Lindy Hop is much more then only leading and following, it’s dancing to the music, connecting to your partner and in the meantime having a great time that’s important.

She is known for her contagious energy and loud laugh.

Elzė Višnevskytė
For her Lindy Hop is much more then only leading and following, it’s dancing to the music, connecting to your partner and in the meantime having a great time that’s important.
Arnas Jasiūnas

Arnas Jasiūnas is one of the top dancers of the thriving Lithuanian Lindy Hop scene. His original approach to dance will add to the knowledge of a dancer of any level. Arnas ideas are based on concepts of body movement, rhythms and authenticity of both the dance and the dancer. With his dance technique and teaching methods in the background Arnas turns the classroom into an effective workshop and gives students ideas for future training.

His long training in music makes his dancing a creative musical experience. And his playful personality will surprise and cheer you on the social dance floor. Rumor has it all 😉

Arnas Jasiūnas
His long training in music makes his dancing a creative musical experience. And his playful personality will surprise and cheer you on the social dance floor.
Miglė Česiūnaitė

Miglė is Lindy Hop teacher from the heart of Lithuania – Kaunas. More than 10 years ago, she discovered this dance and since then, she is a passionate dancers, active participant of various events and competitions, as well as one of the main teachers and organizers in her town, sharing acquired experience with other Lindy hop lovers.

In classes, even while focusing on technique or footwork, she and her partner Vilmantas encourage students to express themselves, relax and enjoy the dance. Full of energy and enthusiasm, Miglė and Vilmantas always await chance to share their ideas, inspiration and joy for this dance with you!

Miglė Česiūnaitė
Miglė is Lindy Hop teacher from the heart of Lithuania - Kaunas. While dancing she is focusing on technique and footwork.
Vilmantas Balynas

Vilmantas is Lindy Hop teacher from the heart of Lithuania – Kaunas. More than 8 years ago, he discovered this dance and since then, he is a passionate dancers, active participant of various events and competitions, as well as one of the main teachers and organizers in his town, sharing acquired experience with other Lindy hop lovers.

In classes, even while focusing on technique or footwork, he and his partner Miglė encourage students to express themselves, relax and enjoy the dance. Full of energy and enthusiasm, Migle and Vilmantas always await chance to share their ideas, inspiration and joy for this dance with you!

Vilmantas Balynas
Full of energy and enthusiasm Vilmantas always await chance to share his ideas, inspiration and joy.
Kamilė Naujalytė

Kamilė is a lindyhop teacher and artist, a member of the Lindyhop.lt club. She has been dancing Lindyhop since 2013, creates choreographies, participates in performances and competitions. She has also tried other jazz dances – balboa, solo jazz, tap, etc. So it is not surprising that even during parties, Kamilė likes a variety of dances and combines different styles.

She fell in love with Lindyhop because of the freedom to improvise, the rhythm, the musicality. No less important is the connection with the partner, the ability to listen and hear him. Kamilė believes that both partners must bring individuality, independent improvisation to the dance and help the audience feel the music. Her main goals as a teacher are an interesting and fun lesson for both the students and herself.

Kamilė Naujalytė
Kamilė believes that both partners must bring individuality, independent improvisation to the dance and help the audience feel the music.
Juozas Getautis

Juozas is an artist, teacher and member of the Lindyhop.lt club, who started dancing lindyhop in 2013. Soon he joined the Lindyhop.lt troupe and started rehearsing together, creating choreographies, participating in performances and competitions (LHCC 2015 Open – 1st place, “Savoy Cup Jack & Jill 2015 Open” – 1st place, LHCC 2016 Advanced). Juozas is interested in swing music and history and regularly plays at dance parties and festivals in Vilnius.

While dancing, Juozas seeks dialogue with his partner through movements, rhythm, energy, but always leaves room for improvisation. He believes that the most important thing is to never stop learning and playing on the dance floor: “Always look for new sources of inspiration and convey it in your dance. As a teacher, I think it is very important to share those sources of inspiration and at the same time be able to convey your knowledge in a simple and fun way.”

Juozas Getautis
While dancing, Juozas seeks dialogue with his partner through movements, rhythm, energy, but always leaves room for improvisation.
Edita Kriaučiunaitė

Edita Kriaučiunaitė found swing dancing right when she started university. She tried it and got hooked immediately. It quickly became a key focus of her life and she soon started to teach lindy hop classes and organize events for lindyhoppers in Kaunas. Now she runs her own dance studio All That Swing, inspiring dancers in the local and international scenes. She is also active on social media; you can follow her studio’s Instagram account for weekly dance ideas and inspiration.

Edita’s dancing reflects her kind and cheerful personality, as she concentrates on smooth movement, connection with her partner and playful technique. Swing dancing helps her forget everyday troubles and simply enjoy life. She wants her students to experience this happy world of swing dancing too. To do this, Edita gives entertaining, useful and inspiring classes, which enable her students to improve, express themselves and find the true joy of dancing!

Edita Kriaučiunaitė
Edita gives entertaining, useful and inspiring classes, which enable her students to improve, express themselves and find the true joy of dancing!
Edas Matulaitis

Edas Matulaitis is a passionate and experienced swing dancer from Kaunas, where he runs his own dance studio All That Swing, teaching swing dance, DJing, organising events and building a growing community of local lindyhoppers.  In love with swing dancing, he enjoys every opportunity to dance and teach at swing events in Lithuania and abroad. In an event you’re likely to see him among the last dancers of the night, since he just can’t get enough of the swing!

His dancing is full of energy, clean technique and pleasant surprises. You can expect all this and more in his classes, where he usually aims to teach specific moves, rhythms and techniques, while encouraging students to build on them by adding their own ideas and style. In the classes, he also emphasizes improvement of social dancing skills by teaching proper and comfortable leading and following techniques. His main goal – that the students come out of the class as better dancers, excited to dance more and get inspired by the wonderful culture of swing!

Edas Matulaitis
His main goal – that the students come out of the class as better dancers, excited to dance more and get inspired by the wonderful culture of swing!
Eglė Stasiulytė

Eglė started her dancing journey at the age of 10 with folk and aerobics. At the age of 14 she discovered hip-hop culture. Teaching, training enormous hours and performing became part of her lifestyle. After graduating her way accidentally led her from hip-hop to vernacular jazz and lindy-hop. Since then Eglė quickly became part of swing community and never turned back.
Eglė is also well known as a performing artist, largely expressing herself in comedy and clowning. Audience control, theatrical skills, confidence on stage, openness to improvisation together with her life experience led to early directing, creating lindy-hop shows in theater. Some of them are first ones in Lithuania.
Combining dancing and theatre worlds makes her a true creator. Her persistent and conscious trainings are dedicated to transforming steps into stories and emotions into motions. Last but not least is her humor and empathy. Once you meet her you can tell she can fill a room with warm atmosphere and laugh with students easily. As she says: “when people laugh, they learn faster”.

Eglė Stasiulytė
Her persistent and conscious trainings are dedicated to transforming steps into stories and emotions into motions.
Austėja Žalalytė

The whole life on the dance floor! She started dancing at the age of 3, she did ballroom dancing for 7 years until she found lindy hop. At 2011 she discovered this dance that gripped her and kept her in with the great spirit and joy. 3 years later she started teaching at the Hoppers’ Dance Studio in Vilnius, Lithuania. With every group of students, with every festival she gets more and more inspired in teaching, performing and involving herself into this community. She loves the way jazz and swing music let her express herself and stay herself on the dance floor. This is the idea that reflects in her classes: stay yourself, listen to the music and enjoy.

Austėja Žalalytė
Austėja loves the way jazz and swing music let her express herself and stay herself on the dance floor.