Jan

How did you start dancing?

Per Rock taught me the Jitterbug.

What do you love most about teaching?

I appreciate the people who bravely show up for Balboa classes, and the contact with them, and helping them succeed with the dance. Also the contact with my dance partner, and the dissemination of swing music and professional dissemination of Balboa dance, with inspiration from Balboa workshops in Europe.

What does swing dancing mean to you?

Inspired by swing music, the opportunity to express myself physically and creatively in interaction with my dance partner. I am constantly thinking about the possibility of the next Balboa dance in Denmark, Scandinavia or Europe.

What’s your favourite jazz song or artist?

Artis. Gene Krupa, Count Basie, Glen Miller, Oscar Petterson, Django Reinhart, Benny Goodman, Harry James, Larry Clinton, Woody Herman, Teddy Powel, Swing of Sahara, Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Fletcher Henderson, The Big 18, Duke Ellington, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Fats Waller, etc.Song: Woodchoppers Ball.

Fun fact or secret talent?

Founder of Copenhagen Swing Shoes together with Per Rock. Poul Bregendahl and Connie Berentzen.