The People

The European Swing Dance Championships is proudly brought to you by an international team of three: Jordi Mundet (Barcelona, Catalunya), Jana Grulichova (Prague, Czech Republic), and Sharon Davis (London, UK).

Together, we hope to create an international event to support the development of swing dances in Europe, and promote jazz-age dances, their music and culture. We hope to give European dancers an opportunity to showcase their talents to the international community, whilst also honoring the rich history of Lindy Hop and other jazz dances, and preserving their true spirit.

Sharon Davis

Sharon is an international swing dance performer and instructor, hailing from Perth, Australia and now based in London. She has built an international reputation in not only Lindy Hop, but also 1920s Charleston, authentic jazz, blues and burlesque. She now spends most of her time traveling the world with her dance partner Juan Villafane from Argentina, and dance troupe The Killer Dillers. She holds 1st place titles at the International Lindy Hop Championships, Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown, Canadian Swing Championships, Camp Hollywood and Camp Jitterbug, and has claimed numerous other awards internationally.  She is known for her dedication to the history of vernacular jazz dances and the music they evolved to. Visit sharondavis.com.au to find out more about her.

Jana Grulichova

Together with Jordi, Jana is co-founder of Barcelona swing dance school Swing Maniacs. Since the age of four, Jana has been enthralled with dance. She studied at the Conservatory of Dance of Prague (Czech Republic) and has since continued to expand her training in dance around the world, studying in USA, England, Cyprus, Sweden, Italy, Germany, Hungary and Catalonia, among others. Jana has danced with several companies: Zig-Zag plug & Swing, Crash, and Divine Dance, among others. Jana teaches with Swing Maniacs, specialising in Lindy Hop, Charleston, Blues and Tap. She also teaches street dance, jazz and contemporary dance, and is part of the new show TapArpègics, of the CLAC & Roll company. swingmaniacs.com

Des dels quatre anys és una apassionada de tots els tipus de balls i danses. Ha estudiat al Conservatori de ball de Praga (República Txeca) i des d’aleshores continua ampliant la seva formació en dansa arreu del món: Estats Units, Anglaterra, Xipre, Suècia, Italia, Alemanya, Hungria i Catalunya, entre d’altres. Ha format part de diverses companyies: Zig-Zag tap & swing, CRASH Dance i Divinas, entre altres. Actualment és professora internacional de Swing (Lindy Hop, Charleston, Blues i Claqué). També és professora d’altres balls com el Street Dance, el Jazz i la dansa contemporànea, i forma part del nou espectacle TapArpègics, de la companyia Clac & Roll. swingmaniacs.com

Jordi Mundet

Together with Jana, Jordi is co-owner of Barcelona swing dance school Swing Maniacs. Since discovering Swing in January 2008, Jordi has dedicated his life to jazz music and dancing, and developed an insatiable appetite for international workshops and festivals around the world. Having been a student of every swing dance school in Barcelona, and president of the Association BCNswing, Jordi is dedicated to promoting vintage jazz dances in Barcelona, and building the swing dance community there. swingmaniacs.com

Des que va descobrir el Swing el gener del 2008, s’ha tornat boig per la seva música i pel Lindy Hop, i des d’aleshores no ha pogut parar d’assistir a Workshops i festivals internacionals arreu del món: Anglaterra, Suècia, França, República Txeca i Estats Units. Tan gran esdevingué la seva passió pel Swing, que abans de fer un any que havia descobert aquest món ja va assumir la responsabilitat de ser president de l’Associació BCNswing. Les seves ganes d’aprendre i descobrir el Lindy Hop, l’han portat a ser alumne de totes les escoles principals de Swing de Barcelona. swingmaniacs.com