Blanco & Negro Era

I founded Blanco y Negro Studio School Dance along with my ex-partner, and I have worked as a manager and teacher as well as one of the organizers of the Swing Madrid Festival, the annual international event dedicated to Lindy Hop, Boogie-Woogie, Balboa, Charleston, and Jazz Steps. Also, we have managed to keep every Thursday, for more than 5 years, our swing session called Swing Madrid Nigh in Sala Yasta (Madrid).

A lot of students who are teachers in Madrid nowadays have been trained in their beginnings in Blanco y Negro Studio and as a manager, I have led ending course parties, choreographers, and costume designers. 

Swing Madrid Festival

For 7 years, I´ve been working and organizing the Swing Madrid Festival, one of the first international events focused on swing rhythms. The beginnings were difficult I remember. Few people, not many places where it was possible to prepare classes, etc. But, our enthusiasm achieved everything and, because we were lucky to find out amazing people on the path, the first was possible.

After the first, It was getting better and easier. We did one edition in Victor Ullate School, one of the most famous dancers in Madrid, and another one was in Círculo de Bellas Artes, an iconic building in the city and that edition was one the best of all of them. A lot of international teachers came to Madrid from France, Sweden, Barcelona, Germany, the USA, England... to teach their knowledge. I could meet fantastic and wonderful people and learn different styles thanks to them. It was such a big experience!