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 Kenneth and Helena NorbelieKenneth and Helena Norbelie from Sweden.

Kenneth & Helena are fantastic dancers and immensely popular instructors. As top competitors, their many wins include the 1994 Swedish Championship and the 1997 World Lindy Hop Championship. They are members of the Swedish Swing Society and have taught at major events throughout Sweden, the US and Europe. With their own performance troupe Shout' n Feel It, they have appeared on TV, throughout Sweden, and the US. Kenneth and Helena are known for integrating classic Lindy Hop into the ever-changing trends in social dancing. Their classes emphasize connection, technique and musicality.

Teaching
Kenneth and Helena were asked to start teaching in Swedish Swing Society 1990 and already the summer of 1991 they taught for the first time at SSS' summercamp in Herräng, just outside Norrtälje. They returned to Herräng 1992-2000, 2003 and 2004. 1997 they were invited by Erin Stevens to teach at her camp Swing Camp Catalina outside Los Angeles. This led to more engagements in the US for example; Seattle, Boston, Austin, Chicago, Houston, Denver, Detroit, San Fransisco, Minneapolis and Washington, and in Europe for instance; Belgium, France Norway, Germany, England and Switzerland.

Competition
From 1989 to 1991 they went from the lowest to the highest competing level in Sweden and participated for the first time in 1991 at the Swedish National Championship. Between 1991 and 1996 they placed 5:th twice, 3:rd place once , 2:nd place twice and 1:st place once. 1995 the first World Lindy Hop Championship took place in Oslo, where they won the 3:rd prize. In 1996 the WC was held in Munich, where they came 2:ND, and finally in 1997 the WC took place in Stockholm, and this time they won the first prize! Before the Championship in Stockholm Helena and Kenneth had decided that if they won they were going to quit competing, and so they did!

 

 

 
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