LaTasha Barnes is the queen of the Spring Lindy Weekend.

A Bessie-Award winner, LaTasha is a celebrated and award-winning performer and dance teacher, a decorated U.S. Army veteran and bearer of the Black American Social Dance tradition. LaTasha is world-renowned for her musicality, athleticism and joyful presence across African-American cultural traditions: House Dance, Hip-Hop, Waacking, Authentic Jazz and Lindy Hop. The New York Times said of her most recent collaboration with Caleb Teicher on ‘Swing Out’: ‘Barnes is especially extraordinary for how the past and the present can cut through her....’. Barnes aims to inspire fellow artists and art enthusiasts to champion “artivism” by cultivating an authentic sense of self and intention in their creative expressions and daily lives. LaTasha returns to Pamplona with all her energy, ready to share all her knowledge.

AJ Howard is a New York-based Lindy Hop instructor and dancer with nearly a decade of experience. His upbeat and energetic teaching style creates a fun and supportive environment for students to learn and grow. In addition to teaching and dancing socially, AJ loves to compete and has participated in local and international competitions. As a proud member of the California Swing Dance Hall of Fame, he is committed to sharing his joy of dance with everyone and helping dancers of all levels develop their skills in their journeys through dance. After his impact at SLW24, AJ returns to Pamplona with all his charisma and infectious energy.

Laura Glaess has been one of the most influential voices in Lindy Hop competitions and teaching for the past 20 years. She has won countless international awards and accolades and has taught at festivals in 22 countries, on 5 continents. Her YouTube channel, dedicated to Lindy Hop history, vocabulary, partner work and body movement, is one of the most popular and influential on the scene. This Spring Lindy Weekend we will have the honour of having her in Pamplona.

Ariadna Beltrán and Simon Bresanelli form a spectacular, energetic and rhythmic couple, who love the interaction between the individual, the music and the partner during a dance, and how this can turn into a beautiful conversation. Together, they have won International Lindy Hop Championships, The Savoy Cup and The Korean Lindy Hop Championships, among others. Their passion for dance and swing culture has grown with them and is something they constantly strive to develop and express, whether in classes, on stage or in competitions. The Spring Lindy Weekend will finally experience one of the most influential ‘Spanish’ dance couples on the international Lindy Hop scene.

Simon Bressanelli and Ariadna Beltrán form a spectacular, energetic and rhythmic couple, who love the interaction between the individual, the music and the partner during a dance, and how this can turn into a beautiful conversation. Together, they have won International Lindy Hop Championships, The Savoy Cup and The Korean Lindy Hop Championships, among others. Their passion for dance and swing culture has grown with them and is something they constantly strive to develop and express, whether in classes, on stage or in competitions. We can't wait to learn some from this pair of superstars at the Spring Lindy Weekend 2025!

Spring Lindy Weekend 2025 wants to surprise you and some of the artists will not be revealed until later...

Spring Lindy Weekend 2025 wants to surprise you and some of the artists will not be revealed until later...

Kelly Isaac (USA) grew up in Washington DC and had the privilege of studying with many Tap legends, including Harold Nicholas, Gregory Hines, Henry LeTang, Ted Levy and Savion Glover, among many others.

Kelly has travelled the world performing and teaching in over 30 countries. For the past 25 years, he has taught in various studios, universities and festivals. Kelly currently lives in Spain where he teaches regularly. At the Spring Lindy Weekend 2025, we will have the opportunity to choose Tap classes with Kelly, designed for the intermediate level and above, and compatible with some levels of the Solo Jazz Pass and Full Pass.

Maka (France) is a musician, DJ, dancer and promoter of Jazz culture. Widely recognised on the scene, you can find him playing double bass and DJing at Herräng, or teaching music classes for Lindy Hop dancers at any European event. At the Spring Lindy Weekend, he will coordinate our DJ team and offer an ‘Experience’ about music and dance. Here is a message for you from Maka: "Congratulations stranger. Normally nobody reads DJ descriptions. To reward you for this achievement, if you come to me with the password ‘Dogmatic Squid’, I will play a song of your choice (songs available in the following genres: swing, Rnb, vegetarian grindcore). Bless you."

The Reverent Juke has been the flagship of the Spring Lindy Weekend nights in recent years. And if we have the best band, why should we change? They play ad lib or arrange tunes by Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Fletcher Henderson, Chick Webb, Earl Hines, and even Buddy Johnson. ‘Reverent Juke plays classics and some gems from the golden age of Swing.
With an explosive rhythm section built on Tom Lambrecht's drums, Andrew Bolton's bass and vocals and Julien Gillain's step, the Reverent Juke sets Swing on fire with its three winds, Martin Bolton on clarinet, Pauline Leblond on trumpet and Mathieu Najean on sax, playing their instruments till they burn in hell! This will be their fourth participation in the Spring Lindy Weekend! They will perform on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings.

Martin Burguez & His Rhythm Combo present: ‘Stomping the Beat’, a repertoire with influences ranging from Count Basie, Cab Calloway, Fats Waller, Johnny Hodges, among others.
An explosion of Swing, capturing the essence of the Savoy Ballroom's fiery nights, ‘Stomping the Beat’ is a living celebration of Swing's glorious era, reviving the spirit of the legendary party nights in Harlem, where every tune was an invitation to dance and every concert, a journey back in time.
Martin Burguez & His Rhythm Combo have been present at such renowned events as Savoy Cup or Studio Hop Summer Camp, now arriving at Spring Lindy Weekend with the desire to set the dancefloor on fire!

The Iruña Brass Band will accompany us once again this year at the Second Line on Sunday at midday. With a 100% New Orleans repertoire, the Iruña Brass Band features professional musicians who have specialised in this type of performance and who have even shared the stage at the Vitoria-Gasteiz Jazz Festival with New Orleans trombonist Craig Klein.

The Rumblin' Groove Jazz Band was created in 2022 thanks to a collaboration between students, Big Kick Swing teachers and professional musicians from Pamplona. With a repertoire ranging from hits from the Swing Era (Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald...) to more modern versions of Rhythm and Blues, the Rumblin' offer a musical journey through the history of 20th-century African-American music.Jazz.

If you are unclear which level to take, please consult your local teachers. Solo Jazz and Lindy Hop tracks will run at the same time, so it is not possible to do both. However, you could take Solo Jazz Advanced and Tap Classes. 

Tap classes will only be compatible with Party Pass, Lindy Hop Master level, Lindy Hop Advanced level and Solo Jazz Advanced level. They can also be taken on their own, if you don't have time to participate in any other paid activity of the festival.

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The Baluarte Conference Centre is located in the centre of Pamplona and is the best possible setting for a festival. With wooden stage floors and rooms of up to 450 square metres without columns, all classes (except Beginners Pass) and the festival's night parties will be held there, so you don't have to travel to different locations. During the night, two rooms will be available for dancing, the main room with live music, and an extra room with DJ if you don't want to follow the competitions, or if you prefer to dance with more space at the peak of the night.

La Vieja Escuela is the home of Swing Dance in Pamplona, a cultural centre located in the centre of Pamplona, 10 minutes walk from Baluarte. Beginners Pass classes will be held there. 

Pamplona is the capital of the historic kingdom of Navarre, one of the regions with the most valuable heritage and landscape in Europe. If possible, reserve several days to visit the streets of the city, with its famous gastronomy, the Pyrenean valleys of the north, with incredible beech forests and mountains, the desert of the Bardenas Reales, the Middle Ages and its castles and medieval villages... Part of the Spring Lindy Weekend will be held in the picturesque squares and streets of Pamplona. If you haven't been before, you will be surprised.

By plane. Pamplona has a small airport with daily connections to Madrid (www.iberia.com) and weekly connections to the Canary Islands (www.bintercanarias.com). Flying to Pamplona with a stopover in Madrid may be an option for you, if you want to travel fast, although the price may vary a lot to Pamplona. Bilbao airport is usually one of the gateways to the festival, due to its proximity (about two and a half hours by public transport) and the number of flights, with connections to the main European capitals. You can also check the airports of Vitoria (1 hour away), and Zaragoza (2 hours away). Others may choose to fly to Madrid or Barcelona and reach Pamplona by train (about 4 hours).

By train. The most environmentally efficient means of transportation. Pamplona is connected by train directly with Madrid, Barcelona, Zaragoza, Burgos, Valladolid, La Coruña, Vigo, Lleida, and many others... (renfe.com).

By bus. Companies such as ALSA (www.alsa.es), with connections to Soria and San Sebastian; PLM (www.plmautocares.com), connections to Madrid and Logroño; Cuadrabus (https://cuadrabuslineas.com/), connections to Bilbao; Monbus (www.monbus.es/es), connections to Lleida, Tarragona and Barcelona; Burundesa (www.laburundesa.com), with connections to Vitoria and Irun (Hendaye); Bilmanbus (https://web.bilmanbus.es/), with connections to Alicante and Valencia.

By BlaBlaCar. For road trips it is highly recommended to take a look at BlaBlacar (www.blablacar.es), where you will be able to share a car and have a fairly cheap trip, and perhaps, from different destinations.