She places a lot of value on the honesty in dancing such as true engagement to music and the finessed dynamics of partner connection and communication.
Natalia began Swing dancing in 2010 at the age of 17 at Atomic Ballroom, Irvine California. Starting with Lindy Hop and Balboa, she immediately fell in love with the music and community culture.
She grew up dancing under the wings of accomplished and respected Lindy Hop and Balboa dancers such as Justin Zillman, Augie Freeman, Laura Keat, Jeremy Otth, Nick Williams and James Bianco. She enjoys dancing with everyone no matter what their level or status as she believes that this encourages a healthy and inclusive dance community.
Natalia places a lot of importance on maintaining historical integrity in the Swing Dances she works with even while pushing creative boundaries. She believes in learning from the generations prior to her own and absorbing as much knowledge from the old time dancers as possible so that the integrity of Swing dancing may be passed through her as well as the generations that follow.
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