There’s a reason that Bianca Locatelli and Nils Andrén’s swing dance performance has over 13 million views on YouTube. From their look to their moves, the show they put on at the Rock That Swing Festival at the Deutsches Theater in Munich, Germany on February 11, 2018, is a blast to watch!

Both dancers are former Swedish national champions who have been dancing together since Andrén (a native Swede) met Locatelli (a native Italian) when she moved to Sweden in her teens.

Each dancer is trained in multiple styles of dance – ballet, jazz, Latin, ballroom, etc. – and they’ve taken those skills to the swing dance circuit where they still dance on Sweden’s national team in “Boogie Woogie” and “Lindy Hop” categories.

And lest you think these costumes were just the theme for one performance, here’s a typical photo of the pair, who now travels globally for showcases, competitions, and workshops and are known for their “vintage” style.

There’s a huge audience for swing dance globally (as evidenced by the video views on YouTube) and that might partly be because it’s so inclusive and inviting to amateurs of all shapes, sizes, and skill levels. It’s easy to take part – even if you’re not able to learn the athletic moves and fancy footwork of national champions.

Swing dance is based on the Lindy Hop, a dance popular in jazz clubs from the late 1920s through the 1940s. And while it originated in the U.S., it now belongs to the world.

And it’s picked up some more pizazz along the way!

While you might recognize the song they chose from the 1987 movie Dirty Dancing (or, if you weren’t alive to see that you might know it from sports arenas around the country), “Hey Baby” was first recorded by singer Bruce Channel in 1961.

The performance itself is really something special. Not only do their moves make viewers want to smile, but the dancers themselves seem to be having so much fun.

The pair appear to be keeping some of the Boogie Woogie-style footwork but also melding it with the swing outs that make the Lindy Hop so iconic.

And then there’s the pure theater they bring to the fun-to-watch performance.

Here’s one move that you shouldn’t try at home unless you’ve been practicing!

Both dancers are wildly talented, but most comments appear to be about Nils – and that seems fair since he’s busting all sorts of moves, old and new on that dance floor.

“I love this! That guy can really dance! That guy’s dancing is pure art. He was meant to do that. He told the whole song with his dance I must have watched this 10 times already. I can’t stop watching this guy dance. His partner is perfect also. But he’s a real actor to this song,” one commenter swooned.

While partner dance so often puts all eyes on the female dancer, it’s refreshing to see a man shine so brightly (although Biana is pretty amazing herself).

Without flashy lifts or gymnastic maneuvers, the two move and flow so well together that it’s clear they’re champions.

According to their Facebook bio:

“They love swing dancing because it brings people together and spreads joy between them, but also because it has a technical and ‘nerdy’ side. The dance challenges them in keeping practicing, creating and expressing.”

After seeing this, we believe it!

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Source: Nils and Bianca via Facebook, RockThatSwing via YouTube