We sit down with Carlos Machava to talk about his 20+ years in the dance world—from first seeing dance on the streets to training at a dance academy and eventually discovering Lindy Hop. Carlos shares what drew him to dance, his experience training with a dance company in Mozambique, and his first impressions of jazz dance. We also discuss different teaching approaches, the counting vs. scatting debate, and how we can express ourselves more through dance.

This Podcast series is part of the Swinging Europe project, which is co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Commission.

Photo by Sara Pista