Who are Marcus Koch and Bärbl Käufer, you ask?

Marcus and Bärbl are from Munich Germany and are now dancing together since 1991. They both started with ballroom dancing in 1984 before they lost their hearts to Boogie Woogie and Swing. Marcus was also deeply involved in building up the Boogie Woogie in the German Rock’n’Roll- and Boogie-Woogie-Federation in his function as a sports manager. For 13 years Marcus and Bärbl also have been part of the organization committee of the famous Boogie-Bären Witsun camp. Traveling and teaching all over the World they brought Boogie Woogie and Swing in many corners of the globe.

Marcus and Bärbl have a lot of experience in competing and teaching all around the World. They studied and worked a lot with the „old“ swing masters and featured movie dancers from the West Coast and East Coast. They worked with Frankie Manning („Hellzapoppin’), Gil Bradey („Don’t Knock The Rock“), Jean Veloz („Swing Fever“, „Groovie Movie“), Freda Angela („Rock Around The Clock“, „Don’t Knock The Rock“), John and Anne Mills (our Balboa mother), Willie Desatoff (Master of Balboa), Hal Takier („Twice Blessed“), Bob Hefner („Into Swing“), and Lee Laitz (who worked a lot with Dean Collins). Their performing and teaching skills comprise Boogie Woogie, Hollywood Style Lindy Hop, Savoy Style Lindy Hop, 30’s and 50's Jazz, Shim Sham, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Balboa, Jitterbug Stroll, Big Apple, Swing Rueda. A specialty of Marcus and Bärbl is their ability of improvisation and music interpretation.

With an excellent synthesis of Boogie Woogie, Lindy Hop and Hollywood Style they formed their own style with their own outstanding character. This unique character made them so popular and let them win so many competitions. Their performances and classes are full of energy and fun. Join them and you will see.

Some of their merits are:

Awards

Feather Award 1996 (Dancers’ Choice) for „The Most Outstanding Global Swing Dancer“
Feather Award 1997 (Dancers’ Choice) for „The Best Swing Dancers Outside The USA!“
ADTV Dance Award 2002
Competitions

World Champion in Boogie Woogie 1993
World Vice Champion in Boogie Woogie 1995, 1997, 1998
4th Place International Balboa Championships 2006
4th Place Pro Balboa/Bal-Swing - National Jitterbug Championship 2006
1st place Pro Lindy - Swing Fling 2005
3rd place Cabaret - Swing Fling 2005
1st place Shag - National Jitterbug Championship 2004, 2005
2nd place International Balboa Championship 2005, 2007
1st place Pro Lindy - National Jitterbug Championship 2003, 2004
2nd place Balboa - National Jitterbug Championship 2004
1st place Strictly Lindy - US Open Swing Dance Championships 2002
3rd place Lindy Hop World Championship 1999, 2000
Finalist Lindy Hop World Championship 1996
Six times German Champions in Boogie Woogie (1992-1996, 1998)
Austrian Champion in Boogie Woogie 1991
2nd place California Bal-Swing Championship 2002
3rd place California Balboa Championship 2002
5th place Balboa - National Jitterbug Championship 2002, 2003
3rd place Shag - National Jitterbug Championship 2002, 2003
2nd place Golden Loafers Balboa Contest 2003
A lot of other national 1st places
Winner of the Rock ‘n’ Socks Marathon competition 1998

Bärbl:
2nd Place Invitational Pro Jack'n'Jill Balboa Contest - Balboa On The Promenade 2006 (w/ Marty Klempner)
2nd Place Instructors Jack'n'Jill (w/ Dave Frutos) - Camp Hollywood 2007

Marcus:
3rd Place Instructors Jack'n'Jill (w/ Alison Plys) - Camp Hollywood 2007
1st Place Pro Jack & Jill Leads - National Jitterbug Championship 2006
2nd place Pro Jack & Jill Leads - National Jitterbug Championship 2004
3rd place Intergenerational Jitterbug Contest together with Freda Angela - Camp Hollywood 2003
1st place California Charleston Challenge 2002
1st place Advanced Jack and Jill competition - Jitterbug Jam 2001
1st place Advanced Jack and Jill competition - ALHC 2000
Performances/Choreographies

"Deutschland sucht den Superstar 2004" (German Pop Idol)
Appearance in the TV series „Regina auf den Stufen“
Featured dancers and co-choreographer in the swing production "Swing On Ice" in Hong Kong 1999
Larry King Award
Tribute to Les Brown
Movie Makers Guild Awards
Disney Millennium Party
Swing It! International Swing and Jazz Festival
Bravo Special Documentary "Swing"
PBS Special "Swing"
Appearance in Musical Joseph
Satin Ballroom
CMA Swing Tour
TV Show Musikantenstadl
TV SWF Sport News
TV Munich
Boogie Nights
Shake The Lake
Boogie-Festival Baden-Baden
Lange Nacht der Musik
Lange Nacht der Museen
Performances with top American and European Bands:
Bill Elliott Orchestra, Swing Session/Stompy Jones, Peter Jacobs Wartime Radio Revue, Les Brown, Lionel Hampton, Indigo Swing, Rosemary Clooney, Big Kahuna, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Blues Jumpers, Erik Ekstrand Orchestra, Peter Kraus, Wencke Myhre, Martin Schmitt, Joja Wendt, Axel Zwingenberger, Silvan Zingg, Richie Loidl, Vince Weber, Odeon Tanzorchester, Bill Ramsey, Hugo Strasser Orchester, Swing Dance Orchestra Berlin, The Bel Airs, Cagey Strings, I Belli Di Waikiki, etc.
Corporate and private parties
Shows

That's Entertainment - Die Show
Swing on Ice (Hong Kong)
Joseph'
German Tap Show
Streetlife Festival
ADAC Historic Auto Rallye

Teaching

Choreographing and training formation teams in Boogie Woogie
Training the Finish National Team Boogie Woogie
Teaching and choreographing for top international Latin (Ballroom) couples
Teaching and performing at the International Dance Teachers Congress 1996/1997/2001-2005
Main teachers of 50's Record Hop (Max-Emanuel-Brauerei)
Teaching all over the World:
Herräng Dance Camp/Sweden (1992-2006), Boogie Bären Whitsun Camp/Munich (1987-2000), Bergen Dance Camp/Norway (1996-2004), Camp Hollywood/Los Angeles (2000-2006), Crazy Shakers Trainings Weekend/Zurich (1987-1995), Boogie and Swing Camp Toulouse/France (1999-2004), Boogie Night Tampere/Finland (2001-200t), barSWINGona, Groovie Movie Reunion, Catalina Dance Camp, Virginia State Open, Buffalo Gap, Swing Master's Jam in London, American Lindy Hop Championship, Vintage Week in Cincinnati, Houston Camp, Lindy Desert Camp in Laughlin (2001-2003), Big Red Swing Weekend in Indianapolis (2003), Swing Fling in Virginia (2004-2005), Pori Swing Camp (2005), Swing Fling Edinburgh/Schottland (2004), Goodnight Sweetheart/England (2004), Jumpin' At The Woodside/England (2004), Moskau Dance Camp (2003-2004), London Balboa Festival (2004-2005), Balboa Rendezvous in San Diego (2005-2006), Uppsala Winter Camp (2005), Baden-Württembergisches Breitensportwochenende (2006)

Camps and Workshops in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy (Como, Senigallia, Genua), Norway (Bergen, Oslo, Harstad), Spain (Barcelona, Madrid), England (London, Gloucester, Herfortshire), Scotland, Sweden (Herräng, Uppsala, Stockholm, Gotland), Finland (Tampere, Pori), Belgium, Holland, France,(Toulouse, Montpellier, Caen), Djerba, Hong Kong, South Korea, Russia, (Moscow, St. Petersburg), Australia (Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne, Sale, Brisbane, Canada (Montreal, Vancouver, Toronto), USA (L. A., Washington D.C. , Virginia, Baltimore, Raleigh, Atlanta, New York, Minneapolis, Seattle, Catalina Island, Santa Barbara, Cleveland, San Francisco, Ventura, Greensboro, San Diego, Pasadena, Moscow, Denver, Milwaukee, Roanoke, Laughlin, Hawaii (Hilo, Honolulu)...) etc.
Event Organizers

Ball "50 Jahre Rock'n'Roll" (2005)
Ball "Back To 50's - Rock'n'Roll Jamboree" (2006)
Rock That Swing Festival (2006-2007)
Münchner Balboa Weekend (2005-2006)
Green Hotel Dance Nights
Summer Jamboree Dance Camp (co-partner)
multiple Workshops in Munich