Marie & Nils - Invitational Draw - ILHC 2022 

Hello everyone! We have been getting a lot of comments and questions about why Nils & Bianca aren't dancing with each other in this video. So I wanted to explain a bit more about the format of this competition. This format is called "Draw" or "Luck of the Draw" or sometimes "Mix & Match" (formally called "Jack & Jill"). In this type of competition dancers are assigned randomly chosen partners and the rules, as stated, prohibit competitors from dancing with their "regular" partner; one that they dance and/or have competed with in a choreographed routine in the last 4 years (read more here: www.ilhc.com/in-person-competitions/#lindy-hop-draw). The goal is to have a true social dance competition where leaders are leading and followers are following a fully improvised dance. So if you were wondering why Nils & Bianca aren't dancing together in this video that is why. They were both at the event and did compete together twice in the following events: Invitational Strictly 2022: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wLU-8lFAFIw.html Strictly Throwdown 2022: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aTflIrgfPJQ.html Also check out our best of Nils & Bianca compilation: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gaR7-tb7rHU.html Thank you all so much for your passionate and devoted watching! We hope to see you at ILHC 2023!

her dress. It shows off her dancing skills and also all the moves we want to see. Also, it's just beautiful.

Nils and Bianca proved that they are terrific dancers to both perform so well with “draw” partners.

Jen Hodge's vintage Swing timing on bass totally transforms the Eyal Vilner Orchestra, making it much more danceable. Maestro Vilner, if you are reading this, you need to hire Jen for dance gigs whenever possible.

Love Marie’s personality and dancing.

Marie is a beautiful dancer. Nils is such an amazing leader he can adjust to any size woman. Both are super talented dancers.

Brings a smile to your face! On a technical note: my regular dance partner is 5’2” tall. When I dance with someone significantly taller, it’s a major adjustment. Muscle memory is so crucial. Obviously, Marie is much taller than Bianca, so I am extremely impressed with how easily Nils seemed to adjust. It demonstrates what an accomplished dancer he is!

She's GOOD!!! I love Nils' dancing always!

That was so good!!!!! I love how they just connected and just flowed with it!!!!!!!! BRAVO!!!!

Marie is a beautiful dancer; a lovely connection between her and Nils in this dance. Flow, musicality, synergy and individuality.

I love a video that has me starting with a smile and finishing with a bigger smile. Fun, fun, fun!

She is wonderful! I checked out her website (mentioned below under another comment) and she is delightful - light on her feet and into this type dancing - AND teaching it - since 2007. Hope to see more of her on u tube. Good work you both!

What a great team they were...pure joy! Talk about tuning into each other, mirroring, guiding...gee and hawing and ALL done with presumable nonchalance! The clothes were fun too without being a distraction!

She brings this fun energy to her classes too! Take one from her if you ever get the chance!

I love this. Big up the Marie, Nils and the band! Wow

Восхитительно! Такие танцы !!!Можно любоваться бесконечно! Огромное спасибо каналу, что предоставляют возможность смотреть эти чудесные танцы. Все пары прекрасны!!!

Awesome pair!

They really enjoyed dancing with each other, the draw was good.

How is this improvised? Truly amazing!!!

Партнерша-бомба.При такой далеко не модельной внешности-глаз не оторвать.Море обаяния.Партнер ей под стать.💖💖💖

Cómo la hace disfrutar! muy bien ambos!

Нильс молодчинка он бесподобен профи номер 1🥰🥰🥰

Fabulous and fun!!!!!

Simplemente maravilloso!!!!

Very cute!

Adorable!

Нильс,как всегда великолепен!

Nils my fave🥰

Lovely!!!!

33s, magic.

They worked off of each other very well! Also, notice how the music was a little more "lounge" here, and less "big-band." So, it gave them a bit of extra room to groove. How humble is this woman, at the end, to point at Nils while giving a cheesy-grin to the audience; forgetting her ego and just being appreciative. That's showmanship!

Awesome

Wooow 😍

It looks so easy, but it would be interesting how long Nils trains for it every day.

Oh, Nils, you are incredible!!

It stops before the results , who came 1, 2 and 3 ? Please

This woman is a terrific dancer! Who is her "Usual" partner?

How r the rules? how much time do they have to get to know each other and talk about the steps?

It's interesting. In that other video on the same event, Bianca is dancing with Felix (not Nils, her constant partner), nobody asked in the comment section "Where is Nils"? So it seemed all right for others when Bianca of course dances with another partner (what is common in lindy hop) but the big question mark comes when Nils is not dancing with Bianca.... But I have always sensed that the Lindy Hop scene is a little racist.

Wo ist Bianka?

They look like they having fun.Why isn't bianca there? Whats going on?

Where is Bianca?

Why did Nils change to a different partner?

I noticed that Bianca also has a different partner as well. Hmmm

Has the racist card hit dancing now too??!!!

Wrong partner.

Although Marie is a good dancer, she will never be on the level of Bianca. This was a cute routine but nowhere near as good as what Nils and Bianca do

Didn't work. Not Nils best not even good