Let's Introduce Kunia

Lucia is an Argentine movement artist, acrobat, dancer and teacher.

She started gymnastics at the age of seven and hasn’t stopped moving since. With training in acrobatics and various dance styles (swing, hip hop, reggaeton, contemporary), she has participated in theater productions and artistic projects across Latin America and Europe.

Lucia has been teaching AcroDynamics and AcroFlow workshops for over 15 years. Her approach focuses on body awareness and proprioception, developing a full range of motion and technical understanding, while inspiring each student to discover their own potential.

At Kunia, Lucia leads the AcroFlow workshops, manages the space (for those who need it) and coordinates the movement classes, the Movin’ n’ Groovin’ Festival and the Movement Camp.

Jo teaches Lindy Hop, Vernacular Solo Jazz and Blues. She began dancing at the age of three, training in ballet, contemporary and modern jazz, and has been dancing ever since.

In 2012, she discovered swing and began travelling to festivals around the world, developing her expressive and distinctive style. She trained for years with Angela Andrew, one of the most influential figures in the swing community, and has taught weekly classes and workshops in Greece and abroad.

Her classes focus on expression, improvisation and connection, and are always full of rhythm, imagination, energy and humour.

Beyond teaching, Jo is the Artistic Director of the Thessaloniki Fringe Festival and has extensive experience in the performing arts industry, working in programming, organisation and marketing roles.

Alexandra is a product designer with a background in Mechanical Engineering and a passion for creating experiences that blend aesthetics, functionality and imagination.

With an innate sense for art and creativity, she has explored different forms of expression such as graphic design, painting and theatre. She started dancing swing in 2015 in Volos and kept the same rhythm and energy while living and working in Budapest and Dublin. During her time in Ireland, she also discovered a new hobby — bookbinding! She experimented with different binding techniques and crafted notebooks and sketchbooks using simple, recycled materials.

She moved back to Thessaloniki in 2021 and hasn’t stopped going on nature escapes since. Alexandra plays a key role in organising the Movin’ n’ Groovin’ Festival, runs hands-on workshops, covers swing classes, and takes part in the coordination and organisation of Kunia’s activities.

A big fan of Lucia’s classes, she never misses one! Alex is one of those people who bring balance, humour and creativity to everything they do, whether it’s design, dance or a trip to the mountains.

Aggeliki is an illustrator and visual artist with a focus on the art of visual communication.

She studied Architecture and Animation and has worked as a concept artist in advertising production. Her artistic journey also includes experience in set design, puppet theatre and storytelling, as well as participation in solo and group painting exhibitions. To date, more than 20 children’s book titles have been published featuring her illustrations.

A certified adult educator, Aggeliki teaches illustration and she curates and coordinates the artistic activities of the cultural hub. Her imagination and sense of humour are behind many of Kunia’s witty titles, puns and taglines.
Beyond her visual work, she’s also one of Kunia’s most graceful swing dancers, with years of experience in teaching swing. Known to many as Aggie Nara, she moves effortlessly between paper, stage and dance floor, always guided by curiosity and creativity.

Olga is a Web Designer and Digital Marketer with studies in Business Administration and Computer Science.
Her career began in the UK and continued through Ireland and Africa before she eventually returned to Thessaloniki in 2008 to start her own web design studio.

She discovered swing dancing in 2018 and since then she carries with her a world that brings her genuine joy. Always warm and ready to help, she loves supporting creative ideas and being part of anything that brings people together. Her love for order and structure naturally led her to the administrative and organizational side of Kunia, while she also works on the website, photographs events and contributes to the overall coordination of the team.

She handles the team’s teasing with impressive grace and gets excited about the tiniest details, bringing the pure enthusiasm of a child into everything she does. In her own gentle way, she softens any tension, making it feel wonderfully insignificant.

Tasos is a freelance Front End Web Developer with an educational background in …Civil Engineering. He worked in road construction until 2017, but soon discovered his true passion, the creative process of building a website from scratch!

His first contact with social dances came in 2003 with Tango Argentino (where now he is also a DJ) and many years later (2018) he started Swing. He has since taken part in numerous tango and swing festivals, sometimes also as a tango DJ. Photography is another one of his passions and you’ll often find him behind the camera capturing moments from Kunia’s events.

He’s the tall one of the group (frequently …his head gets cut off in photos!), calm, methodical and always ready to solve any technical “mystery”. Tasos takes care of Kunia’s website, photographs the events and contributes to the team’s coordination and organization, adding his technical expertise wherever creativity needs a bit of structure.

He is the one who forced everybody to join Kunia: watch the video!!