I have known from conversations with improvisers like Frankyboy and others that there was some implicit connection between improv and social dancing. But I never really got it until yesterday when I read, of all things, a 2006 commencement speech given by Stephen Cobert at Knox College: When I was starting out in Chicago, doing…
Category: Dancing / Music
Charleston away those unsightly pounds with “20 Aerobic Dance Hits”
This gem of an graphic is from an early 1980s album entitled "20 Aerobic Dance Hits" put out by Parade Records. I found this two LP record set while perusing a thrift shop in the Adirondacks a couple of weeks ago and simply had to have it. The set contains a 20 page aerobic instruction…
Catch my breakdance performance November 15 and 18
Although I dance A LOT, I don’t usually perform, which tends to confuse people who ask about my dancing. Most of my dance activity is confined to social dancing at swing music venues and the occasional party or club. So it’s rare to see me dancing in public ( with the exception of the Apollo…
Yehoodi celebrates nine years serving the global swing community!
Yehoodi Admins Rikomatic, Shorty Dave, LilieBlue and Effervescent. Pictures by our pal D-Rod. Last night, we had a modest but fun celebration to fete the ninth anniversary of Yehoodi.com, the lindy hop/ swing dance community website that I help run. Instead of our usual blowout party weekends, we just expanded our regular Thursday night Frim…
Pics of me dancing at the Apollo with Sharon Jones! (Thanks, Laura!)
Amazing photographer Laura Hanifin was kind enough to send along pictures of me dancing onstage at the Apollo Theater with Ms. Sharon Jones. I guess it wasn’t a dream, it really happened! Thanks, so much, Laura!
I danced at the Apollo with Sharon Jones!
I just got back from an incredible concert by the soul super-group Sharon Jones and the Dap-kings at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. I had been looking forward to seeing Sharon Jones for awhile, after hearing my friend Zev talk about how amazing her concerts are. By chance, I managed to get front row seats…
Bad ass lindy hop team performance by 23 Skidoo
Holy smokes! This video of the lindy hop performance team 23 Skidoo really blows my mind. It’s from the Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown in St Paul, Minnesota that took place last weekend. I find it a near perfect blend of athleticism, musicality, great lines, and high energy. In other words, totally bad ass. The judges…
New York Sun article on Lindy Hop in New York!
Kate Taylor interviewed me for an article that was published today in the New York Sun entitled "A New Generation of Swing Kids." Nice to see the plug for the swing website I help run Yehoodi and our weekly dance the Frim Fram Jam. I was pleasantly surprised that I got quoted as much as…
Congrats, Mister Jesse!
Image by Larry Kang Congratulations to my buddy Jesse Miner, whose swing music podcast "Hey Mister Jesse" was one of the featured ‘casts on Adam Curry’s Podfinder show this week. For those that don’t know, Adam Curry basically invented the term podcasting and is still a leading figure in the podcast community. So having him…
Yehoodi Talk Show episode 422 : the Web2.0 Show
Spuds and I finished recording and uploading (a bit late) another episode of our bi-weekly swing podcast the Yehoodi Talk Show. In this show, Spuds and I talk about lots of cool Web2.0 sites that can enhance your swing experience, or maybe just keep you from work for a few minutes, including video aggregators, photo…