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Interview w Cynthia Millman, co-author of Ambassador of Lindy Hop

Posted on May 18, 2007 by

KattenPejst from Sweden did a cool interview with my friend Cynthia Millman, co-author of the amazing autobiography Frankie Manning: Ambassador of Lindy Hop.  You can find it on KattenPejst’s cool blog "Swing, Jazz and Blues." The autobiography is now available on Amazon and other bookstores soon. Clearly a labor of love, Cynthia has devoted more…

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Nice promo video for Dance Parade this saturday

Posted on May 15, 2007 by

Here’s a fun promotional video for the Dance Parade this Saturday, May 19, in New York.  There’s like .5 seconds of swing in there even. LOL.  Hip-hop dancers get all the love.

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Dance for your right to dance this Saturday in New York!

Posted on May 14, 2007 by

This Saturday, May 19th is the 1st Annual Dance Parade celebrating every imaginable dance and drawing attention to NYC’s archaic cabaret laws. I will be putting on something snappy and lindy hopping with my fellow swing dancers from yehoodi.com. There will be literally thousands of other dancers representing a variety of genres from capoeira to…

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All kids love to swing

Posted on May 12, 2007 by

Tonight the Harlem Renaissance Orchestra performed at the World Financial Center for an appreciative, multi-generational audience.  This cute kid was particularly excited about the band.  More pictures here.

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My cat Mole inspecting my mad breakin’ skilz

Posted on May 7, 2007 by

Here’s my kitty Mole Negro inspecting my breakdance moves.  He doesn’t seem particularly impressed, although he goes nuts for my uprocking.  Word to your feline.

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Promo video for Frankie Manning’s autobiography: buy it on May 26!

Posted on May 6, 2007 by

Click To Play My buddy Spuds just finished this cool video to promote this effort to get people to buy the new book The Ambassador of Lindy Hop on May 26.  Frankie Manning is a legendary, Tony-award winning swing dancer who pioneered this unique American artform. Frankie’s autobiography, The Ambassador of Lindy Hop, co-written by…

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Video of swing dancers in the Easter Parade

Posted on May 5, 2007 by

Click To Play Here’s a lil video of me with a bunch of fellow swing dancers at the New York Easter Parade a couple of weeks ago, recorded by my friend Will. (That’s me in the tan outfit.)  We’re doing the "Shim Sham," a traditional swing line dance, adapted from the tap routine the "shim…

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Yehoodi Talk Show episode 414 rockin your video player

Posted on May 1, 2007 by

Episode #414 of the Yehoodi Talk Show featuring myself and my buddy Spuds is on the air!  In this show, by popular demand, we show even more entertaining / painful swing videos and update you on what’s going on in the world of lindy hop. You can download the Mpeg-4 version (100 megs) or add…

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Added video and audio streams to Yehoodi HQ in Second Life

Posted on April 29, 2007 by

Slowly I am starting to get established Yehoodi’s in-world presence, in our new HQ at the Non-profit Commons (teleport SLURL).  Today’s lesson in Second Life living was "How to set up an audio and video stream on your property."  It’s so easy that even a dummy like me could figure it out.  I got both…

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“Planet B-boy”: amazing documentary on breakdance around the world

Posted on April 29, 2007 by

Last night Cindy and I were lucky enough to catch the documentary "Planet B-Boy," playing as part of the Tribeca Film Festival.  The setting was pure New York: a large outdoor screen set up at the World Financial Center gathering various strata of NY society — from Staten Island guidos to Williamsburg artsies to rowdy…

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