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Louis C.K: “Dancing is the Worst Career Choice”
OMG, dying.
Tasha Barnes Fusing Vernacular Jazz and Urban Dance Styles
The Bay Area House Dance Festival is a fantastic weeklong celebration of urban dance styles put on by MVMNT Studio in Berkeley. I made it to several of the dances and performances, which were all amazing and inspiring. By far the highlight for me was seeing my friend Latasha Barnes perform a fusion of vernacular…
Frida and Sakarias: The Definition of Bad Ass
Here's epic lindy hop dancers Frida and Sakarias of Sweden tearing that $%^& up in Vilnius, Lithuania from 2010. How has it taken me this long to see this?
SwingNation #79: The Perfect Swing Wedding Song, Jean Veloz Rocks and 10 Ways to Fight Misogyny
We did another thing. I think it came out pretty great. NOTES Jean Veloz feature:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEmRt8bO3Os The Great Escape website:http://www.wearethegreatescape.com/ Brazil's BeHoppers:https://www.facebook.com/pg/lindyhopBH/photos/… Chazz’s Young's recovery fund:https://www.youcaring.com/chazz-young-607873 The Frankie Manning Ambassador Scholarships:http://www.frankiemanningfoundation.org/ambassador-program/ Norma Miller teaching in Houston, TX:https://www.facebook.com/tena.morales/videos/10157780655960008/https://www.facebook.com/tena.morales/videos/10157781672270008/ Big thanks to our Lindy Wedding Couple:James Oh and Courtney Shaffer Become a Patreon of Yehoodi.com so we can…
Ten Tips for How to Dance in a Cypher
A cypher is a dance jam that comes from hip-hop / street dance culture. You’ve seen them on music videos and dance movies. A bunch of dancers standing and crouching around a circle, as one person goes in and grooves to the beat. Most people think of cyphers as a b-boy / “breakdance” thing. It’s…
Daniil vs Ksenia: Epic Solo Jazz Battle!
Daniil vs Ksenia in epic solo jazz dance battle. Who wins? We all do!
Daft Science: Amazing Mashup of Beastie Boys and Daft Punk
I'm digging on Daft Science, this perfectly produced, free mashup album of Beastie Boys and Daft Punk classics. I'm gonna have this on repeat all week. Produced by Coins. <a href="http://coinsmakeyoudance.bandcamp.com/album/daft-science" data-mce-href="http://coinsmakeyoudance.bandcamp.com/album/daft-science">Daft Science by Coins</a>
RIP Sharon Jones: My Inspiration and Friend
The great soul singer Miss Sharon Jones passed away yesterday, after a long, brutal and unflinchingly public fight with cancer. I’m just crushed by the news, at the tail end of a big bummer of a year. But I’m also inspired. Who I am as a dancer — and a person — was significantly shaped by…
Crazy Good Lindy Hop Showcase by Maria Filipova & Daniil Nikulin
I've had a lindy crush on Daniil Nikulin ever since this video from earlier this year. He has just incredible lines, musicality and creativity. Here he is blowing me again, this time at Lindy Shock University in Budapest with partner Maria Filipova. This has all the things: dynamic movement great use of slow and fast motion…