Photo Credit: Bobby Bonsey photography Page one of the program for the Lindy Focus 2016 swing festival is a welcome letter from the organizers Michael and Jaya to the participants. Most people I'm sure skipped right through it to get to the schedule and other logistical information. That would be a mistake. I was reading it on the…
Category: Dancing / Music
Lindy Focus 2016 : Chick Webb, 20s Charleston, Almond Croissants and All the Feels
Me and my Lindy Focus "Wife" Jodie This is my third year in a row going to the Lindy Focus swing music and dance festival in Asheville, North Carolina. (Blog posts from 2014 and 2015.) It's always an incredible, inspiring experience, and a great way to close out the year. Here are some of my personal highlights from Lindy…
My 2016 in Pictures
It's been a strange year for a lot of people including myself, with a lot of drama and ups and downs. That said, I have a lot to be thankful for in 2016. Here's a pictorial recap of some of my favorite moments in the year. Dancing Dancing was a huge part of 2016, which…
Hip-Hop Santa Crashes a Lindy Hop Routine (video)
It's so annoying when you are doing a lindy hop routine and hip-hop Santa decides to crash your performance. At Cat's Corner SF, featuring dance classes and live music for dancing every Wednesday in San Francisco.
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!