Check this awesome waacking performance by Lip J of Korea to a fun electro-swing song. Great musicality, energy and movement! Ibuki has more powerful, aggressive movement and dynamism. But Lip J, in my opinion, has more beautiful expression and lines. Track is "That Man" by Caro Emerald. Other sick videos of Lip J.
Category: Dancing / Music
SwingNation #81: Dealing with Sexual Assault and Rape Culture in the Lindy Hop Community
My friends Manu and Nicole take on the difficult and painful subjects of sexual assault and rape culture in the lindy hop community. One of the most important episodes of SwingNation. Trigger Warning: This video contains images of alleged rapists Steven Mitchell and Max Pitruzella.
Celebrating a Swing Icon and Pastry Bingeing in NYC
This week, I had the pleasure of visiting New York for a happy and sad occasion, a celebration of the life of Dawn Hampton, an icon in the lindy hop community who passed away late last year. I always love being in New York, a place that still has my heart, despite being away for six years…
Japanese-Americans Swing Dancing at Internment Camp
This photo gives me all sorts of feelings as an Asian-american. There was a time – not very long ago– when people who looked a lot like me were judged as being a threat to the state by the very nature of their race and ancestry, rather than their deeds. They may have immigrated here and…
Max Pitruzzella Accused of Sexual Assault by 5 Women
NOTE: Originally posted to website Yehoodi.com on January 19, 2017 Ruth Evelyn, a Boston-based lindy dancer and instructor, posted to her Facebook wall a couple of days ago a very disturbing account of sexual assault by French lindy hopper Max Angelo Hurtado Pitruzella. You can read all of her harrowing account here (WARNING: description of sexual assault.) The incident…
Rob C’s Definitive Guide to Identifying Street Dances During a Cypher / Battle
From my boy (and dope Chicago Footwork dancer) Rob C. A GUIDE TO IDENTIFYING STREET DANCE FOR NON-DANCERS DURING A CYPHER/BATTLE If that dancer in the battle has been spinning on any appendage for over a minute irregardless of what is happening in the song: B-Boying/B-Girling If that dancer is flapping their arms repeatedly…
A Message from Michael and Jaya: Decorate Time and Space with Art
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…
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.