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>
Category: Dancing / Music
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…
SwingNation 78: Dawn Hampton, I Charleston Lisboa, TED Vid on Vernacular Dance
SwingNation #78 features a tribute to Dawn Hampton, Camille A Brown's TED video on social dance, I Charleston Lisboa and more. Special thanks to John Dokes. SHOW REFERENCES A Visual History of Social Dance Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture Dick Van Dyke dancing I Charleston Lisboa Secret story reference Splanky Performed…
DIY Janet Jackson “Rhythm Nation” Costume
Janet Jackson was the most influential and important Jackson for me growing up. I admired Michael, but I LOVED Janet, following her career from break-out pop star to an increasingly confident and nuanced solo artist. For awhile I bought every album the week it came out, memorized the songs, tried to copy her dance moves. She made…
A Visual History of African-American Social Dances from the Charleston to the Dougie
A brief history of African-American social dance, from the Charleston to the Dougie. Created and narrated by choreographer and dancer Camille A. Brown.
Watch SwingNation #77: DecaVitas vs Swedish Dance Association, More on Sexual Assault in the Scene
Black or White: Epic Dance Homage to Michael Jackson by Tobias Ellehammer
Watch this moving and inspiring dance homage to Michael Jackson, led by dancer Tobias Ellehammer with a global crew of amazing movers and shakers. Great choreography, cinematography and concept. I'll be watching this one again and again. In the first scene of the video, we have Paris and all the incredible talent…
“Vulnerable”: Photo Essay on Feelings of Insecurity and Sadness at a Dance Camp
Sarah Warny Berg created this wonderful photo essay about some of the darker feelings and thoughts experienced during the Herräng Dance Camp. Obviously this isn't exclusive to this camp or these people, but touches on some universal experiences we all go through but don't express often. I can totally relate to many of the sentiments…
Herrang 2016: Solo Jazz, the “Bus Stop,” and Swedish Pancakes
I’ve been at the Herrang International Dance Camp — “The Home of the Happiest Feet” — for the past week and a half, along with hundreds of lindy hoppers from all over the world. It’s billed as the “most comprehensive and exciting dance camp focusing on African-American jazz dances from the Golden Era of jazz.”…