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Lindy Focus 2014: All that Jazz!

Posted on January 2, 2015December 27, 2020 by

This past week I got to experience my first Lindy Focus, in lovely Asheville, North Carolina, along with 1,000 other lindy hoppers and jazz musicians from around the US. I had almost zero expectations for the event, having only viewed a couple of videos and chatted with some friends about it.    There are a lot of…

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Yehoodi’s 2014 Year in Review

Posted on December 30, 2014 by

The year 2014 was a pretty good year for me. Many of my highlights for the year were spent with my team at Yehoodi.com, doing what we do best: creating cool media and events showcasing this crazy dance we love so much. Read about Yehoodi's many accomplishments in 2014 here. I love lindy hop so…

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Lindy Focus: A Dance Camp, Non-stop Party, and Jazz Jam in Asheville

Posted on December 29, 2014December 27, 2020 by

I’m currently having a grand time at “Lindy Focus,” a weeklong celebration of lindy hop and swingin jazz in Asheville, North Carolina. Held in the Crowne Plaza Resort in Asheville, the hotel basically gets overrun by 1,000 or so lindy hoppers and jazz musicians for seven days of festivities. There’s classes, jazz jams, vintage clothing…

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Happy Hip-hop Holidays!

Posted on December 20, 2014 by

  BEST ELF BREAKDOWN EVER.

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Watch the Last Weekly Episode of “SwingNation”!

Posted on December 10, 2014 by

Believe it or not, Episode #69 is the final show of the season… and the last weekly edition of “SwingNation.” Watch the whole episode to get the skinny on what’s happening to the internet’s only regular talk show on swing dancing. We talk about why we are moving from the weekly format, and what’s the future…

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Echoes of Harlem explains what Jazz is (video)

Posted on December 4, 2014 by

I can't get enough of this lindy hop / vernacular jazz routine by the troupe Echoes of Harlem from Australia. I love all their formations, creative choreography, and phrasing. Rarely do you see a team routine accentuate different instruments with different dancers so well.   Damn, Australia! Go on with your bad self. From the…

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House Dance Practice Today (video)

Posted on November 28, 2014 by

Lindy hop is my first love, but I'm enjoying exploring my newest obsession with house dancing. The hard part about lindy hop is that it's really difficult to practice alone. You really need a partner. House dance also is best when done collaboratively with others. It was born in the club, and it's meant to…

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Watch Koharu Suguwara Destroy “Rather Be”

Posted on November 10, 2014 by

Koharu Suguwara came across my feed last week, and I've watched all the videos of her that I can since then. I haven't found much intel, other than she's a Japanese dancer and choreographer who has been featured at the prestigious Urban Dance Camp for the past couple of years. Anyone know anything else about…

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If “SwingNation” was an 80s-era Sitcom

Posted on November 6, 2014 by

Spuds decided to re-envision the show open for "SwingNation" as a 1980's era sitcom, complete with the soft jazzy intro music, freezeframes, slow city establishing shots, and other more. Warning: For those of you of a certain age, this might provoke flashbacks.   

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Freestyle House Session in Golden Gate Park

Posted on November 3, 2014 by

Some friends and I have been getting together in Golden Gate Park to work on our house dance technique. "Sessioning," as house dancers call it.  We all consider ourselves at various states of newbie-ness. So getting over that hump of practicing regularly can be really intimidating. Yes, you can "session" by yourself in your apartment…

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