It's the 50th episode of "SwingNation"! I can't believe we've made it this far, and this was one of my favorite shows ever. Topics for this show include : Dancers from Africa who want to attend Frankie100 Do dancers brains sync when they dance together? And an amputee dances again thanks to awesome…
Category: Dancing / Music
Dance from A-Z (video)
I kind of want to re-do this video, but with just social dances.
Six Things I learned at House Dance Conference Bay Area
This weekend I went to House Dance Conference Bay Area, a three day celebration of the art of house dancing. Sponsored by MVMT Dance Studio in Berkeley, the event featured competitions, dance parties and dance classes. Best of all, it was completely free! I've been to a number of different kinds of dance weekends, from swing to…
SwingNation Episode 46: Interview with Makers of “History of Caucasian Dancing”
Win a Free Pass to the Frankie100 Festival in NYC!
We at Yehoodi.com are so excited to announce that we are giving away two free passes to the Frankie 100 Festival, happening from May 22-26, 2014 in New York City. The Frankie100 Festival of course is going to be the lindy hop event of the year, if not the decade, with a couple of…
“The Girls in the Band”: Wonderful Documentary on Women in Jazz
This week, I got to see the wonderful documentary The Girls in the Band at a local theater with some friends, and I recommend it for anyone who is interested in this history of jazz and women's rights. The film tells the stories of some of the ground-breaking female musicians from the 1930s to the 1970s who…
Awesome Routine at Authentic Jazz Weekend in Korea
I don't know anything about this lindy hopper, but I've gotta give him mad props for some solid dancing, musicality and awesome attitude throughout the piece. Apparently he's competing in a "short" dance comp at Authentic Jazz Weekend in Seoul, Korea, January 17-19, 2014. It looks like he got third place! I love seeing…
Sharon Jones is No “Stranger to Happiness” Despite Cancer
The music video "Stranger to My Happiness" kicks ass so much, not just for the music, but the story behind it. Last summer, soul diva supreme Sharon Jones was performing in Idaho when she got an enormously painful backache. She soldiered on and finished her concert, despite the pain. Only later did she find out that…
“What Does George Fox Say?”: Awesome Parody / Primer on Quakers (video)
This video has all of the awesome: Spot on parody of the already excellent "The Fox" music video Interesting content about the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) and our founder, George Fox Great production values, from music to cinematography, for a volunteer production Hilarious Quaker references: giving vocal ministry, the bonnets and hats, sitting…
Rik’s 2013 Year in Review: Dance Shows, Geeky Teens, Fake Ukrainian Bombs
Looking back on the past 12 months, it's been pretty incredible on a lot of fronts. Some highlights: helped hundreds of teens to be science storytellers using technology co-starred in a hip-hop dance show that I inspired co-hosted and co-produced a live broadcast from the Olympics of swing led a tech workshop in the Ukraine…