So here's a little story about what me and some buddies did last weekend. We took a trip from San Francisco to New York. We might have overpacked a little. Not Pictured: Patrick and Natasha's luggage and our backpacks full of electronics. We were there for a modest dance event called "Frankie100." The purpose was to…
Category: Dancing / Music
Jazzawockeez performing next week in SF!
A group of dancer friends of mine and I — performing under the very tongue-in-cheek name the "Jazzawockeez" — will be performing a couple of times next week, and it would be great to see you there! We've got a new routine that we've been working on called "It Don't Mean a Thing…" that we…
Club House at World of Dance LA
So much to love: flawless group choreo, lots of dope little kids rocking it so hard, great music choices, and the electro-swing / house set at the end is the sickest.
SwingNation 53: Peter Strom’s Announcement, the Ethics of Copying Routines
This episode of SwingNation #53 is going gangbusters with only a couple of days being online. Must be that MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT by lindy master Peter Strom. Or maybe it's our fascinating conversation about lindy hoppers copying each other's routines and the ethics behind that. Whatever it is, we're glad people are watching!
“Re/Genesis” : a Year Later
It’s hard to believe it was a year ago that my dance crew Freeplay and our friends at Prince on Point put on the dance show “Re/Genesis.” What a crazy, thrilling ride that was, and the high point of my time with Freeplay. If anything, “Re/Genesis” was worth it for all of the dope pictures that…
SwingNation #50: Lindy Blinded Me with Science
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…
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…