As one of the adminstrators of the swing dance website Yehoodi.com, I sometimes get lost in the minutae of moderating the discussions, projecting managing our web dev team, and producing our podcasts. But just today looking at the front page of the site, I'm immensely proud of what we have built together. Every single…
Category: Dancing / Music
NOLA Dancers in Fun Music Video “Baby Can Dance”
This music video "Baby Can Dance" has been making its way around the internet lindy circles, and for good reason. It features several New Orleans lindy hoppers (including my friend Lisa Casper) dancing to a very cute tune by Carsie Blanton. Featured dancers: Chance Bushman and Giselle Anguizola Peter Loggins and Amy Johnson Reuel Reis…
My Favorite Swing and Lindy Video Clips from 2011
Here's one of my favorite video clips from 2011 — the world's best lindy hop troupe, the Harlem Hotshots, performing at the largest swing dance camp in the world, the Herrang Dance Camp. Sadly, I missed this performance by a week or so when I was there. Still this is some ridiculously badass dancing….
Rik doing cartwheels
It took me just 42 years, but I can finally do cartwheels. It's never too late to learn something new.
Happy Funky New Year from the FreePlay Dance Crew!
Here's a super cute picture of my dance crew FreePlay, wishing you a very funky, happy New Year!
Yehoodi.com and Frim Fram in the New York Times!
My friend Swifty sent me the exciting news that the "grey lady" of journalism, the New York Times, has done a great writeup of the local swing scene in New York, with prominent mentions of Yehoodi.com and our Frim Fram Jam Thursday night dance! This is definitely one of the most prominent media mentions of Yehoodi ever in…
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings Perform “He Said I Can” on VH-1 (video)
Get More: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, He Said I Can, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Music Videos, Live Performances Check out Ms. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings throwing it down on the VH-1 as part of "VH-1 Divas Celebate Soul"! So amazing. And if you like that song, her new album "Soul Time" is…
2011 Red Bull BC-One International B-boy Battle: Roxrite Dominates!
Red Bull has finally gotten around to posting all of the battle footage from the 2011 Red Bull BC-One b-boy competitions in Moscow Russia that took place on November 26. Here’s the final round between Roxrite of the US and Lil G of Venezuela, and it’s fantastic. I enjoy the BC-One series, which pits the…
“Break’n Reality” TV Series to Chronicle B-boys Lilou, Neguin and Roxrite in 2012
I just found out that Red Bull is producing a new TV series on breaking called "Break'n Reality." The six episode series will follow three of the world's best b-boys, Roxrite, Lilou and Neguin, as they pursue their art, compete and train. Given the high production values of the Red Bull BC-One competitions and…
BBC Radio Special on Lindy Hop: Streaming Online until December 11!
My friend Cynthia Millman passes along this exciting news about a BBC radio program on lindy hop that aired yesterday and is streaming online for the next week. Swinging At The Savoy presented by Len Goodman was broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on December 5. You can listen live on BBC Radio 2 or on the internet at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b017t3zc for 7 days .