Check out this awesome video of contestants Matt Flint and Charlotte Scally dancing the lindy hop on So You Think You Can Dance -UK . Choreographed by world-renowned lindy hoppers Ryan François and Jenny Thomas, I knew this was going to feature lots of their signature classic jazz movement, airsteps, and high energy. My only question was were Matt…
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Yehoodi Talk Show #130: the Fractured State of Online Lindy, Lindy Hoppers Defect to West Coast Swing!
If you are not satisfied with reading my pearls of wisdom here, you can also hear my mellifluous voice caress your earholes on yet another edition of the "Yehoodi Talk Show." For those that haven't had the pleasure, the YTS is a bi-monthly lindy gab-fest featuring myself, my partner-in-crime Spuds, and our newest addition the…
Thousands of Swingers around the World to Shim-Sham for Frankie Manning on May 26
A few weeks ago I reported that Larry Peacock put out a challenge on Facebook to swing dancers around the world to organize a "shim sham" line dance in honor of legendary lindy hopper Frankie Manning. Well I am proud to say that dance organizers everywhere have responded, and nearly 30 commemorative workshops, classes, performances…
Swingin the Soul Dance Party: “Crossover” Dancing in the Bay
One of the main attractions of the San Francisco Bay Area for me is the diverse and interconnected dance communities that thrive around here. I'm first and foremost a lindy hopper and a close second a hip-hop dancer. And the Bay is one of the best places in the world to find healthy lindy hop…
Swingin the Soul Dance Party this Saturday in SF featuring Supertaster!
I am excited to spread the word that my buddy Nicole along with her friend Melissa are throwing a super dope “Swingin the Soul” dance party on San Francisco this Saturday, May 14. The featured band that evening is Supertaster, who you can see above jamming with Stevie Wonder! They clearly kick ass and…
Martha Graham Animated Tribute on Google Today!
Check out the front page of Google today, which features a lovely animated tribute to the dancer / choreographer who changed dance forever, Ms. Martha Graham. Today would have been her 117th birthday. This animation was created by Ryan Woodward, the exceptional animator of dance that I last kvelled about for his "Thought of You"…
“Where My Bees At?” Awesome Hip-hop Video on Plight of the Honey Bees
Haagen-dazs, purveyor some fine fine ice cream, are sponsoring "Help the Honeybees" a campaign to raise awareness and funds for research into the problem of honey bee populations dying out around the world. According to the site "over the last three years more than one in three honey bee colonies has died nationwide, posing…
Improv Everywhere Glees Up a Geek-meet : Gotta Share! (video)
I'm a huge fan of Improv Everywhere and I work in social media, so when the two meet up, it's like rainbows and nutella. Here's what happens when those merry pranksters invade the GEL social media conference in NYC. Gotta share! More on the Improv Everywhere site.
Lindy Bombing the Mission: Swing Dancing at Sunday Streets in SF
Yesterday I had a great time lindy hopping with 20-some other folks as part of the "Sunday Streets" festival in the Mission District of San Francisco. "Sunday Streets" is a city-sponsored series of events that creates car-free areas on the weekend for people to stroll, shop, eat, listen to music and just hang out….
Shim Sham for Frankie Manning on May 26!
Larry Peacock recently issued a call to swing communities around the world to do the Shim Sham line dance on May 26, 2011. That's the birthday of legendary lindy hopper Frankie Manning, who passed away in 2009 but whose legacy lives on in us. Here's his message: A call for all swing dance communities…