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Frankie Fund Offering Scholarships to Attend 2011 Herrang Dance Camp

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

I'm pleased to announce that the Frankie Manning Legacy Fund is offering scholarships for worthwhile candidates to attend the 2011 Herrang International Dance Camp in Herrang, Sweden this summer. The purpose of the Lindy Hop Ambassador Scholarship is "to empower exceptional students of Lindy Hop who come from communities that have little or no exposure…

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920 Special Open House Recap: Awesome Performances, Hundreds of New Dancers

Posted on April 2, 2011 by

  Last Thursday was the "Open House" at the 9:20 Special dance in San Francisco. This is when the 9:20 organizers throw open the doors to the community and allow anyone to come in for a free swing dance lesson and enjoy dancing to the music in the huge dancehall of the Russian Center on…

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Listen to Yehoodi Talk Show #127: The “Swingnick” Interview, Swingdancepro.com, dancing in heels & more

Posted on April 2, 2011 by

I really enjoyed doing this latest Yehoodi Talk Show episode #127 with my co-hosts Spuds and Letta. Spuds has been on a tear lately to find cool web content and bring in interesting perspectives. And it's been great having Letta around to give us the female take on current issues in lindy.  I'm mostly there…

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Compilation: Women Leading, Men Following in Lindy Hop

Posted on April 2, 2011 by

Check out this sweet compilation of videos of men following and women leading in lindy hop, put together by Sarah Carney.  Lots of familiar faces and great great dancing there!  Sarah asks if anyone has any links to videos of a woman leading a man, either socially or in a performance?  I can't think of…

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Seven Reasons Why Men Should Follow in Social Dancing

Posted on April 1, 2011 by

The Lindy Hop community has been having a "spirited discussion" about an essay written by a UK dancer called "Ten Reasons Why Men Lead and Women Follow."  You can see much of the debate over on the Yehoodi.com forums. The issue got me thinking about why more men don't follow in this dance, or any…

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Boston Tea Party 2011 Advanced Lindy Jack and Jill (video)

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

  I just got back from the awesome Boston Tea Party dance weekend in Massachusetts.  It was a really fun time watching the competitions, seeing lots of friends, and dancing to all hours to west coast swing,lindy hop, and soul music. One highlight was the advanced Jack and Jill lindy hop competition, which several of…

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The Road to BC-One: Chronicling One B-boy’s Journey to the World Breaking Competition

Posted on March 23, 2011 by

I'm intrigued by this blog / video project called "Road to BC-One."  It's a weekly chronicle of the preparation, training, and thoughts of one b-boy, Paranoid Android, as he gets closer to the BC-One world breaking competition in Russia on November 26. The filmmaking on these videos is gorgeous, and the posts are pretty interesting…

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Yehoodi Video Talk Show Ep 13: Bally’s dance contest, Andrew & Karen, Dax & Sarah, and Spuds gets a bad buzz!

Posted on March 21, 2011 by

That's right, it's time again for our the semi-annual Yehoodi Video Talk Show, featuring your hosts Spuds and me, Rikomatic. We have a really fun show this time around, showcasing recent dance news, awesome performance footage from Dax and Sarah and Andrew and Karen, and of course our most popular segment: the best of "The…

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Free Swing Dance Lesson and Dance Next Thursday at 920 Special in SF!

Posted on March 20, 2011 by

The nice folks at the 920 Special lindy hop dance in San Francisco send out the news that Thursday, March 31st, is their annual "Open House."  On Thursday, the public is invited to partake in a free introductory swing dance lesson, and then practice their moves at the free social dance, plus watch performances and…

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Killer Promo Video for 2011 Herrang Dance Camp (video)

Posted on March 18, 2011 by

  I love this new promotional video for the 2011 Herrang Dance Camp.  Herrang of course is the annual mecca for lindy hoppers from around the world, a five week smorgasborg of dance workshops, live music, shows, talks, and endless hours of amazing social dancing with hundreds and hundreds of the best dancers in the…

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