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Yehoodi, the #1 Swing Dance Website on the Net, Gets a Web 2.0 Facelift!

Posted on October 3, 2010 by

On January 4, 2010, Yehoodi entered a new chapter in our history with a whole new website, built from the ground up. Our goal was to make sure that our site continued to serve the lindy hop community through providing necessary news and information , helping people find dance events anywhere in the world ,…

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Yehoodi Celebrates 12 Years Supporting Lindy Hop with Swing Party, Dance Contest October 21

Posted on September 26, 2010 by

It’s hard to believe that 12 years ago in a garage in Queens, a scrappy Manu Smith and a scruffy Frank Dellario thought, "There has to be a better way to disseminate Larry’s List!" And thus, Yehoodi.com was born. In the twelve years that followed there have been all kinds of changes in the Lindy…

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“Swift Solos” Show Celebrates the Work of Legendary B-boy Ken Swift

Posted on September 22, 2010 by

oLive Dance Theatre's SWIFT SOLOS from Hip-Hop Theater Festival on Vimeo. This year's Hip Hop Theater Festival features a show I'm very excited to see: "Swift Solos." "Swift Solos" is a series of vignettes based on the dance legacy of legendary b-boy Ken Swift.  From his early years as an up-and-coming dancer, to joining Rock…

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“I Charleston New York”: Frenchies bring Charleston Mania to Manhattan

Posted on September 18, 2010 by

As I mentioned about a month ago, I participated in the "I Charleston New York" flash mob in Times Square along with a bunch of other local lindy hoppers.  Organized by those wacky dancers from Montpellier, the Swingjammerz, "I Charleston…" is a video project where they go from city to city around the world, spreading…

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Co-hosting a Podcast from NYC and Cali over Skype

Posted on September 15, 2010 by

This was not the most fantastic day I've ever had.  But it ended on a high note with a recording of another Yehoodi Talk Show podcast with my buddy Manu in California. Manu and I have been doing the Yehoodi Talk Show for more years than I care to count right now.  He's a great…

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Krumping as Transcendent Expression

Posted on September 12, 2010 by

This morning at Quaker Meeting I couldn't stop thinking about krump.  Krumping, of course, is the hyper-energetic, aggressive dance style that emerged out of some of the roughest neighborhoods in LA in the 90s, and has since become an international phenomenon.  I've long had difficulty understanding krump as an artform.  It appeared to me to…

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Adventures in Lindy Hop: Dancing with Zac Posen at Saks

Posted on September 11, 2010 by

Tammy, who runs You Should Be Dancing Studios, invited me and a friend to participate in a cool promotional event at Saks Fifth Avenue department store last night. The gig was a dance party as part of "Fashion's Night Out," a series of parties going on all over the city as part of Fashion Week….

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Compilation of Dance Scenes from the Movies: What’s Missing? [UPDATED]

Posted on September 3, 2010 by

TinyMich tweeted out this fun compilation of dance scenes from movies from the past, including some of my favorites — "Footloose," "Step Up," "Singing in the Rain," etc. Some missing ones from my list of fave scenes: "Breaking" (Turbo's broom dance) "Beat Street" (first b-boy battle),  "The Fisher King" (Grand Central Waltz) and "Shall We…

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Favorite Videos and Pics from Jazz Age Lawn Party

Posted on August 31, 2010 by

Here's a video by my friend Voon of the final jam on Sunday at the Jazz Age Lawn Party. There were a zillion cameras at the Jazz Age Lawn Party this weekend on Governor's Island.  So those of us who were there have been having a good time hunting down our favorite pictures of ourselves…

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A Final Fete to a Swinging Summer at the Jazz Age Lawn Party this Weekend

Posted on August 30, 2010 by

This Saturday and Sunday, Governors Island was again transformed into an oasis of 1920s and 30s era jazz, as Michael Arenella held his 5th annual Jazz Age Lawn Party for enthusiastic crowds of jazz lovers, lindy hoppers, and vintage hounds.  I had already attended his Arenella's Lawn Party in July and had a fantastic time….

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