Tonight I finalized my plans to go to the Herrang International Swing Dance Camp that takes place every year in Herrang, Sweden. Every summer, hundreds of lindy hop enthusiasts from around the world converge on the remote, tiny town of Herrang for five weeks of workshops, performances, social dancing and hanging out with their peers. …
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More Ridiculous Harlem Hotshots Footage (video)
In my zeal to post about the awesome hip-hop / lindy hop battle that took place last month in Sweden, I forgot to mention the other badass video clip I found on Jerry Almonte's blog: the Harlem Hotshots performing before tens of thousands of people in Stockholm! According to Jerry this was for the show…
Lindy Hop / Hip-hop “Old School” Battle in Sweden: Holy Smokes! (video)
If ever there was a dance event created just for me, it's this "old school battle" between hip-hop crew Streets R Us versus the world-famous lindy hop troupe the Harlem Hotshots that took place last month. Where did this take place… Sweden, of course. Lindy hopper Jerry Almonte turned me on to this epic dance…
Sharon Jones at the Apollo: Yes, I was onstage again
[Pic “Sharon Jones” by whartonds] Last night I got to enjoy another amazing performance by Sharon Jones and the Dap-kings at the Apollo Theater, along with 1,500 folks at the sold-out show. I loved hearing some of my favorite songs from her new album, “I Learned the Hard Way,” including the title track, “Without a…
Yehoodi Unveils New Event Calendars for Swing Dance Community
After a couple months of development, we are excited to announce the new full-page calendar on Yehoodi 3.0! As the world's premiere swing dance community site, we know that a primary reason that people come to Yehoodi is to look for events they can dance at, both near them and for traveling purposes. I think…
Fordham High School Step Team at Global Kids Conference (video)
I've been meaning to put this up, but got behind on my videos. Here's the awesome step team from Fordham High School in the Bronx tearing it up at the 2010 Global Kids Youth Conference earlier this month. So fierce. [Link to original video.]
Akemi & Nathan dancing to Baby Soda in Washington Square Park (video)
Here’s a cute video of Nathan and Akemi lindy hopping to the Baby Soda Jazz Band today in Washington Square Park. It was a glorious day for listening and dancing to some awesome swing jazz by the Baby Soda guys. About 20-some dancers turned out, along with an appreciative crowd of onlookers. My favorite part…
Daily Dancespiration: Quest Crew’s “Sing Sing Sing” Routine on ABDC Charity Show! (video)
My friend Toni alerted me to a particularly relevant routine on the last episode of America’s Best Dance Crew last Thursday. Finally got to see it late tonight, and OMG so ridiculous! It’s the incomparable Quest Crew doing a breaking routine to the Benny Goodman swing classic “Sing Sing Sing!” Such great tricks, humor and…
Midsummer Nights Swing 2010 Lineup: Battle of the Bands, Bhangra & New Orleans Moonshiners!
Friends Eden and David on the banner of the Midsummer Nights Swing website! Lincoln Center this morning released the line up for the 2010 season of Midsummer Nights Swing, their summer celebration of music and dance. Taking place from June 27 to July 17, it looks like a fun, eclectic mix of music and…
The Main Event Hip-hop Competition 2010: Congrats Capital Funk!
Last night I headed to "The Main Event" a hip-hop dance competition sponsored by the Fr3sh dance troupe, who you might recall from "America's Best Dance Crew" Season 4. Despite having danced hip hop for years, I've never actually been to a large scale competition, so I was interested in seeing how it ran. It…