This Thursday, December 17, I'm excited to announce a very special holiday Frim Fram Jam, Yehoodi's regular Thursday night swing dance. First up, badass lindy hopper Todd Yannacone will be teaching an advanced dance lesson from 8-9pm and then DJing with Ryan Swift until 1am! As always, the lesson is from 8-9 pm, and still…
Category: Dancing / Music
More fun footage of Vince Giordano and the Nighthawk’s: “Ain’t Misbehavin'” (video)
"Swingyoucats" has more fun footage from the Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks concert on Saturday in midtown Manhattan, including this vid of dancers enjoying the Nighthawks performance of "Ain't Misbehavin'". Such a fun song, and so deftly performed. Here's another one of WestieGrrl and I charlestoning to "When the Folks Up High Do that Mean…
Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks doing “Royal Garden Blues” (video)
Here's some awesome footage of vintage swing big band Vince Giordano and his Nighthawks performing "Royal Garden Blues" at the "Holiday Tea at Three" in Manhattan yesterday. Taken by twentythreeskidoo, a wonderful young lindy hopper and swing jazz fanatic. I love how she captures all of the musicians doing their solos as well as the…
Legion of Extraordinary Dancers (LXD) smokin’ trailer! (video)
LXD "Moments" Trailer from Jon M. Chu on Vimeo. I really have no idea what the "Legion of Extraordinary Dancers" (LXD) is, but the dancing and cinematography are ridiculous. Anything that has guys in sharp suits doing handhops is okay in my book. Here's their performance on "So You Think You Can Dance" last night….
Update on New Year’s Eve Eve Salon Party
I got the updated info on the line-up for the Salon New Year's Eve Eve party happening on December 30th. They have an amazing assortment of entertainment on tap at the very swank Player's Club in downtown Manhattan: Headliner: George Gee and the Jump, Jive and Wailers Big Band in the ballroom Queen Esther and…
Breaking Crews from Around the World (Google Map)
View Bboy Crews in a larger map BreakerNYC.com has spearheaded the creation of this awesome Google Map of b-boy crews from around the world. It's an impressive collection, albeit not quite comprehensive at only a couple hundred crews. I.e. I know there must be more crews in Latin America and Australia. Brazil alone must have…
NY Times on Vince Giordano’s Big Band
The New York Times has a swell tribute to Vince Giordano and his 1920s era jazz big band the Night Hawks in their NY Region section. I must admit that I've been hearing about the Night Hawks for awhile, but have not seen their regular Monday gig at the Hotel Edison. That needs to change…
B-boy / B-girl Gift Guide
Is there a special b-girl or b-boy that you know that you can't think of what to get for the holidays? What present can you get for your favorite headspinner and toprocker and he or she will really love? Here's some ideas: DVDs "Planet B-boy" a loving and riveting tribute by director Benson Lee to…
DJing at the Salon Party on New Year’s Eve Eve
I ran into Patrick Soluri — composer, musician and just a great guy — at Swing 46 last night and we chatted about the fabulous Salon New Year's Eve Eve party that he and some friends are throwing on December 30th. They have an amazing array of entertainment on tap at the very swank Player's…
Video of lindy hop on “So You Think You Can Dance”! Woo hoo!
For those that haven't seen it, here is the lindy hop segment on this Tuesday's episode of "So You Think You Can Dance." The brief video clip has everything I could ask for: Choreography by a superstar in the lindy hop world — the fabulous Carla Heiney Authentic lindy choreography with swingouts, charlestons, and BOUNCE…