I enjoyed very much this "Swim Sham" performed by dancers at the La Santa Swing dance camp in Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. Particularly all the splashing in the second section and the pool aerials. It just looked like so much fun! I continue to be blown away by everyone's submissions for "Frankie Week." Many…
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Frankie Week Day 7: Frankie’s Wednesday Class does the Shim Sham (with Celebrity Guest)
Here’s another clever Shim Sham video for “Frankie Week,” this time from Frankie’s Wednesday night class he has been teaching for many years. Watch for the celebrity appearance during the break in the middle! Filmed at You Should Be Dancing Studios . Awesome work, folks. Stuart Math, the videographer, also produced this awesome compilation video…
Catch Me Breaking at PMT Spring Showcase April 18 and 19
The performance group I'm in at PMT Studios is again doing a breaking performance as part of the PMT Spring Showcase the weekend of April 17-19. You can catch me and my team on Saturday April 18 at 8pm and Sunday April 19 at 3pm. We'll be performing along with several other dance pieces from…
Frankie Week Continues: San Francisco Shim Shim (with blooper!)
Here's another great video for "Frankie Week" created by those awesome folks in the San Francisco lindy scene. Set in front of the very picturesque Golden Gate Bridge, they really nail the movements and fun vibe of the Shim Sham. And then… well, watch the video… More Shim Sham videos for Frankie week can be…
Frankie Week Day Six: Chicago Shim Shams Live on the Web!
More cool submissions are coming in for the Frankie Week "Global Shim Sham" video project! Those clever cats in Chicago organized at their Tuesday night dance last night a Shim Sham for Frankie Week. Not content to merely video record the whole thing, they also broadcast it live on the web! Here's what Nuprin writes:…
The Southwest Lindyfest: junior jitterbugs, soaring Canadians, and Frankie Manning! (video)
I just got home from an exhausting, amazing weekend in Houston for the Southwest Lindyfest, put on by the Houston Swing Dance Society. Lindyfest, now in its 13th year, is one of the most successful lindy hop camps in the country, drawing hundreds of swing dance enthusiasts from all over the US. The four day …
Korean lindy hoppers perform Shim Sham to traditional song “Arirang” (video)
This video is so many kinds of awesome, I don't know where to start. Korean lindy hoppers perform their version of the "Shim Sham" swing line dance for legendary lindy hopper Frankie Manning's 95th birthday. Instead of one of the standard swing tunes, these Korean dancers chose to do a modified version of the routine…
Lindy hoppers around the world creating photos & videos for Frankie’s 95th birthday!
Frankie Manning leading the Shim Sham at the NYSDS dance, December 2008. Video courtesy of vwluong. Today is the first day of "Frankie Week," taking place from March 12-22 — eleven days for lindy hop scenes from around the world to create social media to get them excited about Frankie Manning's 95th birthday in May….
Two legends of hip-hop in one day: Ken Swift and DMC!
Today was one of those days I just love living in New York. In the morning I got to interview hip-hop legend DMC (of Run DMC) at the ENGAGE Expo at Javitz Center. Then in the evening I got to take a fundamentals of breaking class with legendary b-boy Ken Swift. I love my crazy…
Interviewing DMC (of Run-DMC) about hip-hop, virtual worlds and youth
I had a remarkable opportunity to interview hip-hop artist Darryl “DMC” McDaniels of Run-DMC fame today! I caught up with Dee at the Engage Expo at Jacob Javitz Center this morning, who was here to promote his new virtual space DMC World. We had a very interesting discussion about hip-hop culture, virtual worlds, digital games,…