Here is the message that was communicated from New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) to President-elect Donald Trump a few days ago. Although I have not attended Quaker Meeting for a very long time, I am still formally a member of the New York Yearly Meeting and the Brooklyn Monthly…
SwingNation #79: The Perfect Swing Wedding Song, Jean Veloz Rocks and 10 Ways to Fight Misogyny
We did another thing. I think it came out pretty great. NOTES Jean Veloz feature:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEmRt8bO3Os The Great Escape website:http://www.wearethegreatescape.com/ Brazil's BeHoppers:https://www.facebook.com/pg/lindyhopBH/photos/… Chazz’s Young's recovery fund:https://www.youcaring.com/chazz-young-607873 The Frankie Manning Ambassador Scholarships:http://www.frankiemanningfoundation.org/ambassador-program/ Norma Miller teaching in Houston, TX:https://www.facebook.com/tena.morales/videos/10157780655960008/https://www.facebook.com/tena.morales/videos/10157781672270008/ Big thanks to our Lindy Wedding Couple:James Oh and Courtney Shaffer Become a Patreon of Yehoodi.com so we can…
Ten Tips for How to Dance in a Cypher
A cypher is a dance jam that comes from hip-hop / street dance culture. You’ve seen them on music videos and dance movies. A bunch of dancers standing and crouching around a circle, as one person goes in and grooves to the beat. Most people think of cyphers as a b-boy / “breakdance” thing. It’s…
Daniil vs Ksenia: Epic Solo Jazz Battle!
Daniil vs Ksenia in epic solo jazz dance battle. Who wins? We all do!
Daft Science: Amazing Mashup of Beastie Boys and Daft Punk
I'm digging on Daft Science, this perfectly produced, free mashup album of Beastie Boys and Daft Punk classics. I'm gonna have this on repeat all week. Produced by Coins. <a href="http://coinsmakeyoudance.bandcamp.com/album/daft-science" data-mce-href="http://coinsmakeyoudance.bandcamp.com/album/daft-science">Daft Science by Coins</a>
RIP Sharon Jones: My Inspiration and Friend
The great soul singer Miss Sharon Jones passed away yesterday, after a long, brutal and unflinchingly public fight with cancer. I’m just crushed by the news, at the tail end of a big bummer of a year. But I’m also inspired. Who I am as a dancer — and a person — was significantly shaped by…
Lessons from Cheating and Eating: Carbs Don’t Satisfy
My cheat days are primarily about staying healthy and enjoying the good stuff at the same time. But I'm also learning lots of neat stuff about my body. Yesterday, I was eating A LOT. A giant plate of ricotta-stuffed french toast with a half dozen slices of bacon. A pork bahn mi sandwich and an…
Crazy Good Lindy Hop Showcase by Maria Filipova & Daniil Nikulin
I've had a lindy crush on Daniil Nikulin ever since this video from earlier this year. He has just incredible lines, musicality and creativity. Here he is blowing me again, this time at Lindy Shock University in Budapest with partner Maria Filipova. This has all the things: dynamic movement great use of slow and fast motion…
SwingNation 78: Dawn Hampton, I Charleston Lisboa, TED Vid on Vernacular Dance
SwingNation #78 features a tribute to Dawn Hampton, Camille A Brown's TED video on social dance, I Charleston Lisboa and more. Special thanks to John Dokes. SHOW REFERENCES A Visual History of Social Dance Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture Dick Van Dyke dancing I Charleston Lisboa Secret story reference Splanky Performed…
DIY Janet Jackson “Rhythm Nation” Costume
Janet Jackson was the most influential and important Jackson for me growing up. I admired Michael, but I LOVED Janet, following her career from break-out pop star to an increasingly confident and nuanced solo artist. For awhile I bought every album the week it came out, memorized the songs, tried to copy her dance moves. She made…