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New Midsummer Night Swing Promo Video!

Posted on July 22, 2010 by

The nice folks at Lincoln Center sent me a link to a new promo video that they produced about Midsummer Night Swing. It features some nice band footage, the lively crowd, testimonials by dancers … plus a brief appearance by me dipping the lovely Emily V at the very end of the video! By the…

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More Video & Pics from Midsummer Night Swing Finale & Dance Contest

Posted on July 20, 2010 by

Here's some video footage of the "Ambassador's Prize" dance contest on the last night of Midsummer Night Swing last Saturday.  I'm dancing with the lovely Nina Galicheva, meanwhile you can see friends Emily V and Marty in the foreground.  And here's a sweet pic of Nina and I dancing by Kevin Yatarola. Thanks for sharing…

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“Flying Home”: a Blowout Finale to 2010 Midsummer Night Swing Festival (UPDATED INFO RE WINNERS!)

Posted on July 18, 2010 by

I had the pleasure of being at the final night of the 2010 Midsummer Night Swing festival at Lincoln Center last night. I and several hundred happy dancers were treated to one the finest swing orchestras in the land, the Harlem Renaissance Orchestra under the helm of Ron Allen.  I've seen and enjoyed HRO for…

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Final Night of Midsummer Night Swing This Saturday: Harlem Renaissance Orchestra and Dance Contest!

Posted on July 16, 2010 by

  Friends Eden and David on the banner of the Midsummer Nights Swing website! I can hardly believe it, but this Saturday is already the final night of Midsummer Nights Swing for 2010! This year, Lincoln Center organized an amazing line-up of bands and dances for their annual Midsummer Nights Swing festival.  Lots of standout…

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Swinging to the Moonshiners of New Orleans at Lincoln Center (video)

Posted on July 7, 2010 by

Tonight the incredible Moonshiners of New Orleans tore it up for an appreciative, if sweaty, crowd of dancers at Midsummer Nights Swing at Lincoln Center. Such an amazing band! And their first time playing outside of New Orleans! Other Moonshiners videos: a slower, latin-inflected number Moonshiners with vocalist singing French song Lindy hoppers on Damrosch…

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Midsummer Nights Swing 2010 Lineup: Battle of the Bands, Bhangra & New Orleans Moonshiners!

Posted on April 15, 2010 by

  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…

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5 b-boy crews from 3 continents gather for “Hip Hop Generation Next” at Lincoln Center August 6!

Posted on July 26, 2009 by

I'm pretty excited about the "Hip Hop Generation Next" event at Lincoln Center on August 6. It's an amazingly dope line-up of crews representing b-boying from all over the world: From New York City and Chicago to South Korea and Sierra Leone, five crews from three continents reinvent hip hop dancing with breathtaking virtuosity, jawdropping…

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Final Night of Midsummer Nights Swing features Dance Contest to honor Frankie Manning!

Posted on July 14, 2009 by

Tonight Bill Bragin, head organizer of Midsummer Nights Swing at Lincoln Center, announced that on July 25, the final night of the summer dance festival will feature a dance contest to honor the late swing dance legend Frankie Manning! Twenty couples will compete for a season pass for next year's Midsummer Nights Swing, and other…

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Official Schedule of 2009 “Midsummer Night’s Swing” series at Lincoln Center

Posted on April 24, 2009 by

  Find more videos like this on Midsummer Night SwingHere, finally is the confirmed schedule of this year's Midsummer Night's Swing at Lincoln Center. For those that don't know, Midsummer Night's Swing is a long-running series of dance concerts thrown by Lincoln Center every summer in their courtyard area. On the sad this, this year…

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