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tyedric and mona at ILHC 2022

What the In-person ILHC 2022 Was Like

Posted on June 1, 2022June 19, 2022 by

Last Friday, Manu and I walked into an elegant, empty ballroom in Times Square, NYC. “You know where we are, right?” Manu asks me. “The Edison Ballroom?” I reply. “Naw, dude. This is the Supper Club.” I stop in my tracks as it hits me where I’m standing. We’re in the $%^&ing Supper Club! For…

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Rest in Peace, Anne Bernstein, Lindy Hopper, Television Writer

Posted on February 23, 2022February 23, 2022 by

[Cross posted to Yehoodi.com] Earlier this month, one of the original Yehoodites, Anne Bernstein, (aka “Caledonia” on the message boards) passed away, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Anne was a Brooklyn-based lindy hopper, cartoonist, and television writer.  I only knew Anne Bernstein a little. Anne was part of the mob of lindy hop…

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Yehoodi Talk Show # 124: Lindy Luv is in the Air on the Lindy Dating Game!

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

For this Valentines Day, Spuds and I are happy to bring to you a very special edition of the Yehoodi Talk Show:  "The Lindy Dating Game". Three lovely lindy bachelorettes and one lindy bachelor play our game to win a date and valuable prizes. Find out if Kevin ends up with Sarah, Kellie or Becca…

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Lindy in the Park: Free Swing Dancing in Golden Gate Park since 1996

Posted on February 13, 2011 by

I had a fantastic time today at "Lindy in the Park," a weekly outdoor swing dance that happens every Sunday afternoon in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.  A mainstay of the Bay Area lindy scene since 1996, Lindy in the Park is a great public outreach for the dance, since it attracts hundreds of passersby,…

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The 9:20 Special: Where the Bay Area Lindy Hoppers Gather Every Thursday

Posted on February 4, 2011 by

Last night I headed out to the Russian Center in San Francisco for the weekly "9:20 Special" lindy hop dance held there every Thursday.  The 9:20 takes place in a beautiful old ballroom with a gorgeous sprung wooden dancefloor that packs a couple hundred dancers from complete newbies to oldsters like myself. Classes at various…

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Lindy Hoppers Dax and Sarah on Semi-finals of “Live to Dance”! (video)

Posted on January 20, 2011 by

  Check out this beautiful and flawless lindy hop performance by Dax Hock and Sarah Breck on the CBS dance show "Live to Dance."  I haven't been watching the show, so I don't know what injury the judges are referring to, but they looked damn sweet.  And the music choice I thought was perfect —…

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Lindy Hoppers Dax and Sarah on New Dance Reality Show “Live To Dance”

Posted on January 6, 2011 by

  I suppose I should be excited about this new dance reality show "Live to Dance," but the promos and brief videos I've seen are so saccharine-filled fluff that it hurts my brain.  Bright lights! Standing ovations! Gushing judges! ZOMG! Paula Abdul! That said, I'm very excited to see Dax Hock and Sarah Breck on…

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Dancing on the Nostalgia Subway Train Part II (video, pics)

Posted on December 21, 2010 by

On Sunday, 80-some lindy hoppers gathered for a "lindy bomb" of the Nostalgia Subway Train that runs during the holidays on the F Train line. It was an incredible day of dancing, great music, and random New York weirdness. At about 12:30, a bunch of us lindy hoppers were gathered at the 2nd Avenue Subway…

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Vids & Photos of Swing Dancing on the Nostalgia Subway Train [UPDATED]

Posted on December 13, 2010 by

My buddy Voon shares with me a fun video of him and I (and later, Mafa and I) dancing on the "Nostalgia Subway Train" this past Sunday. Good times, good times. See my previous post for more about what this is all about.  Thanks for filming this, Mafa, and sharing it, Voon! UPDATED 12/14/10: Lots…

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Jitterbug Kids doing lindy hop demo at NY Swing Dance Society (video)

Posted on November 22, 2010 by

Check out these cute kids doing a very classic lindy hop routine at the last New York Swing Dance Society Dance on Sunday!  According to my friend Jun their names are Merika and Andre of Brooklyn. Go, swing kids!

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