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A Final Fete to a Swinging Summer at the Jazz Age Lawn Party this Weekend

Posted on August 30, 2010 by

This Saturday and Sunday, Governors Island was again transformed into an oasis of 1920s and 30s era jazz, as Michael Arenella held his 5th annual Jazz Age Lawn Party for enthusiastic crowds of jazz lovers, lindy hoppers, and vintage hounds.  I had already attended his Arenella's Lawn Party in July and had a fantastic time….

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Strictly Lindy Competition at Club 412 Last Night

Posted on August 29, 2010 by

Along with the dancing at Governors Island this weekend, I also got some more fun dancing in at the monthly "Swing n Salsa" dance at Club 412 on Saturday.  It was quite the affair, with one of my favorite bands the George Gee Orchestra performing in the lindy hop room, along with a live salsa…

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“I Charleston” Comes to New York!

Posted on August 27, 2010 by

A bunch of crazy lindy hoppers from Montpellier France have been travelling the globe and organizing public dance flash mobs that they call "I Charleston."  They film the charleston jams and then put them online for others to enjoy.  So far they have done Montpellier, Herrang, Stockholm, and Japan.  And yesterday they came to New…

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Alice Mei and Thomas Blacharz of France Performing at Frim Fram

Posted on August 27, 2010 by

French world champion lindy hoppers Alice Mei and Thomas Blancharz are in town for some workshops as part of the Gypsy Jam Weekend coming up September 3-5.  As a teaser, Alice and Thomas did a little performance at my dance Frim Fram Jam last night. Congrats to Alice and Thomas for winning the classic division…

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I’m Syndicated on RabbitsandToasters.com

Posted on August 26, 2010 by

The nice folks at RabbitsandToasters.com informed me that they are syndicating my site, along with several other lindy hop-related blogs.  Here's what the the sponsors of the site say about it: RabbitsAndToasters.com is a website dedicated to providing an easy way to find anything swing from the blogosphere. It has been out experience that trying…

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Discovery Channel Slo-mo Video of Nick & Carla’s Lindy Spin & Airstep

Posted on August 26, 2010 by

The Discovery Channel has a program called "Time Warp" where they analyze various human and natural phenomena by using high-speed cameras to slow down the action to catch details the human eye can't catch.  This "timewarp" clip of lindy hoppers Carla Heiney and Nick Williams is a bit old, but still worth watching. I love…

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International Lindy Hop Championships 2010: Just a Friendly Little Competition with 700+ Swing Dancers

Posted on August 23, 2010 by

This past weekend (August 20-22), was the International Lindy Hop Championships (ILHC), held in Washington DC.  A relatively new event, only in its third year, ILHC has emerged as one of the few "must go" events in the lindy hopper's calendar.  This year's ILHC continued to raise the bar for swing events with world-class competitions,…

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3D Interactive Mini-site about Jazz Age Lawn Party on Governors Island

Posted on August 18, 2010 by

Martin Leclos has created this wonderful 3d interactive mini-site focused on the Jazz Age Lawn Party thrown by Michael Arenella and friends on Governor's Island during the summer. I love seeing my friends zoom in and out, watching them dance, and hearing their voices on the site. So well done!  Thanks for creating this, Martin!…

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Thoughts on Being Judged as a Dancer

Posted on August 9, 2010 by

As I wrote about yesterday, I competed in the "strictly lindy" division at the Jazz Jam competition in Stockholm, Sweden.  It was my first Strictly so I found it both somewhat stressful and very educational. How strictly contests work is that you enter with a dance partner of your choice, but you have to dance…

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Videos of Badass Dancing at Jazz Jam in Stockholm (updated)

Posted on August 8, 2010 by

Tonight I had a super-fun time dancing at the Jazz Jam in Stockholm Sweden this evening.  A competition, concert and swing dance, it's quite a full evening of entertainment for anyone who loves swing and jazz. I originally wanted to enter the Jack and Jill competition, since I find watching them less fun than participating….

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