Musings on Dance, Food, Geek Stuff
I’ve been thinking about skate dancing and my progress over the nearly three years that I’ve been practicing this art form. Of the many dances I’ve practiced, rhythm / jam skating is one that I have progressed the fastest. Not that I am an “expert” by any means, but I feel like my level of…
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!
This Thursday, November 4, we are throwing a very special Frim Fram Jam swing dance. We are delighted to be showcasing the Boilermaker Jazz Band performing live, with DJ Swifty spinning during the breaks. Plus this is the beginning of the month, so we will have a beginner dance lesson taught by the talented Mr….
It’s hard to believe that 12 years ago in a garage in Queens, a scrappy Manu Smith and a scruffy Frank Dellario thought, "There has to be a better way to disseminate Larry’s List!" And thus, Yehoodi.com was born. In the twelve years that followed there have been all kinds of changes in the Lindy…
As I mentioned about a month ago, I participated in the "I Charleston New York" flash mob in Times Square along with a bunch of other local lindy hoppers. Organized by those wacky dancers from Montpellier, the Swingjammerz, "I Charleston…" is a video project where they go from city to city around the world, spreading…
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….
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…
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,…
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!…
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….