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The Southwest Lindyfest: junior jitterbugs, soaring Canadians, and Frankie Manning! (video)

Posted on March 16, 2009 by

I just got home from an exhausting, amazing weekend in Houston for the Southwest Lindyfest, put on by the Houston Swing Dance Society. Lindyfest, now in its 13th year, is one of the most successful lindy hop  camps in the country, drawing hundreds of swing dance enthusiasts from all over the US. The four day …

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Korean lindy hoppers perform Shim Sham to traditional song “Arirang” (video)

Posted on March 15, 2009 by

This video is so many kinds of awesome, I don't know where to start. Korean lindy hoppers perform their version of the "Shim Sham" swing line dance for legendary lindy hopper Frankie Manning's 95th birthday.  Instead of one of the standard swing tunes, these Korean dancers chose to do a modified version of the routine…

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Registration for Frankie Manning 95 Festival is OPEN

Posted on December 15, 2008 by

I can hardly believe it, but lindy hop legend Frankie Manning will be turning 95 years old next May! I'm honored to be working with a bunch of cool folks who are organizing the Frankie Manning 95th Birthday Festival. From May 21st -May 25th, 2009 (Memorial Day Weekend) lindy hoppers, jazz musicians, tap dancers, friends…

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PMT Breakers & me at Frim Fram last night (video)

Posted on December 5, 2008 by

Here's a fun video of the PMT Breakers performing at Frim Fram last night. Thanks to my crew Ian, Ron, Will, Monica, and Marie for coming out one more time.  Really awesome performance and great crowd!  Special thanks to Effervescent for filming this for me and Ryan Mascaro for cueing our music.  Here's another version…

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What I want for Christmas: The Spirit Moves dance documentary on DVD!

Posted on December 2, 2008 by

Judy Pritchett of Swingdanceshop.com sends out news that the classic vernacular dance documentary "The Spirit Moves" has finally been released on DVD!  For lindy hoppers, "The Spirit Moves" is a treasure trove of footage of the original innovators of lindy hop, filming in the 1950s.  For years, this documentary could only be viewed in select…

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