In all of the hubbub, I forgot to announce that the prestigious Getty Images stock photography service has put up several beautiful photos from the Frankie 95 Birthday Festival, mostly from the memorial service and the dance in Central Park on Friday, May 22. Check out the entire set here. One of them has already…
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Post of the Day: “Dance community really excited to spend five days in New York trying not to cry”
Gotta love this post on the Jam Cellar blog in DC about the Frankie 95 Festival start tomorrow: Dance community really excited to spend five days in New York trying not to cry. This weekend marks the event where dancers from around the world will come together in New York to celebrate the life of…
Dancing is one of life’s greatest pleasures (pic)
This is one of my all-time favorite pictures of me dancing. Photographer Michael Blank captured the lovely Miss Victoria and I lindy hopping in Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem a couple of weeks ago. We are both just blissed out and sharing a wonderful moment together. It makes me happy every time I look at…
WNET Broadcasting Special Tribute to Frankie Manning on May 21!
I am happy to announce that PBS affiliate station WNET (Channel 13) in New York will be broadcasting a special tribute show about Frankie Manning on May 21 at 10:30pm. The documentary features the last major interview of Frankie Manning before his death, as well as precious archival footage of his dancing from the 1930s…
Virtual tributes to swing dance legend Frankie Manning on Twitter, FaceBook, Yehoodi, etc
As news about Frankie Manning's passing spreads around the world today, I witnessed an explosion of surprise, grief, and tearful remembrance live on the internet. It was like being surrounded by the voices of hundreds and hundreds of Frankie's friends and fans from around the globe in a collective, ever-changing memorial. It's a fitting tribute…
Official Schedule of 2009 “Midsummer Night’s Swing” series at Lincoln Center
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…
Frankie Manning in the hospital: send in those get well cards!
Here's a message from the Frankie 95 Festival organizers about the health of 94-year old legendary lindy hopper Frankie Manning: Frankie is in the hospital and has been there since last Friday. He's being treated for a bad reaction to a medication and will remain in the hospital for poking, prodding and adjusting. He's very…
Tell your lindy hop story at IamLindyHop.com
Spuds turned me on to this super cool website started by lindy hopper Ben Yau from Pasadena called : IAmLindyHop.com. The purpose of the site is to "gather and share stories of Lindy Hop" from the dancers, musicians, instructors and DJs that keep this artform alive every day. As Ben writes, "each person has a…
Frankie Week Continues: San Francisco Shim Shim (with blooper!)
Here's another great video for "Frankie Week" created by those awesome folks in the San Francisco lindy scene. Set in front of the very picturesque Golden Gate Bridge, they really nail the movements and fun vibe of the Shim Sham. And then… well, watch the video… More Shim Sham videos for Frankie week can be…
Top 10 mistakes made by newbie lindy hoppers
[Me in my early years of lindy hopping way back in 2002. Yes, my partner and I had the same blonde streak in our hair.] I've been dancing lindy hop for over ten years. And in that time, I've seen my share of what can only be called swing dance douchery. I like to think…