My crew and I had a great time performing for the crowd at the Frim Fram Jam on Thursday. Fellow dancers Will, Eugene, and young Brooke got to do our b-boy piece "Ill Train" one last time for an appreciative audience of 150 lindy hoppers, which is always a blast. Our choreographer Pavan (in the…
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Final FINAL B-boy Performance at Frim Fram on December 9!
I'm excited to report that my ragtag crew from PMT studios will be performing our highly acclaimed b-boy routine "Ill Train" at the Frim Fram Jam dance on Thursday December 9. It's my favorite of all the routines I've ever done at PMT. Come by the Frim Fram Jam for the finest swing dancing and…
Boilermakers Jazz Band Playing Live at Frim Fram this Thursday!
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….
Cute Halloween Logo on Yehooooooooodi.com!
Thanks to awesome graphic designer Damien Fate for creating this adorable Halloween-themed logo variation for our website Yehoodi.com! See more about Damien and his design work on the Pixel Valley website. For Halloween weekend dance opportunities, see our New York event calendar at http://yehoodi.com/nyc. Who wants pumpkin pie?
Hundreds Fete Yehoodi’s 12th Birthday with Dance Jams, Cake and Contests
I'm exhausted but smiling today from the awesome celebration of 12 years of Yehoodi.com that took place last night at the Frim Fram Jam at Club 412. It was such a great feeling seeing the nearly 300 folks who came out to fete a dozen years of Yehoodi, from newbies who've been dancing for a…
Yehoodi, the #1 Swing Dance Website on the Net, Gets a Web 2.0 Facelift!
On January 4, 2010, Yehoodi entered a new chapter in our history with a whole new website, built from the ground up. Our goal was to make sure that our site continued to serve the lindy hop community through providing necessary news and information , helping people find dance events anywhere in the world ,…
Yehoodi Celebrates 12 Years Supporting Lindy Hop with Swing Party, Dance Contest October 21
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…
“I Charleston New York”: Frenchies bring Charleston Mania to Manhattan
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…
Co-hosting a Podcast from NYC and Cali over Skype
This was not the most fantastic day I've ever had. But it ended on a high note with a recording of another Yehoodi Talk Show podcast with my buddy Manu in California. Manu and I have been doing the Yehoodi Talk Show for more years than I care to count right now. He's a great…
Alice Mei and Thomas Blacharz of France Performing at Frim Fram
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…