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Fun Prezi presentation about the new Yehoodi.com website!

Posted on October 25, 2009 by

I just finished preparing a video presentation about the new Yehoodi.com, complete with the classic Yehoodi song created by Spuds several years ago.  I hope you like it! Created using the awesome prezi zoom-a-rific, web-based presentation tool, you can see the original prezi version of the slideshow after the jump…

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Announcing the New Yehoodi.com! Beta Testing in October, Public Launch in November

Posted on September 27, 2009 by

After more than a year of planning, consultation and hard work, I am very excited to announce the imminent launch of Yehoodi 3.0! For those that don't know, I am one of the administrators of Yehoodi, the premiere social website for the global lindy hop and swing dance community. Approaching our 11th year of operation,…

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Yehoodi Video Talk Show #515: Betty Boop, Rockin Robin, & a very special guest!

Posted on September 1, 2009 by

In all of the hubbub around ILHC, I forgot to post that a new installment of the Yehoodi Video Talk Show has gone live. I took advantage of my camping trip to San Francisco a few weeks ago to visit Spuds and record a new talk show.  It was, as always, a ton of fun…

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OMG the Brooklyn Bombshells won the 2009 Mermaid Parade (again)!!!

Posted on June 23, 2009May 4, 2019 by

I just got word that my group the Brooklyn Bombshell Revue won, yet again, the Coney Island Mermaid Parade!  Specifically, we got the Judge’s Choice Award, with the additional note “might the winningest folks in Parade history — custom art bribes work!”. The art bribes they refer to are these awesome caricatures drawn by our…

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Yehoodi Video Talk Show: The Frankie 95 Episode!

Posted on June 23, 2009 by

Spuds & Rik recap the event of the decade: The Frankie 95 Birthday Festival in New York City. The guys share memories and video from this amazing event where over 2,000 lindy hoppers showed their love for our ambassador for Lindy Hop, Frankie Manning. Catch the show on Yehoodi or subscribe to the podcast. Get…

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OMG Mermaid Parade is Tomorrow! Harvey Keitel, They Might Be Giants… and possibly rain

Posted on June 19, 2009May 4, 2019 by

Finally finished my outfit for the MermaId Parade tomorrow! For those that don’t know, Saturday, June 21, is the 26th annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade, the nation’s largest art parade and the my absolutely favorite part of summer in New York City. As has been tradition for the past years, the lindy hoppers participate as…

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Post of the Day: “Dance community really excited to spend five days in New York trying not to cry”

Posted on May 20, 2009 by

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…

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The promise, tool and bargain of Yehoodi as a community website

Posted on May 16, 2009 by

I just finished today Clay Shirky's awesome book Here Comes Everybody, a cogent description of the sea-change in social organization that we are witnessing due to the advent of online social networking tools. Shirky's book has me thinking about what lessons I can take away from it for Yehoodi, the swing dance community site I…

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Public Memorial Service for Frankie Manning on May 22 in NYC

Posted on May 9, 2009 by

For those that were not able to attend Frankie Manning's funeral service earlier this month, there will be a Memorial Service for Frankie on Friday May 22 as part of the Frankie 95 Birthday Festival.  The service will take place at 10am at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church (Fifth Avenue at 55th Street). Open to…

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The Swinging-est Funeral: Celebrating the life and legacy of legendary lindy hopper Frankie Manning

Posted on May 2, 2009 by

Today I was fortunate enough to participate in the most swingin' funeral I have ever attended. Today, we laid Frankie Manning in his final resting place. As I entered the Mount Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church in Harlem, I was greeted by the powerful sound of the full Harlem Renaissance Orchestra playing on stage.  I saw…

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