Hi everybody, I am finally coming to NYC! Not sure if I'll have time to do anything but see family, but if I do, how is dancing on Wednesday nights? I'll be in Manhattan by 11PM on 5/29 and could make the tail end of a dance. http://thisweekinswingnyc.wordpress.com/ says there's a studio…
Happy Birthday, Sonny Clay 1899-1973...Born in Texas, he moved to Phoenix, Arizona when he was 8 and it was there he got his start playing piano and drums in local venues as a teenager. In 1917 he headed down to Mexico where he played with Jelly Roll Morton, heading back up to Los Angeles in…
So you’ve learnt the moves and now it’s time to put it into practice. Let’s get you out on the social dance floor! Join Tony Jackson and Irene Ragusini and learn how to be dynamite on the dance floor. This is taking place on: Saturday 1st June 2013 @ 13.00 At Union Chapel, Compton Avenue,…
Two left feet? No Rhythm? That’s where we can help! Learn to dance in a day and dazzle your friends with your new moves. This workshop is ideal for those wanting to start dancing and don’t know where to begin. Throw yourself in and get dancing in one day – places go fast so book now Although…
// Want to spice up your social dancing? Tired of doing the same moves over and over? Want to get creative on the dance floor? Then this course is for you! Incorporating jazz moves into your partnered dancing provides you with tonnes of variety, variations and some great fun material. This…
Killer Dance Moves With A Great Story... SwingX is a feature film being shot this summer and features some of the biggest names in Lindy, including Kevin St Laurent, Jo Hoffberg, Dax Hock, and Sarah Breck. Check out the promo video and find out more on the project's indiegogo page here.…
Please Join Jazzmobile at the Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival Wednesday night starting at 6:00 PM Swing "all night" with the CAB CALLOWAY BIG BAND! ADMISSION ONLY $10! RSVP suggested: (212) 222-6940 Jazzmobile Vocal Competition Winner: Lynette Washington Dance to the Swingin' CAB CALLOWAY BIG…
Happy Birthday, Joe "King" Oliver 1881-1938...A seminal figure in the history of jazz, Oliver put the "Hot" up front and inspired his protege, Louis Armstrong to say, "If it had not been for Joe Oliver, Jazz would not be what it is today". Raised by a single mother, and later a half-sister,…
Happy Birthday, Red Nichols 1905-1965...Critic Steve Leggett described him as,"an expert cornet player, a solid improvisor, and apparently a workaholic, since he is rumored to have appeared on over 4,000 recordings during the 1920's alone." Nichols was at the very least exuberantly engaged…
Hi, I haven't been in the big city too recently. I understand that on Tues George Gee still plays Swing 46. Is there reasonable social dancing there? What time do dancers normally start to show up? THanks
Happy Birthday, Alice Faye 1915-1998...At the peak of her career Faye was the most popular star in Hollywood, introducing twenty-three songs to the hit parade and gaining adoring fans across the globe, especially in England. She is also known as the star who did the seemingly impossible as…
Happy Birthday, Shelton Brooks 1886-1975...Brooks wrote some of the biggest hits of the early 20th century. His compositions fueled the era's dance craze and were performed by some of it's best known white singers including Al Jolson and Sophie Tucker. The songs were also popular among the…
Registration for the Cleveland Lindy Exchange (CLEX) 2013 has now gone live. Early bird pricing is only $45, so this would be a good time to jump on this deal! We've got an awesome medieval theme going on this year, as well as a few other surprises that will be announced soon. Please check…
Ella Fitzgerald was 21 and on the road with Chick Webb's band in Boston when she got inspiration from an old nursery rhyme for a song. The band was broadcast live every night and there was a great deal of pressure on the musicians to come up with new material every week. Here's the story of…
Swing Out, a documentary by Morgan Irish. Follow Morgan as she meets the challenges to participate in a jam circle. You tube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=KyRbEEaZANc. More info: http://luv2swingdance.com/videos/.
We need your VOTE: http://cycling.departure.at/idea/the-vienna-swing-bike/ the Vienna Swing Bike enables the local community to set up a Pop Up Social. It is the collection of ideas, suggestions, criticisms and dreams of a local community. Of course we need budget. To acquire it we…
Anyone have sources for a stylish hook-style cane suitable for charleston? Something similar to youtube.com/watch?v=UnPrSSS5Gqk Searches for "dance cane" etc always turn up a magic trick. I've only found these, which are bamboo. What do people think, are they the right "look" for charleston?…
Dear friends, I'm going to be in Dublin, Ireland in May. My wife and I are looking for hosting on the nights of May 8th and 9th. We have done a lot of lindy travel, as well as hosted a lot of people in various places we've lived… we're looking for someone who might be generous enough to…
Happy Birthday, Ma Rainey (Gertrude Pridget) 1886-1939)..."Born in a trunk" to parents who worked the minstrel shows in the south, Rainey made her stage debut at age 12 in a talent contest and began to perform in traveling tent shows soon after that. As the shows toured the south, Rainey got…
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