Join Toronto Lindy Hop on May 24th, 2019 as we step back into the Swing Era for a night of 1930’s/1940’s Big Band Music (ft: Martin Loomer & His Orange Devils-18 Piece Big Band) and Swing Dancing in a ...
In the new documentary “Alive and Kicking,” the world’s renewed interest in the Lindy Hop — popularly known as swing dancing — is presented as more than a series of improvised steps; it’s a ...
Close your eyes, can you hear it? The upbeat rhythm of drums, the playful tease of the trumpet, and the smooth melody of the saxophone weaving together in perfect harmony. Now, open your eyes, you're ...
First it was the introverted Finns coming out of their shells and dancing close to the Tango. Then, the shy Japanese getting into latin music and swing. Now it’s the Swedes getting into the Lindy Hop.
When Mike Thibault finished high school in 1995, his graduation present from his grandparents was a series of ballroom dance classes. Thibault was an aspiring saxophonist, and he knew a slew of ...
Watch live as NOLA.com web-casts from the New Orleans Swing Dance Festival's "Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown" beginning at 9 p.m., Saturday, October 2, 2010 from the Wax Museum at 917 Conti Street in the ...
Young tappers and venerable jitterbuggers are brushing off their dance shoes and getting ready for the third annual Masters of Lindy Hop & Tap festival, kicking off tonight at the Century Ballroom.
Dancer Jean Veloz has died at the age of 98, her friend, agent and manager Rusty Frank has confirmed. Jean, who was best known for her Lindy Hop dances, died at home in Los Angeles on Sunday, ...
They’ll make your dancin’ dreams come true! Brooklynites can get down with some of the world’s best swingers next weekend, when the American Lindy Hop Championships jitterbug their way onto the ...