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 ...
Swing on over to some local dance groups to learn about Lindy Hop, a dance with historical and cultural ties. SwingColumbus is a small, local swing dance group that mainly focuses on Lindy Hop, the ...
As I follow the distant, brassy trill of a saxophone emanating from John F. Kennedy Drive, I take a deep breath, attempting to quell a feeling of mounting nervousness. It’s just before noon on a foggy ...
On Wednesday nights, the old Underwood typewriter factory on Arbor Street in Hartford comes alive with the sounds of Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Lionel Hampton and Duke Ellington.
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by A wave of viral videos highlight a style that participants call addictive and innovative. Descended from the Lindy Hop, it has few traditional markers ...
A youth shelter designed to help homeless and at-risk kids is now fully funded, and it’s expected to open later this year in the fall. The facility is on Sawyer Road in Sarasota, built to serve kids ...
John Land has attended the New Orleans Swing Dance Festival & Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown every year since the event came to New Orleans a decade ago. This year, he will be hosting dancers from ...
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 ...