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Taking a break from dance blogging

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Thank you readers for following my dance blog this past year. I’ve decided to put blogging on hold for the next month as I prepare for my 7 week bike trip from Vancouver to Mexico. I’ll be dancing all along the West Coast on my way down south (starting with Camp Jitterbug in Seattle), so I’ll definitely write about my journey along the way.

It’s not too late to donate (click here to go to my donation page), and you can also come support me by dancing on Friday April 25 at Cat’s Corner. The Cool Canaries will be playing for my fundraiser.

New Dance Blog

As Carl mentioned yesterday, we are launching a collaborative dance blog project this summer. There will be more dancer interviews, more jazz music discussions and more reporting on Lindy Hop events in the near future.

For now, here are the most popular posts of the last year:

The Lindy Hop dance

Spotlight on dancers

About swingin’ jazz music

Wicked dance videos

The Jam Cellar April Fools’ Day

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

The Jam Cellar “April Fool!” video:

The Jam Cellar is a world-reknowned weekly swing dance party held in a posh, turn of the century mansion in Northwest Washington, DC on Tuesday nights. They have an awesome video blog that you all should subscribe to.

Watch Jordan Frisbee and Tatiana Mollmann at the US Open 2007

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

The classic West Coast Swing routine by Jordan Frisbee & Tatiana Mollmann at the 2007 US Open Swing Dance Championship. It’s an unconventional song selection, but they pull it off well. From a judging perspective, traditional West Coast dancing might have been compromised for more musicality and expression.

I’m used to seeing them win in that division every year, and was surprised by their 3rd place finish. Their performance fits the music, but might not fit the context of the dance competition. But kudos to them for the gutsy performance and bringing the dance to a new direction.

Watch Mari and I dance at the American Lindy Hop Championships

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007

Mariel Adams and I danced in the Strictly Lindy division at ALHC 2007 in October. Here’s our performance.

Echoes of Harlem Thursday nights in Montreal

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

Tonight we are having our second Echoes of Harlem dance at Cat’s. Alain Fragman will be teaching a solo jazz class. And the great thing is that it’s free! Lesson starts at 9pm.

Here’s a video from the last Echoes of Harlem, with Ann Mony teaching some solo jazz steps.