‘Swing Dancing’ Hits the Shelves!
Today I’m delighted to announce the release of the book Swing Dancing by Tamara Stevens, with contributions by Erin Stevens. Swing Dancing is [...]
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May 10, 2011
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May 6, 2011
Peter Flahiff – Swing Dancing at ATOMIC
This weekend the ATOMIC Ballroom is hosting Seattle swing dancer Peter Flahiff. Peter is returning to his SoCal dance roots for a whirlwind [...]
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April 15, 2011
Confessions of a Dance Shoe Addict
Hi, my name is Jessi (“Hi Jessi”) and I have a dance shoe addiction. Well, I mean, if I’m a dance addict, then [...]
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April 9, 2011
The French Quarter Festival & Fleur de Lindy
If you’re going to travel outside of SoCal for Lindy exchange, I don’t think I can say enough good things about Fleur de [...]
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April 6, 2011
The Frankie Manning Legacy Fund Scholarship to Herrang 2011
Breaking News from Yehoodi: The Frankie Manning Legacy Fund has just announced that they are providing a scholarship for a Lindy Hop ambassador [...]
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March 29, 2011
A Letter to My Jilted Feet
Oh my dancing feet, I can only apologize profusely for the last two months of neglect. I know that you can’t possibly understand [...]
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March 22, 2011
The Fabulous Ms. Norma Miller
I just came across this interview with Norma Miller that I absolutely had to share with you. This interview is from the AARP’s show “My [...]
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March 18, 2011
Who’s Yehoodi?
We are! Yehoodi is a top notch website and forum dedicated to all things swing, Lindy Hop, and jazz. So the real question [...]
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March 11, 2011
“Swing Kids” Part 2 of 2: The Real Swing Kids
So you watched “Swing Kids” (and if you didn’t, stop reading this blog and go do it now) and now you’re wondering about [...]
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March 8, 2011
“Swing Kids” Part 1 of 2: The Movie
As a Lindy Hopper who started dancing in the mid-90s there are a few modern films that really influenced me and “Swing Kids” [...]
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March 1, 2011
John Mills 1912 – 2011
Last week the swing world lost one of their own. I am sad to report that John Mills passed away in the early [...]
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February 22, 2011
My Dance Inspiration
As we countdown to Inspiration Weekend, I’ve been thinking about what inspires me to dance. I remember the first time I saw Frankie [...]
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February 18, 2011
Get Inspired to Dance at Inspiration Weekend 2011
What inspires you to dance? Come out to Orange County for Inspiration Weekend 2011 on March 4, 5, and 6 (affectionately called I-Dub) [...]
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January 19, 2011
Dax & Sarah on Live to Dance TONIGHT!
Just a reminder to tune in tonight to support SoCal's own Dax Hock and Sarah Breck as they compete in the semi-finals on Live to [...]
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September 24, 2010
Bomb’s Away! Lindy Bomb Your World
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a Lindy Hopper! Lindy Bombing simply means to swing dance at a venue [...]
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September 1, 2010
Swingin’ Into Soul
Ray Charles – soul pioneer On September 4th dancers will be descending on Top Cats in Placentia for 1st Saturday Swing’s Swing and [...]