Can you believe that one of my favorite swing artists to DJ from was a bandleader who couldn’t read music or even play an instrument? Lucky Millinder — his real name was Lucius — was a big band leader popular
Swing Dance Music for Practicing
A frequent question among my swing and lindy hop dance students is: “Where can I get swing music for practicing at home?” Here are a couple of great albums on Amazon.com that you can stream or purchase online: Here are
Count Basie: The Complete Decca Recordings
Count Basie is easily one of my all-time favorite big band swing artists. One of the first swing CD Box Sets I ever purchased was The Complete Decca Recordings, and oh man, it was so worth it every penny. I
Now THAT was a fun gig!
Woo-wee! I am still reeling a bit from all the fun I had at one of my biggest Swing or Nothing! gigs to date: Bay Splash Blues! Bay Splash Blues was a fund raising event and party to benefit Bay
Free Private Lessons Contest Winners!
Congratulations to all 10 of the Free Private Lesson Contest winners! Each of these contestants correctly identified the name of the song that I first started swing dancing to, Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen. John Delois Carol Peebles
Free Private Lessons Contest!
Dear Friends, Sunday, April 5th is my birthday and to celebrate I’d actually like to give away the presents this year: free private dance lessons! Yeah. That’s right. Free. The first 10 individuals or couples who can answer the personal
24-Hour Cancer Dance-A-Thon!
On March 14-15, 2009, I participated in the 24-Hour Cancer Dance-A-Thon in Irving, CA, dancing on a team of San Francisco Lindy Hoppers — The Hot Bloods. The Dance-a-thon is a 24 hour swing dance fundraiser, with a mission to
The Zen of Learning to Dance (part 3)
I’ve been reading and exploring a lot of Buddhist material in my personal life these days, so I’ve taken that as inspiration to write a little about some Zen-like bits of experience that I’ve picked up while learning to dance
Swing or Nothing Promo Photos!
I’ve got a big dance performance gig coming up on April 18, 2009 and the group putting on the show, the Bay School in San Francisco, requested promotional photos to send out to their attendees. It’s been a while since
The Zen of Learning to Dance (part 2)
I’ve been reading and exploring a lot of Buddhist material in my personal life these days, so I’ve taken that as inspiration to write a little about some Zen-like bits of experience that I’ve picked up while learning to dance