I've been loving swing and jazz since 1996. I've run teams, travelled, competed, taught, DJ'ed and performed all over the world. Welcome to my blog on teaching, running teams, dancing, and all things jazz and swing dance related. I hope you enjoy reading, and feel free to join in the discussion.
If you're just forming a team or have had one for years, this advice comes from 15+ years of coaching.
Read moreEverything has changed. Many dance teachers and musicians are struggling to find a way to re-invent ways to make money, and this blog is here to help you do that. It’s going to be some time before social dancing is…
Continue readingHaving a dance floor in your home is probably one of the best things you can do for your dancing. To be able to go into your studio for 20-30 minutes and work something out when the inspiration strikes is…
Continue readingDancing and drinking are quite the pair. There are so many reasons to drink in the social realm of dancing. First, there is the responsibility we all need to take for sustaining the venues who pay the musicians we love,…
Continue readingOur deep connection to music One of my favorite memories of DJing included playing the song above. I had my reservations about playing it… after all, it doesn’t chunk or drive along like some songs. On the other hand, I…
Continue reading(header photo of Indigo Swing and Brian Setzer, by John Ambrosino of City Rat Photo) I recently read a little pop culture missive about the swing revival in the 90s. While the article had some good information, it didn’t capture (for…
Continue reading“The best cartoon wins”. -Swing The Documentary There’s a lot of truth in these words for competitors and performers alike. You have to look the part, be endowed with the traits of the quintessential jitterbug, and you have to become…
Continue readingThe attempt of this blog is to bring a little clarity to the various naming conventions around dances of the swing era. Often when starting out, there’s confusion around the names of dances, which is understandable, since there are cross-pollinating…
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How to build a home dance studio
How to change the world through dancing
Running a Swing Team Part 3 – Formations & The Lindy Chorus
Getting Inspired from Animation and Illustration
Running a Swing Team. Part 1 – First Stops
23 ways a Lindy Hopper can up their menswear game
Swing dance in the 90’s and early 2000’s
Lindy Hop Travel – Mexico City
Why Scenes Sometimes Succeed and Sometimes Fail
Swing Aerial Safety – Running a swing team, part 11
Running a Swing Team Part 6 – The Business
Why does Lindy Hop have 6 AND 8 count patterns?
