Lone Star Championships 2010

January 21, 2010 at 12:28 am (Blues, Dance, Lindy Hop, Review, Solo Jazz Dance)
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Looks like all the news was coming out of Austin this weekend with the third Annual Lone Star Championships.   Run by Tena Morales and Scott Angelius, this event is meant to be a more relaxed competition weekend with an emphasis on social dance contests such as Jack & Jill’s and Strictly comps.

I didn’t go, but that won’t stop me from saying a few words and gratuitously mention that <plug> I work for Tena on the International Lindy Hop Championships happening this year August 19th-22nd, 2010.  Registration opening soon!</end plug>

Smaller scale competition events like Lone Star Championships are useful places for newer competitors to get a taste of what it’s like to be in the spotlight.  There’s also the added benefit of doing it with the support of all your friends cheering you on.

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Favorite Performances of 2009: Other Dances in the American Vernacular Jazz Dance Tradition

December 23, 2009 at 12:51 am (balboa, Blues, Lindy Hop, Solo Jazz Dance, video)
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Next to last installment of my favorite videos from this past year.  Check out the other posts for Lindy Hop couple routines, Lindy teams, and social dance clips.

Adam Boehmer at Midwest Lindyfest

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The Lindy Loggers

December 16, 2009 at 8:17 am (balboa, Blues, Dance, Jazz, Lindy Hop, Links)
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We’re at a pretty quiet time in the Lindy Hop world as there are no major or minor events happening until Lindy Focus and Snowball right after Christmas.  This is probably a good time to get caught up on your online Lindy reading.

The Lindy blogosphere is surprisingly larger than you think.  When I started this post I thought I was just going to describe a handful of sites, but once I was done compiling URL’s I came up with over 50.

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A Different Kind of Lead and Follow

August 7, 2009 at 1:38 am (Dance, Solo Jazz Dance, video)
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I was looking at some of the footage of the preliminary rounds for Solo dance portion of “The Battle” when I spotted something unusual.

Check out this clip, starting around 0:32 and the 16 seconds after that.  Don’t read any further until you have.  I’d like you to have your own reaction before you read mine.

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