Killer Diller Show, Bologna Italy

The Killer Dillers performed live with the Nine Penny Big Band in Bologna Italy for the Swing Brother Swing Festival, May 2010. It was an epic show, with ALL LIVE MUSIC! Many thanks to the Nine Pennies for learning our arrangements, it was a real pleasure! In case you...

Lindy Classic Showcase, Munich February 2010

A performance we did of our current Lindy Classic showcase, at the Rock That Swing Festival in Munich, Germany in February 2010. The song is “Scram” by Fats Waller.

Face of Camp Jitterbug 2010!

And what a pretty face! Oh dear me! Anyway, very proud to be on this year’s Camp Jitterbug flyer and on the website header: www.campjitterbug.com The photo on the flyer was taken during my tribute act to Josephine Baker in last year’s Jump Session show....

Wow Burlesque Photos!

Real WOW photos of Jo and I performing our burlesque feather fan dance at Lindy Focus, taken by Colin Butler. Thanks Colin, very saucy!

Who Inspires Me: Vera-Ellen

Definitely one of my great idols, she had the most beautiful lines with her graceful ballerina’s legs. If Cyd Charisse was the womanly femme fatale, Vera-Ellen was sweet, innocent, childlike, even a little goofy. She combined classical ballet and pointe work,...

Lonestar Championships, Austin Texas

Just had to share a few of these wonderful photographs that David Holmes took this past weekend in Austin, Texas for the Lonestar Championships. It was one of those mad and magical dance weekends, that sometimes can’t be captured in photos, but actually David...

1st Place Team at ILHC 2009

Damn, I just realized how lame I am. I didn’t blog about the International Lindy Hop Championships at all!! Well, actually I did post up some photos over at SwingFashionista.com, but that’s not what I’m talking about… I’m talking about...

SwingFashionista.com

I have a new blog, collaboratively with a group of other swing dancing ladies, called SwingFashionista.com It’s a blog and look book, about swing fashion – both swing era vintage (1920s, 30s & 40s), and also those special fashions that sweep through...