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National Jitterbug Championships 2012: 1st Place!
Here is our new Classic Lindy Hop routine, to Buddy Johnson's song Shufflin' & Rollin'! We performed it for the first time at Camp Hollywood in Los Angeles on 28th July 2012 in the Showcase division at the National Jitterbug Championships, and won 1st place! A...
World Burlesque Games: 2nd Place in the World Female Crown!
Well, the World Burlesque Games are over, and what a spectacular week of burlesque. I really enjoyed all the shows I attended, and also loved meeting the lovely burlesque ladies from around the globe backstage. The results are in, and I didn't quite take out the top...
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. Josephine is,...
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, with the...
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 has...
Sharon & Juan at Provence Swing Festival 2009 (and a new routine!)
I'm recovering now from the charming Provence Swing Festival, in France. Here's two videos - first, of our brand new Lindy Classic routine, and second, of a short feather fan dance I did. The classic routine is to Scram, by Fats Waller. Enjoy!