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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 The Killer Dillers winning 1st...
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 the swing...
Frankie Manning 26 May 1914 – 27 April 2009
There are no words. I'll miss you Frankie.
What is Burlesque?
Burlesque is the hottest trend in town, a type of performance bringing together a sizzling dance style with elaborate vintage costumes, cool retro tunes and a lot of sassy fun! Burlesque as an entertainment artform evolved from the late 19th century through to the...
What is Lindy Hop and why’s it so special?
Here is an article I wrote for AusDance magazine a few years ago. It's more of an academic/professional magazine, read mostly by dancers in other styles (especially contemporary, classical and ballroom), who in Australia don't tend to know much about Lindy. So it's...