Building the Swing Dance Community

Natasha with the Ninjammerz performing with Caravan Palace at the Mtl Jazz Festival

Patrick Szmidt — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:44:35 +0000

Natasha performed with the Ninjammerz at the Caravan Palace concert during the Montreal International Jazz Festival !

It was pretty amazing to see 50.000 people in front of the stage

www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1H9tgboFJM

Learn the Big Apple routine

Patrick Szmidt — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:37:06 +0000

Yes, that’s right, we’re done filming and uploading to Youtube the full routine with the counts and the individual instructional videos of the Big Apple routine

www.youtube.com/watch?v=C444gS8IcIk

As usual, you can access the individual instructional videos from the full routine by clicking on the annotations.

You can also check out the Big Apple routine danced by the Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers in the movie “Keep Punching”

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfgKMfexdPQ

Enjoy and feel free to leave comments and rate the videos…

Patrick & Natasha

Stage à Grenoble – Avril 2010 – Cours d’acrobaties

Patrick Szmidt — Sat, 01 May 2010 14:15:41 +0000

Résumé des cours d’acrobaties du stage à Grenoble en avril 2010

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCn-TcoBzgg

Stage à Grenoble – Avril 2010 – Cours de Balboa

Patrick Szmidt — Sat, 01 May 2010 14:12:32 +0000

“petit” résumé du cours d’introduction au Balboa du stage à Grenoble en avril 2010.

Stage à Grenoble – Avril 2010 – Cours de Collegiate Shag

Patrick Szmidt — Sat, 01 May 2010 14:06:32 +0000

Ceci est la vidéo récapitulative du cours d’introduction au Collegiate Shag du stage à grenoble en avril 2010.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCZiLOLoBCA

Stage à Grenoble – avril 2010 – Cours de Jazz Roots

Patrick Szmidt — Sat, 01 May 2010 13:58:45 +0000

Voici la vidéo récapitulative du cours de Jazz Roots du stage à Grenoble le 24 avril 2010.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkaNqf_P-rk

La musique est “Jump Through The Window” par Roy Eldridge

The Shim Sham – Videos filmed from behind

Patrick Szmidt — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:02:51 +0000

Since so many people asked us for instructionnal videos of the Shim Sham filmed from the back, we’ve decided to make them

The Shim Sham danced to the music (T’aint What You Do by Jimmie Lunceford).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTjGwTwpINQ

The Shim Sham danced to the music (Tuxedo Junction by Erskine Hawkins) with the counts.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0nbSLEd7PE

The Shim Sham danced to the music (Tuxedo Junction by Erskine Hawkins) with the steps.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY4sBG-8KYo

Enjoy and please leave us comments and rating if you like our videos.

Patrick & Natasha

Swingo class Recap at Lindy Focus VIII

Patrick Szmidt — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:25:06 +0000

This is the video recap of the Swingo class we gave at Lindy Focus VIII.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgRDLPwbzvQ

Collegiate Shag Crash Course Recap at Lindy Focus VIII

Patrick Szmidt — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:21:49 +0000

This is the video recap of the Collegiate Shag Crash Course Natasha and I gave at Lindy Focus VIII.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3poF8oabws

Learn the California Routine

Patrick Szmidt — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:30:58 +0000

No, the California Routine is not just 3 Swing Outs and a Cirle

Once again, we’ve decided to go with a real classic piece of the Swing community.

The California Routine was choreographed by Frankie Manning for the Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers. You can see an early version of the routine in the video Spirit Moves

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RZK-LyksG4

We present here a version that we most often use when the occasion arises. It might vary from other versions that you may come across.

You’ll find individual instructional videos of the moves by clicking on the names during the video

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZrXo8uA0qQ

What do you think of this video? Do you dance it differently? Feel free to send us feedback and to comment on the videos.

Patrick & Natasha