"Lindy Hop" is a dance form that originates from the late 1920s. It features elements of jazz, and is more frequently referred to as swing dancing. Jennifer Kain has been teaching this style of dance ...
This Black History Month, we recognize one of the most extravagant dances ever to exist, the Lindy Hop. The style born during the Harlem Renaissance has evolved to live on in its home neighborhood.
Come for the music and enjoy dancing to Terry "A" and the Big Band Sound, a 14-piece orchestra featuring 5 saxophones, 5 brass, 3 rhythm and a vocalist. They will entertain and delight at a Lindy Hop ...
The jazz band is swinging hard as two Black dancers Charleston in the middle of a jam. The crowd roars as one kicks wildly in every direction and then drops into a jazz split. This isn’t 1922—it’s May ...
As I follow the distant, brassy trill of a saxophone emanating from John F. Kennedy Drive, I take a deep breath, attempting to quell a feeling of mounting nervousness. It’s just before noon on a foggy ...
In the new documentary “Alive and Kicking,” the world’s renewed interest in the Lindy Hop — popularly known as swing dancing — is presented as more than a series of improvised steps; it’s a ...
The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. When visitors step into the recently renovated Savoy Denver, they’ll notice a lush mixture of art deco and ...
Around Kansas City, there are both social dances and group classes that welcome beginners. Kansas City has been swinging since the 1930s and a vibrant dance community keeps the tradition active.
They’ll make your dancin’ dreams come true! Brooklynites can get down with some of the world’s best swingers next weekend, when the American Lindy Hop Championships jitterbug their way onto the ...