Best Lindy Hop Team Routine Nomination Annotations

This post is the commentary that came with some of the nominations for best lindy hop team videos to give voters a little more context.

Voting for Best Lindy Hop Video of the 21st Century is NOW OPEN! + FAQ

ILHC 2018 All Star Strictly Lindy Hop Final

Over the next few weeks, I will post links to ballots for individual categories of lindy hop videos that have been submitted to me over the past few months. There will be 4 categories that will open in the following schedule:

Best Lindy Hop Couple Routine Nomination Annotations

Bianca Locatelli & Nils Andren - ILHC 2019

When people submitted nominations for this project, they were given the option of also providing supporting commentary. Not everyone did it, but I am including some of the more notable ones here to give voters a little more context as to how this list turned out the way it did.

Why The Internet is Actually Not Forever and The Best Lindy Hop Videos of the 21st Century

Montreal Swing Riot 2016 Vintage vs Modern Street Dancers Invitational Battle

Figuring out the best lindy hop video of the 21st century is a journey. You can start voting for best Lindy Hop video soon.

The Best Lindy Hop Videos of the 21st Century? Accepting Nominations

The NY Times recently posted The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century, and I'm curious to see what a Lindy Hop equivalent would look like. Who wants in?

Sw!ng Out In Context

A couple of years ago, I listened to LaTasha Barnes lay out the vision for what was then going to be known as Swing 2020. Despite being excited about the prospect of the show that revolved around Lindy Hop, part of me doubted that they would actually be allowed to bring that vision to the stage. When I finally saw SW!NG OUT in person last week, I still could not believe what I was seeing because I was just shocked that we were getting to see Lindy Hop on stage being presented like this.

My Re-Listenables

Fans enjoying the music at Lindy Focus on New Year’s Eve, 2017.

I gave away most of my music recently, but saved a few albums at the last minute.

New Year's Day Portraits

My impromptu New Year’s Day Photo project

My Last DJ Set for The Jam Cellar Is a History of The Jam Cellar

Last Tuesday, I put together a playlist that told the Jam Cellar's story as I have experienced it over the past 15 years.

Notes on Improvised Photography of Improvised Dance

The goal of event photography for most dance events is to show people looking good or having a good time. Ideally both. There are times though, when I end up a with a bunch of photos which don't necessarily fit either category, but I find personally interesting. While a picture is supposed to be worth a thousand words, I'll take any excuse to geek out on photography or dance. This is a good a time as any to do both.