teachers and researchers of traditional jazz dance
On Saturday, August 5, Governor’s Island in New York Harbor will host an afternoon of hot jazz music (Michael Arenella’s Dreamland Dance Orchestra!!!) and dancing (Charleston, Peabody, Balboa, etc.), along with vintage automobiles, vintage clothing, and food. We will be teaching the Peabody to the island’s revelers, while our friend, Roddy Caravella, will be teaching the Charleston. The event starts at 12noon and runs until 4pm. (Continue reading…)
Posted on July 20th, 2006 by chad
Everybody loves a good mystery. And while clever crimes and heinous murders grab the headlines and make for bestsellers, ballroom dancing is not without its own form of whodunit. Foremost among the ballroom case files, in this writer’s humble opinion, is the mystery of the Peabody.
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Posted on July 19th, 2006 by chad
| June 27, 2006 | ||
| 8:09 am |
On June 27, our first child arrived at 8:09am. He weighed 8lbs and 5oz. He already knows the Charleston, even if he doesn’t know it yet. He loves the Jazz for Kids CD that our friend Stacey gave him. We’re so proud of our new addition.
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Posted on July 17th, 2006 by chad
We’ve been invited to teach at Dancewave’s Summer Intensive. The two-week long dance camp provides New York City’s youth the opportunity to study with Modern, Ballet, and Jazz dance teachers. Midori and I will be teaching a combination of Lindy Hop and the Big Apple during the camp’s second week.
Posted on July 10th, 2006 by chad
We perform and teach popular and historical social dances of the Jazz Age and Swing Era and have appeared on stage, independent film, and local and national television. Known for our performance and our research of social dancing, we also consult and choreograph for period productions, particularly those set in the Roaring Twenties. Though we do not regularly compete, we have placed in a number of competitions, including 1st in the 2004 American Lindy Hop Championships Fast Dance division.