Here’s our monthly class schedule for the Winter/Spring term at Sandra Cameron. Note that all classes are four-week classes. Contact the studio to register: 212-431-1825.
Posted on January 4th, 2007 by chad
Lindy Hop
Winter/Spring 2007 Classes
The Evolution of Lindy Hop
Midori and I will be giving a lecture/demonstration to a group of St. John’s University students on November 14, 2005. The lecture plus video and dance demonstration, organized by Professor Jessica Bickley, will trace the lindy hop’s evolution from early jazz dances such as the cakewalk, breakaway, and charleston into its present form.
Posted on October 15th, 2005 by chad
Dancing with the Luccheses
We recently returned from an incredible research trip to Florida where we spent time and studied with two exceptional dancers who had mentored and inspired our teachers, John and Rose Lucchese. John and Rose Lucchese are living dance history. John started dancing in the 1930s and continues dancing to this day. Over the years, he’s danced everything from Lindy Hop, Peabody, Collegiate Shag, Foxtrot, and Waltz to Mambo, Cha Cha, Pachanga, Argentine Tango, Twist, Hustle. He not only danced them all, but at the most influential venues, including the Savoy Ballroom, Club Fordham, Old and New Roseland, the Palladium and many more. Rose is no slouch herself. She won the Harvest Moon Ball in 1963. The talks and the lessons were unforgettable. We discovered new information about what social jazz dancing was like and new steps handed down by two great dancers.
Posted on August 29th, 2005 by chad
American Lindy Hop Championships - 2004
At the 2004 American Lindy Hop Championships, we performed a combination of Peabody and ’20s Charleston dancing to Sammy Ulano’s rendition of Bourbon Street Parade, which took first place in the Fast Dance division.
Posted on February 15th, 2005 by chad
Swingin’ & Hoofin’
What’s the best antidote for the cold–a little bit of rhythm. On Saturday, March 12, 2005, Midori and I host our annual nod to rhythm tap and classic big band jazz. The evening features Felix and All the Cats Big Band, playing classic big band favorites of Fletcher Henderson, Count Basie, Erskine Hawkins, Benny Goodman, and Earl Hines as well as special tribute tunes for the late Artie Shaw.
»Swingin’ & Hoofin’ Details
Posted on January 21st, 2005 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.