Visiting one of my old Lindy Hop haunts is always a (rare) pleasure these days.  We were at the 920 Special this past week, excited about testing out a photobooth concept. An added bonus were special visitors in town. Not only was a special class taught by members of the Swedish performance...

When fellow Lindy Hopper Nathan Dias called asking if we could do some promo shots for his performance group, Swing or Nothing, we knew it would be a fun romp! Here are a few favorites from last week’s shoot at the 920 Special. If you’re in search of a wedding DJ and/or wedding...

The NCLS, a volunteer organization of which we’ve been part of for many years, brought out the ambassador of Lindy Hop, Frankie Manning, back to the Bay Area this past weekend. We were on hand to cover Frankie’s Friday Night Talk at the Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center in...

Last weekend saw the return of legendary Lindy Hopper Frankie Manning to the Bay Area for his once-a-year swing dance workshop, put on by the Northern California Lindy Society. The event began Friday night at Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center, where the 94(!) year-old Frankie gave...

The 920 Special, a San Francisco swing dance venue, had a special night of dancing to the live music of two bands — The San Francisco Medicine Ball Band (what a name, huh?) and Corner Pocket — and I was there with my honey for a little bit of dancing, and a little bit (more) of...

Jean and Bromley are two local swing dancers who are relatively new to the scene, but are already making a big splash. They’ve entered and placed in a number of competitions, and they bring fresh new enthusiasm and passion that is noticeable by anyone dancing on the same dance...