Frankie Manning Workshop Weekend 2008

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 another of his signature telling of stories from his [...]

Live Music at the 920 Special

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) [...]

Jean and Bromley

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 floor.
They also happened to be Cal alums [...]

Lindy in the Park - Mother’s Day

I was able to get out to Lindy in the Park for the first time in what seems like months!
It was a beautiful day, and my! the kiddies were out with their moms (and dads). After all, it was Mother’s Day.
Here are some favorites:

The complete set of my photos is at LindyinthePark.com

Lindy in the Park - 10 Year Anniversary

This past Sunday, I was happy to take part in celebrating 10 years of Lindy in the Park. Who could have believed, way back in 1996, when Chad Kubo and Ken Watanabe innocently brought out a portable boombox to play some swing music so that they and their friends could dance in the great [...]