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Dance Articles Archives
Use Your NogginDecember 18, 2009I don’t think anyone uses their head when they dance quite like Naomi Uyama. She really dances with it. And here’s the proof! |
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Use Me!November 17, 2009While I hesitated to put that as my title, for obvious reasons, in the end, I just had to do it. Allow me to explain. Imagine that you have a skill: one that you've worked hard on, one that reflects your strengths, one that makes you feel accomplished and satisfied at the same time. Now imagine that you've been hired to use your skills, but not been given an opportunity to use that particular skill. You keep being given jobs that just don't quite let you use that skill. You can imagine the frustration. That frustration found release for me this weekend in Rochester. |
Dawn HamptonOctober 05, 2009Another legendary dancer/performer/musician I've been fortunate to meet and become friends over the years is Dawn Hampton. I really never know what to expect, she is one of the smartest people i know, that can steal the show from anybody,anytime she chooses.Dawn was born in 1928, in Middletown, Ohio. |
Jimmy ValentineAugust 31, 2009This is an article I wrote about one of the many legends of dance that I've met, interviewed or in this case became good friends with. Jimmy was long retired living with his wife Mariam in Las Vegas at the time I got to know him. |
Dear Casey: How to be a Lindy Hop and swing dancing world travelerAugust 21, 2009I am very fond of swing dance events, whether it be exchanges, workshops or camps,unfortunately my bank account is not! Do you know a way to make some cash to go to the gazillions of events throughout North America and why not the world. |
Frankie Manning May 26, 1914-April 27, 2009August 19, 2009It's been forever since i did anything on the internet because I've been strapped into traveling, working and then when time finally gives you a small break, the unexpected happens... |
P-LINDY-X, Week 11: “Cause I’m wacky. And homicidal.”July 10, 2009Bobby “Extremely” White recently finished P90X, a 90-day work-out regimen that’s growing popularity with swing dance instructors. Each week, he reviews one of the programs 12 exercises, and gives an update on how it’s going and where it hurts. |
P-LINDY-X, Week 10: “The Gun (and Small Arms) Show.”June 05, 2009At the writing of this post, I began the second week of my final month of P90X, which starts off with a First Month workout week, followed by a Second Month work out week, and then repeats that two-week chunk, ending with a final recovery week. |
Dear Casey: Are choreographed sequences acceptable during a dance contest to live music?June 02, 2009Dear Casey, What’s your take on competitive dancing? Is it cool or not to have choreographed sequences and pull them out during a contest that is danced to live music? |
The Thing about DeanMarch 09, 2009The thing about DeanWhat makes me enjoy the dancing of this Dean Collins guy who danced in so many movies during the 1940's? I've been asked this countless times, while out and about, and I have never actually written about my personal opinion. |
The Jitterbugs are back!March 07, 2009One of the The most misunderstood terms and commonly asked questions I've come across in my travels, "What is a Jitterbug"? It doesn't matter where the term came from, and it doesn't matter how it came to be, at least not in this writing. |
