Erik
Robison & Sylvia Skylar American Lindy Hop Champions
What can we say about Erik & Sylvia, undisputed King &
Queen of Lindy, that hasn't already been said.
Coining the phrase "Hollywood Style", Erik &
Sylvia are perhaps the greatest modern exponents of Dean Collin's
Style Lindy Hop.
This superb, but somewhat grainy clip shows Erik & Sylvia
storming home for first place at the US National Lindy Hop
Championship title
of 1998.
Where:
California,
USA
Dance
Style:
Hollywood Style Lindy Hop Our Rating: *****
UHLS
2006
Ultimate
Lindy Hop Showdown 2006 - Liberation Division. Lindy Hop
at it's fastest! East Coast Swing Dancers and West Coast
Swing Dancers, look out!
This
Teaching Event, Dance & contest fields some of the finest
and fastest dancers the Swing scene has to offer.
Dancers:
Todd Yanacone & Frida Segerdahl, Nick Williams &
Ria Debiase, Max Pitruzzela & Alice Mei, Joe Demers
& Nelle Hafley and Dan Newsome & Tiffany Wine. Where:
St. Paul MN, USA
Dance
Style:
Harlem Style Lindy Hop Our Rating: *****
Steve
& Heidi - BalSwing 2005 National Jitterbug Champs
Steve
& Heidi competing in the Pro Balboa section of the US
National Jitterbug Championship in 2005.
Steve & Heidi learnt their craft from Balboa legends such
as Maxie Dorf, Bart Bartolo & Willie Desatof to name a
few... It should come as no surprise they took 1st place that
year.
More
Info: Steve
& Heidi Jitter-Bal Where:
California,
USA
Dance
Style:
Balboa & Bal-Swing Our Rating: *****
The
San Francisco
Jitterbugs (Promo)
The
San Francisco Jitterbugs is a dance club that specializes
in the various swing dances of the 1920's to the 1950's,
including Lindy Hop, Collegiate Shag, Balboa, Charleston
and the Big Apple.
Go see the star-studded floor show of these fleet-footed
cats in action!
I know it's a promo, but if you're new to Swing then you
just have to see it...
Now why doesn't the UK have this?
Where:
San
Francisco, CA. USA Dance
Style:
Lindy Hop, Jitterbug, Balboa, Shag , Charleston.....<sigh> Our Rating: *****
Swing
Tap Shim-Sham Ryan Francois & Jenny Thomas
Ryan
and Jenny are perhaps the UK's best known and respected Swing
Dancers.
Both long time professional dancers their depth of knowledge
in historical swing takes some beating.
It ain't all about the Lindy as their expertise at Tap in
a big ole swingin' style to Benny Goodman's"After You've
Gone" is simply awesome.
Where:
United Kingdom
Dance
Style:
Tap Our Rating: *****
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