One of our fellow members David showed this to us- a rare interview with Norma that we hadn't seen before from 20 years ago. The focus of...

Hey y'all - I found this on the intertubes and I thought you might enjoy. Check it!

Hey all, speaking to Ryan during practice with a pro on Saturday I was reminded of this amazing class I was lucky enough to be a part of...

Here's another gem on the Jazz with Jarvis YouTube channel. It's a live TV show with some really great players from the swing era. The...

If you haven't partaken of some Errol Garner then you are welcome! If you have, you know what a pleasure it is to listen to this jazz...

Jimmy Rushing, famously of the Count Basie Orchestra, is one of my very favorite singers. This is a great 1/2 hour if you have it to...

Our special hour long question and answer session with Ramona.

Ramona mentioned this clip during her session with us so I wanted to post it (go to 53:26). Frankie Manning often spoke of how close he...

In honor of our Masters Challenge this month to the great song "Moppin' & Boppin'" by Fats Waller, I just wanted to share this...

This is a great clip that Ramona reminded us of recently. From the movie "Straight to Heaven" (1939) here's "Millie and Bubbles" (dancing...

Here are Chester Whitmore and Sing Lim teaching in Herräng Dance Camp in 1999. I've referenced the first solo jazz part to students but I...

Here's a 2 part interview with Sylvia. She's being featured on a West Coast Swing podcast which could seem a bit incongruous nowadays but...

This interview was really special for me personally as I'd heard about George Sullivan as a bit of a legend and I'd taken one master...

Our latest YouTube video is from 16 years ago. The Basie Ball was part of an event called the Basie Centennial celebrating Count Basie's...

I love this funny find. During the heyday of the swing era Whitey had multiple troupes of dancers so they could perform in different...

Since he served as inspiration for one of the steps in one of our Masters Challenges, I thought it would be good to talk about the great...

This excerpt is from Louis Armstrong's first autobiography, published in the 1930's. The introduction was written by Rudy Vallée, who was...

Very happy to share this clip with you guys from 1998. This was at the first ever American Lindy Hop Championships. They had Dawn do a...

You know he meant it because Benny was his boss for a time. From the Afro-American National Edition March 4th 1939

I've enjoyed combing through old footage for this blog/our new YouTube channel and this one had a few distinct gems in there at: 0:40...