Jazz (Swing) Dances

The Peabody: Saving An American Original (expanded edition)

In my article I revealed that it is possible that the Peabody was named after the infamous New York police captain William Frank Peabody. I have been able to find Read More

Those Crazy Kids! ; Collegiate Dance In The Roaring 20’s

This article originally appeared in the 2016 Jan-Feb edition of American Dancer Magazine, a publication of USA Dance. The full magazine can be viewed online at AmericanDancer.org

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Teaching Lindy Hop the Old School Way

I recently purchased the Dancing Masters of America; Description of Dances Taught book for the 1940 convention and promised to share some of the material with those that follow me online. Read More

Why “Jitterbug” and “Swing” Are Not Dances.

     In my dance classes I often reiterate that the term “Jitterbug” is not a dance form, but rather a term for those that are fans of the Swing Read More