Monthly Archives: May 2009

Murder on the Dance Floor!

So this past friday, my friend Victoria from the swing scene asked me to be her platonic date for a 50’s/60’s themed Murder on the Dance floor. It was an interesting time with a murder mystery to solve and 50’s/60’s music and naturally I brought my camera. Also to my surprise, I was runner up...

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2009 bluesSHOUT! Solo Cuttin’ Contest

I found out that that someone already posted videos up of the solo cuttin’ contest. Thanks to FloridaDave for putting this up. I’m the guy in the brown jacket if you did not know :)
For direct YouTube clips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRSW-M3Ms_s&fmt=6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zfoOzg9MkQ&fmt=6

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Spring Party @ 333 Harbord

Thanks everybody who stopped by and shook their hips at our dance party. We’re looking forward to seeing you all next time!

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Blues Shout 2009

This May I flew to Chicago for a popular blues event, Blues Shout. I met some really welcoming mid-western locals who were kind enough to truck me around for the weekend and got to dance with and gawk at some of the best blues dancers from the US. I ate an unhealthy amount of deep-dish...

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BluesShout 2009 – Instructor Demo

Joe and Nelle, from Colorado, taught and performed this weekend at BluesShout in Chicago. Here is a quick clip of them doing a demo of “slow drag blues”.

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