Monthly Archives: November 2009

All Good Things Come Back to the Start

Andy and Nina taught a workshop in Toronto this weekend. Over three years ago, in Abbotsford, a small city in British Columbia, I attended my very first workshop weekend event called, Swing Summit 2006. That was the event where my obsession really started taking off and where I first took an intensive class for the…

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Followlogie 2009

It’s no Montreal, but I have to admit, Quebec City was a fun and delicious city. The only beef I had was that the entire event felt like a sales pitch for me to learn swing dancing. Well, I’m already sold on that so you don’t need to try to up-sell me to a large…

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Toronto Cuttin’ Crew – Post Mortem

In many ways, I enjoy these smaller exchanges a lot more than the 300-400 attendance exchanges because you actually get to meet the locals and feel like you are part of the event. The 2009 North Star Blues Festival/Exchange was filled with lots of memories and great dancing. For myself, the exchange really was about…

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Why I <3 Frida

Followlogie 2009 – Frida’s Charleston Class from Hamfats.ca on Vimeo. Seriously, she makes the simplest moves look complex and the most complex moves look the easiest.

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