Bands
Blues
- (re)Building a Blues Scene – Part 0
- (re)Building a Blues Scene – Part 2
- (re)Building a Blues Scene – Part 1
- (re)Building a Blues Scene – Part 3
- 2009 bluesSHOUT! Solo Cuttin’ Contest
- Blues Dancing in Canada – February 2013
- Blues Dancing in Montreal (Early 2013)
- Blues Inspiration
- Blues Shout 2009
- BluesShout 2009 – Instructor Demo
- BluesShout 2012 Roundup
- Groovin Out
- How To Fill Up Your Next Dance Class
- I Found My Thrill (On Blueberry Hill)
- I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
- Lookin’ Promising
- My, my, aren’t they something?
- North Star Blues Festival – Blues Team Cuttin’ Finals (Videos)
- NSBF 2010 Jack and Jills
- Organizing Dance Events & Momentum
- Post-SHOUT Quickie
- Slow Drag Documentary
- That was a hot night
- Three 2010 Blues Dance Clips I Like
- Toronto Cuttin’ Crew – Post Mortem
- Upcoming Blues Dances in Toronto
- Why BluesSHOUT! is THE most important blues event right now
Business of Dance
- “People will never forget how you made them feel”
- Half Year in Review
- Vimeo On-Demand (This Might Change Everything?)
Cafe
Critique
- After the Bell: Montreal Swing Riot
- BluesShout 2012 Roundup
- Nixing Bad [Dance] Habit #1
- Things to Work on After BluesShout 2011
Dance Report
Funk/Soul
Jass
- #lilbigshowdown Videos
- ‘Nawlins Preview
- A Few Stompo Vids
- Charleston Challenges
- Guilt & Co
- Le Swing du Businessman Trailer
- Rhythmic Arts Festival
- Why I <3 Frida
Just Dance
- 2013: Dance Resurgence
- A Must Watch
- Being a Taxi Dancer is kind of Awkward
- Burlesque Dance Quick Thought
- Celebrating Small Wins
- Chillin’ like a villain @ UBC Robson Square
- Class I’d Like to Teach
- Dance as a Team Sport
- Dancing From A Place of Truth
- For the <3 of It
- Guest Blog Post: Brian Gottheil’s Ottawa Swing Experience
- How buying a bike in Toronto made me a better dancer
- How do you encourage solo dancing in your scene?
- Last Week I Worked On
- On Competing – You’re Never Really Ready
- Peanut Butter and Dance Jam
- Solo Dance Pre-Practice Warm-Up Routine
- Thanks for Everything.
- THE SAVOY WAS THE PLACE TO GO
- Troupes and Balls
- Under the Hood: Toronto Blues Team
- What’s More Nerve-Racking than Competing?
- Words to Lindy Hoppers
Lindy Hop
- A Few Stompo Vids
- Ahh Montreal
- All Good Things Come Back to the Start
- Dance Report: Tyler Yarema in Ottawa
- Dancing your pants off
- Frankie Manning 95 Video for Housing
- Hamilton Halloween Dance
- Hellzapoppin, Then and Now
- Hobos and Vagabonds
- I Joined These Gangsters!
- Judging Criteria – “Spirit”?
- Kevin and Emily Lindy Hop Demo
- KLIX – Kingston Lindy Exchange
- Mike and Casey Workshop Weekend
- My Blue Heaven
- My, my, aren’t they something?
- Ottawa LindyBomb 2009
- Outta my way ’08! Here comes ’09!
- Pet Peeve: Mediocre Dancers
- Speaking about Steven Mitchell and Virginie, Lindy Hop and Hamfats.ca
- Starting from Scratch – Part Deux
- Starting From Scratch – The Hot 6
- Steven and Virginie ‘Killer’ Workshops
- Swing Out to Victory 2009
- The Weigh-In – Lindybout Round IV
- Toronto Shim Shams for Frankie
- TUX (Take 2)
- ULHS – Showdown Clips
- Vancouver’s Rhythm City Mess Around
- Words to Lindy Hoppers
Mambo
- African Fantasy Performance
- iFreestyle Training Session
- IFS Medley Finale – Video
- Mambo Performances – Backstage Photos
- Medley Photos
- Outta my way ’08! Here comes ’09!
- Social Butterfly (Dance Card) Event
- Toe Taps and Body Rolls
- Toronto Bachata Competition 2010
Misc.
Montreal
- Ahh Montreal
- Blues Dancing in Montreal – March 2013
- Business Time
- CCX Is One Crazy Event
- Dear Dance Studios – I Want to Give YOU Money
- Followlogie 2009
- Le Petit Blues
- Messin’ Around And A Scene Lesson
- Montreal Swing Riot 2012 – Lindy Hoppers vs. Street Dancers
- Olivia Bowman on Being Debbie-Light
- Owen Hortop on Taking the Plunge
- The Corridor: TOR to MTL
- W-Project, New Angles, and Followlogie 2012
- Your New Years Resolution
- Zoofest’s PR Blunder (aka Win for Live Jass Music)
Music
- 8tracks – blues and jass vice tracks
- 8tracks – mmmmm chillin’ like a villain
- Blues Hit or Miss? – Steampunk Blues
- Dance Report: Tyler Yarema in Ottawa
- DJ Russian Roulette
- DJ’ing with an Agenda
- Dr. Feelgood
- Hamfats Live Music Clips
- Handful of Keys
- Jass Songs that Make You Stand Still
- Jass Songs That Make You Want to Steal Jelly Rolls
- Music You’ll Hear at Yonge & Bloor Blues
- New Rhythm in the TDot
- Personal Thought: End With a Bang, Not A Whimper
Photography
- 2010 in Photos – Part 1 / 3
- 2010 in Photos – Part 2 / 3
- Alain et Gen au Rialto
- Battle of Jericho
- Big Lights, Big Zoom, Bigger Wish List
- Blue Feathers and Light (Preview)
- BluesShout 2010 – Photos Preview
- Building Rapport with Your Subjects (or not)
- Cats Corner Family Picture
- Closing the Gap
- Coffee Adventures – iPhone Shots
- Darkana!
- Dovercourt Blues – March 26, 2010
- First Friday Blues Pictures
- Getting Out of the Way and Getting it Done
- Greg and Svitlana
- Had me with Starbucks
- Hamfats 2009 in Photos (Part 1)
- Hamfats 2009 in Photos (Part 2)
- Hamfats 2009 in Photos (Preview)
- Hamfats 2009 in Videos (Part 3)
- Home for the Holidays
- Jass Musicians at Cal Anderson Park
- Joaquin
- Jump!
- Lindy Bout 7 – Photos
- Look Ma, No Flash
- Low-key Lighting – Steampunk Revisited
- Miss Freddye and Blue Faze
- Movember Photos
- Not Dance Related
- Peanut Butter and Dance Jam
- Photos – Swing Connexxion Troupe Shows
- Photos from Lyon
- Photos Preview: Flamenco Dance Festival
- Photoshoot – Nancy (Green Dress)
- Photoshoot – Zack and his Piano
- Portrait Photography – Elly from Toronto
- Preview: Rhythm City Mess Around 2012 – Todd Yannacone & Nina Gilkenson | Andrew Thigpen & Karen Turman
- Profoto D1 Air 500/500 Kit Mini Review
- Quick Lessons – DSLR Live Music Filming at Dance Venues
- Re-blogged: In Praise of Coleslaw
- Roslyn Mini Photo Shoot
- Ruth and Mike at ETB
- Shooting Dancers is Cake
- Snakes and Ladders
- Snowbound Blues 2012 – Open Jack & Jill Pictures
- Snowstorms and Mad Hatters
- Solo Blues Cuttin’ Competitions
- Sometimes You Gotta Get Messy
- Steampunk in Minneapolis
- Stilt Walking Diane Garceau
- Summer Outdoor Shooting with Shallow Depth of Field
- Svitlana
- That Pesky Red Light
- The Man, the Myth, the Dargoff?
- The One Ring
- The Showdown – Lindy Bout Round IV
- Toronto University Exchange 3D
- TUX 4D was awesome
- TUX 5 – Photos
- VanCity Burlesque
- Vancouver’s Rhythm City Mess Around
- View from Section 126
- Westttt Coasstttt
Scene Building
- How do you encourage solo dancing in your scene?
- So What Else is New?
- The Best Ideas…
- The Essentials
- Wining and dining wit’ a bit o’Jass
Studio
Teaching
- 2013: Dance Resurgence
- Blues, my Naughty Sweetie…
- Class I’d Like to Teach
- Class, Fundraiser, and Looking Right in Dublin
- Look for a Dance Coach Instead of a Dance Teacher
- Pet Peeve: Mediocre Dancers
- Reminders
- Students Don’t Need Convincing
- Teaching at Dovercourt House
- Troupes and Balls
- What I’ve Learned Teaching Intro to Blues
- Where to Find Me in March
Toronto
- #lilbigshowdown Videos
- (re)Building a Blues Scene – Part 0
- (re)Building a Blues Scene – Part 2
- (re)Building a Blues Scene – Part 1
- (re)Building a Blues Scene – Part 3
- All Good Things Come Back to the Start
- Blues class on the schedule in the TDot
- Christmas/Yule Big Band Swing Ball Pictures
- Dancing at Non-Dance Venues
- DJ Interview – DJ Duck
- Groovin Out
- Jasper’s DJ Seminar 2010 (Re-Blog)
- Judging Criteria – “Spirit”?
- Kevin’s Bash
- KWSDS Holiday Dance Pictures
- Let’s Pay Our Dance DJs
- Lindystock 2009
- Lindystock 2009 – Teaser
- Mike and Casey Workshop Weekend
- Murder on the Dance Floor!
- My, my, aren’t they something?
- New Rhythm in the TDot
- People of Dovercourt
- Pirates of Dovercourt
- Quick Poll 2: Action
- Quick Poll: If you could improve 1 thing…
- Sister, Sister. Too great.
- Spring Party @ 333 Harbord
- Starting From Scratch – The Hot 6
- Teaching at Dovercourt House
- The Best Prize is Always Hard Liquor
- The Decision That Almost Killed the Scene
- Tips for Enjoying Your Dance Outing at the Reservoir Lounge
- Toronto Bachata Competition 2010
- Toronto Shim Shams for Frankie
- TUX 3D Jack and Jills
- Tyler @ Dovercourt Blues
- Up Jumped Swing!
- Upcoming Blues Dances in Toronto
- Why the Yonge & Bloor Studio is Good for the Toronto Scene
Travels
- A Chicken Ain’t Nothing but a Bird
- Class, Fundraiser, and Looking Right in Dublin
- Dancing at Seattle’s Camp Jitterbug
- Flight Sudoku and Random Travel Bits
- Master Chief Burger
- Note to Self
- Thanks Ottawa <3
- The Corridor: TOR to MTL
- The Pleasure of Not Organizing
- Truckin’ in Texas
Vagabond
Vancouver
- 2013: Dance Resurgence
- A Shortcut to Learning
- Chillin’ like a villain @ UBC Robson Square
- Lawdy, Clawdy
- Preview: Rhythm City Mess Around 2012 – Todd Yannacone & Nina Gilkenson | Andrew Thigpen & Karen Turman
- The Weigh-In – Lindybout Round IV
- Vancouver’s Rhythm City Mess Around
Videos
- A Few Stompo Vids
- A Few Vids from LindyBout
- Hamfats (a few fav) Videos of 2010
- Hobos and Vagabonds
- Snowbound Blues 2012 – Solo Blues Competition
- Swing Connexion Cabaret Performance
- Swing Du Businessman Available for Download
- Words to Lindy Hoppers