EBC 2010: This Music Sucks

No, not the music at EBC. “This Music Sucks” is the title of my Saturday lunchtime talk at EBC 2010. An hour of fantasy and intrigue talking about music. Read more →

DJs and Dancing – The Role of the DJ in an Evening of Dance

DJs tend to play the part of the band at the majority of dance events, and DJ’s music selection really can affect how a dance community flourishes.  The song selection, variety and tempo of music each DJ chooses shapes a dance evening. Fortunately, in the swing community most often the DJ is also a dancer, giving them the advantage of knowing which kind of songs are ‘danceable.’ But being a good DJ and creating an enjoyable dance evening is about more than just playing songs the dancers enjoy. Read more →

Lindy Focus 2010

This will be my first year at Lindy Focus, and I couldn’t be more excited! I was invited out to give a couple of my talks, be the Competition Music Coordinator, and be apart of the great DJ squad. This event is in their 8th year, and this year looks phenomenal. They sold out pre-sale tickets in under 3 minutes, wow! I know it’s not the usual event for me these days (that whole Balboa thing), being a Lindy Hop event and all. BUT, from what I have been reading online about the event, they work very hard to integrate all forms of swing dancing, and provide top instruction from around the world, and it sounds AWESOME.

I am really excited to see the Killer Dillers perform (the routine they did at ILHC was amazing), see The Boilermakers perform and check out some of that fine dancing from the easy coast peeps. And best of all, my wife is going to make the trip as well. That’s two trips to North Carolina in the same year!

See you all there!