tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37622861003802338402008-08-01T23:00:01.860-04:00Welcome to the Washington Swing Dance Committee Blog!Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487591874670420036noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762286100380233840.post-54580328984669589842008-03-08T16:05:00.013-05:002008-03-11T21:48:35.654-04:00

On Friday, March 15 the swing community will come together to honor Craig Hutchinson -- a quiet, humble man with incredible skill and influence in the swing dance community. My first east- and west-coast swing lessons were with Hutch about 20 years ago. To learn more about Craig, visit http://www.hutchmemorial.com/ It will be quite a unique event with dancers from the west- and east-coast,

Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487591874670420036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762286100380233840.post-403125847854250932008-02-25T20:58:00.003-05:002008-02-25T21:13:30.362-05:00

I made two errors in a recent email about the Legends Night event. 1. The event date is Saturday, May 3. 2. I misspelled Dan Hovey's name. And Dan has had quite a career. After attending Berklee College of Music in Boston, he played with Root Boy Slim and Jr. Cline and the Recliners. He also held the guitar chair at the National Theater for a while, playing “Sweet Charity” and “Cats”. He

Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487591874670420036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762286100380233840.post-90084583321899027892008-02-15T20:38:00.005-05:002008-02-25T21:14:15.561-05:00

On Saturday night, May 3, it will be a night of legendary music played by a few of DC’s legendary musicians – Billy Hancock, Daryl Davis, Ron Hollway, and Billy’s band members – Steve Wolf, Barry Hart, and Dan Hovey. When I talked to Billy about this event, he asked me if I remembered those movies with Bill Haley and the Comets, or Elvis’ concerts where the dancers and audience are going wild.

Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487591874670420036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762286100380233840.post-9079069750315070352008-02-15T20:21:00.004-05:002008-02-15T20:57:28.864-05:00

It's gonna be a hot and spicy night in the ballroom on March 1st with the Red Stick Ramblers! Talk about spicy -- check out Linzay Young’s world famous recipe for Sauce Piquant. It’ll knock your socks off…Talk about a REAL triple threat--Voice, violin, and vittles! Linzay Young’s “Turtle Sauce Piquante” (Spicy Gravy) feeds 6-8 depending on how hungry they are Note: This dish is prepared best

Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487591874670420036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762286100380233840.post-31413317836471687112007-11-26T19:45:00.000-05:002007-11-27T09:38:04.218-05:00

I had the great pleasure of venturing up to NYC Sunday to see Junior Mance at the Blue Note in Greenwich Village. He is one of the finest jazz pianists and one whose work I've come to admire. http://www.juniormance.com/index.php When I told him I was very much in love with his work and it was a pleasure to finally hear him play, his face lit up. He indulged me with a photo :) It was absolute

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An encore of the Solomon Douglas Swingtet @ our dance back in July of 2007.

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This past weekend we headed up to Cape May for their fall jazz festival. Amazing time! I loved dancing to Houston Pearson (I'm a sucker for sax). And Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers definitely tore it up. (I'm still second-lining.) But the highlight of the weekend was this man: That's the amazing Ernie Andrews, with Rayned, Laurie Zimmerman from Philly, and me. We were fortunate enough

Stacy Spauldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17634544515782140221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762286100380233840.post-3186832556127558062007-11-08T00:45:00.000-05:002007-11-08T00:49:52.702-05:00

DerekChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552837797520507085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762286100380233840.post-21386050824449648322007-10-30T21:04:00.000-04:002007-10-31T22:13:07.687-04:00

The American Society for Engineering Education puts together this really cool publication called Go For It! It describes different engineering fields by showcasing individuals who are working on some pretty interesting engineering projects. One of the examples is about music engineering. The article talks about the first electric guitar, synthesizers, etc. Apparently Georgia Tech has devised an

Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487591874670420036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762286100380233840.post-37935790430465746732007-10-15T12:02:00.001-04:002007-10-15T12:03:57.815-04:00

Captured Sunday after our monthly WSDC meeting, sitting outside the Apple store showing Sue Ann how to download music from iTunes. Addicted yet, Sue Ann? ;-)

Stacy Spauldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17634544515782140221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762286100380233840.post-31212905349550231372007-10-14T19:40:00.000-04:002007-10-14T19:45:06.810-04:00

A Prairie Home Companion featured our very own Deanna Bogart this weekend! The show aired Oct. 12 and 13. If you subscribe to the free podcast of the Companion through iTunes, you can download it Monday. If you're not already a subscriber, follow this link and iTunes will automatically subscribe you.

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I was scanning through my AARP Bulletin this month and noticed a picture of Frankie Manning. Check out the article and video interview online.

Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487591874670420036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762286100380233840.post-13483446467278411182007-07-01T16:30:00.000-04:002007-07-09T18:54:09.793-04:00

While on vacation on the Big Island of Hawaii, I went into Hilo to check out the lindy scene. Lo and behold, Alison and Joel Ply from San Diego were in town! They were there for the weekend giving workshops in balboa, jazz, lindy, and Charleston. What a nice couple! There were about 40 people at the dance. I met a nice couple from Northern California. I danced with all of the local men, and one

Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487591874670420036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762286100380233840.post-85503062057679732412007-06-14T16:46:00.000-04:002007-06-14T16:52:45.522-04:00

Looks like we'll be having a Solomon Douglas weekend! His swingtet will be playing the ballroom on July 7, then Solomon will stick around on Sunday, July 8, with partner Abigail Browning for a series of drop-in workshops at K2 Dance Studio in Beltsville, Md. (Directions are here.) The classes will be $12 each or $40 for all day, no pre-registration required. Here's the schedule: 11 a.m. - 12:

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Check this out! This is why I love going to hear our musicians at non-dance events! There are a bunch of new videos on YouTube from the 2007 Sacramento Jazz Jubilee featuring our own John Cocuzzi. Check out this great How High the Moon with Cocuzzi on vibes and 12-year-old Jonathan "Jazz" Russell on violin. Bassist Jennifer Leitham ain't half bad either! Allan Vache (clarinet) gave me the chills

Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487591874670420036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762286100380233840.post-38091927496565555982007-05-24T16:39:00.000-04:002007-05-24T16:49:32.055-04:00

How did Billy Ray Cyrus do it? Really, how did he dance week after week on Dancing with the Stars absolutely flatfooted? I'm being treated for another neuroma. Because of the treatment, it's almost impossible for me to use the ball of my foot. For anything...nevermind for dancing. I've discovered that it's extremely difficult to push or pull a heavy object without the use of the ball of your

Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487591874670420036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762286100380233840.post-35594005121300144112007-05-09T15:30:00.000-04:002007-05-09T15:59:17.871-04:00

Did you know Frankie has a website? It was designed by a dancer and artist that I have a lot of admiration for, Eli Pritykin. If you click over to the website you'll see a link to a wonderful tribute video, pictures, a biography and timeline, and a reminder that May 26 is "buy Frankie's book" day. Don't forget to pick up your copy for just over $18 over on amazon.com on May 26. It'll be

Stacy Spauldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17634544515782140221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762286100380233840.post-12846522722129616122007-05-08T17:06:00.000-04:002007-05-08T17:11:21.359-04:00

This is the time of year that I do a lot of business travel. And, I'm often traveling by myself. I've come to the conclusion that the worst part about traveling alone is dining alone. I'm okay if there's live music or if I've got a good book to read. How do you cope?

Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487591874670420036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762286100380233840.post-50575458110640859142007-04-24T18:42:00.000-04:002007-04-24T19:07:37.152-04:00

It's funny the things that you find that you never even knew existed... This was shot when we were holding dances in the bumper car pavilion while the ballroom was being renovated.

Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487591874670420036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762286100380233840.post-39575706745332311532007-04-16T14:19:00.000-04:002007-04-16T14:26:03.041-04:00

I think by now most everyone knows that Frankie Manning's autobiography, titled Frankie Manning: Ambassador of Lindy Hop, is being published this spring. The folks over at Yehoodi are coordinating a viral web campaign to promote the book, and are asking people to buy the book on amazon.com on May 26. Rikomatic, over on Yehoodi, writes: Dear FoF (Friend of Frankie), As you may have heard,

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I'm so glad someone got this one on video. During this song Laurie (the hall manager) and I went up on the stage to adjust the lights and then waited for the end of the song before coming back down. I was glued to the spot--it was the best view in the house!

Stacy Spauldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17634544515782140221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762286100380233840.post-89196006094590547832007-04-11T16:55:00.000-04:002007-04-24T19:08:23.949-04:00

Someone at the WSDC band jam referred to the double vibes as a little bit of heaven. Here's what that sounds like --

Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487591874670420036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762286100380233840.post-20460085570519586112007-04-11T16:43:00.001-04:002008-02-15T21:10:06.547-05:00

I love going out to non-dance venues to hear my favorite musicians. I get to hear the variety of music they're able to play. In addition, because we ask our bands to keep the song length down to about 4 minutes for dances, we don't often get to hear them really get that jam going strong -- where songs can last a good 15-20 minutes -- it is amazing. So, please do get out and about to hear these

Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487591874670420036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762286100380233840.post-58291194415608621192007-04-10T23:25:00.000-04:002007-04-11T17:01:15.354-04:00

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