Continuing with our introduction to Dear Casey (taken from WhiteHeat May 20th, 2007 and August 8th, 2007)

Dear Casey,

With camp jitterbug coming up this weekend, I pose 2 important questions:

1) If you are hosting someone, is it inappropriate to try and make out with them?
2) Conversely, is it inappropriate for guests to try and make out with their host? What if doing allows you to sleep in a bed instead of on the floor?

Preparing for the best/worst,
Swing Girl

Dear Swing Girl,

You have a knack for asking questions that aim right at the slutty core of lindy hop. Well done. (more…)

Filed Under: Dance Advice, Dear Casey, Travel Advice | Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Arassay Reyes and Izaak Smith performed a Punk Rock Lindy Hop choreography on So You Think You Can Dance Canada this week. The dance piece was choreographed by Benji Schwimmer, winner of season two on SYTYCD USA and champion West Coast Swing dancer.

Watch the video here:

I started a discussion in the Lindy Hop community, and so far there have been some heated reactions to this choreography. You can also view comments on the Youtube video.

My first thoughts were (1) this is not swing music (2) Benji Schwimmer is not a Lindy Hop dancer (3) why didn’t they hire a real Lindy Hopper for the choreography like they did with Nick Williams on SYTYCD USA?

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Filed Under: Dance Community, Dancer Interviews, Upcoming Events | Friday, November 21st, 2008