by Jay | May 31, 2010 | Community Night, Toronto Lindy Hop Blog, Videos
As mentioned in a previous post, this past weekend was the annual Frankie Manning Tribute & Fundraiser with all proceeds going to the Frankie Manning Fund. As part of this special evening there were several performances on the first band break. Krister captured...
by Jay | May 31, 2010 | Community Night, Front Page, Toronto Lindy Hop Blog
This past Saturday night (May 29th, 2010) the entire Toronto Lindy Hop community came together at Dovercourt House to once again honour the memory of Frankie Manning, one of the founding fathers of the dance we all love so much. Frankie passed away in April 2009 one...
by Jay | May 6, 2010 | Community Night, Front Page, Toronto Events + Workshops, Toronto Lindy Hop Blog
On May 29th, 2010 the Toronto Lindy Hop community will gather for a special tribute to Frankie Manning, the father of Lindy Hop and the man who inspired so many thousands of swing dancers around the world. Last April, Frankie Manning passed away shortly before his...
by Jay | Dec 8, 2009 | Front Page, Toronto Events + Workshops, Toronto Lindy Hop Blog
We are pleased to announce that the renowned professors of Lindy Hop, Steven Mitchell and Virginie Jensen, will be in Toronto the weekend of February 19 – 21, 2010. Steven and Virginie’s scholarly classes will take your dancing to the next level, whether you want to...
by Jay | Dec 2, 2009 | Front Page, Toronto Events + Workshops, Workshops
Get ready for Daniel Heedman & Åsa Palm in Toronto on January 15-17, 2010!! Expect two days of incredible workshops and two nights of swingin’ dances. If you know who Daniel & Åsa are then you know how special an event this will be. If you don’t...
by Jay | Nov 20, 2009 | Community Night, Front Page, Toronto Events + Workshops, Workshops
The Swing and Tap Academy of Toronto (aka STAT) is proud to present a Swingout Bootcamp featuring Chachi and Brooke Filsinger this weekend on Saturday, November 28th! We’re drilling the basics, bootcamp style, as we take what you know and perfect it. Drill sergeants...