A Seasoned Event Organizer’s Tips & Checklist Everyone loves a great event! It takes an incredible amount of planning, project management, and also stage management to run an event that feels great to participants. Detailed planning is critical. You need a great team of people that you can work well with, you need a high […]
Category: Lindy Hop
Shake, Rattle n’ Roll
Had a great time at the 50s Sock Hop at the Niagara Falls History Museum on Friday. Here are a few photos.
Frankie Manning honoured in Google Doodle
It’s May 26th, 2016 and Frankie Manning has finally been honoured in a Google Doodle! I just did some digging in my email and I was able to locate some early efforts made towards having Google recognize Frankie Manning in a Doodle. I was able to find this event from 2012 created by Alex Gaw. […]
Hoppin’ on the Hudson
April 9th, 2016 *Most of the photos are from Voon Chew & Geoffrey Holmes. Thanks guys! The cat is out of the bag. I was the event planner for a very special event called Hoppin’ on the Hudson that took place this past Saturday at the Rockefeller Estate in Tarrytown, just outside of New York […]
The Collapse of World Lindy Hop Day
It is with deep regret that I’ve shared the information of the collapse of World Lindy Hop Day 2015 in Rome. http://worldlindyhopday.com/romecancelled/ Many people have been let down by what has happened. Many people are looking for answers, and frankly deserve them. I swear by diplomacy and do not want to perpetuate drama, but for […]
Lindy Hop Philosophy
For many years I’ve been saying that following in Lindy Hop all comes down to just a few key principles. This weekend, my pal Krister prompted me to actually define what those principles are. So here it goes. ***THIS IS JUST MY PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY. TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT. It’s evolved over the years and […]