May I have this dance? Aurelia Santos invites us to join the festivities. A-one and a-two and a-you know what to do. Any lindy hopper worth their swing out recognizes those as the words of the great ...
The jazz band is swinging hard as two Black dancers Charleston in the middle of a jam. The crowd roars as one kicks wildly in every direction and then drops into a jazz split. This isn’t 1922—it’s May ...
This Black History Month, we recognize one of the most extravagant dances ever to exist, the Lindy Hop. The style born during the Harlem Renaissance has evolved to live on in its home neighborhood.
Celebrate the ORIGINAL SWING DANCE, the Lindy Hop with Swing Toronto on May 25th with the Karina Muhir Swing Band + join us for a beginner Lindy Hop lesson before. No partner required. Dance any role.
Close your eyes, can you hear it? The upbeat rhythm of drums, the playful tease of the trumpet, and the smooth melody of the saxophone weaving together in perfect harmony. Now, open your eyes, you're ...
A swing dance style born in Harlem's Savoy Ballroom in the 1920s and '30s is finding new footing with young Canadian dancers. The Lindy hop "is like playtime," said Birkley Wisniewski, director of ...
Norma Miller, a dancer, comedian and big-band singer whose acrobatic flips, slides, leaps and twists helped popularize the Lindy Hop dance craze of the 1930s and ’40s, earning her the title “Queen of ...
As I follow the distant, brassy trill of a saxophone emanating from John F. Kennedy Drive, I take a deep breath, attempting to quell a feeling of mounting nervousness. It’s just before noon on a foggy ...
Toronto Lindy Hop is a non-profit/community organization dedicated to improving and enriching the swing dancing experience in Toronto. We are dedicated to building a friendly, vibrant and fun social ...