At the very last Winter Blues, I taught a class for the Organizer Track called Visioning. Which sounds like some hippy-dippy nonsense, but was actually a primer on what types of events to plan and why. I’ve gotten a few nudges to turn it into a blog post, so here it is! Organizers should always startContinue reading “Visioning: Or How to Be Awesome at Planning Events”
Category Archives: Lindy Hop
Gender in Lindy Hop and Blues
**This is another Facebook note that I posted in March 2011** I recently attended the Heartland Swing Festival in Des Moines, Iowa. As part of this event, there was a team competition that raised some latent concerns of mine. Another part of this event was the Miss Heartland Swing competition. I want to make clearContinue reading “Gender in Lindy Hop and Blues”
Musings on Dance and Race
**This is actually a Facebook note that I posted in April 2013, and resulted in the group Blackness, Whiteness, and Blues, which I moderate.** Often when heading home from dance weekends I’ve had the sensation of returning to “the real world”. Lately, though, that sensation has weakened. Over the course of a couple of conversationsContinue reading “Musings on Dance and Race”
Laney Barhaugh 