These quotes from Thelonious Monk were jotted down by saxophonist Steve Lacy from his time playing with Monk in 1960. I find them to be...

From The Afro-American newspaper (national edition) October 9th, 1937.

Hey all here is our chat about the history of the modern scene. It's a bit rambling, but there is some interesting stuff in here. Feel...

I was showing Peter this old clip of Skye and Frida and we were discussing how we had forgotten the vibe they used to dance with since it...

In going through all this semi-old footage it's been striking to me how some people (who practiced ALOT) really stand out, like the...

Well I promised some old modern scene clips, some which are mildly embarrassing and this certainly fits the bill :) As you guys may know...

Hey everyone, happy world lindy hop day (aka Frankie Manning's birthday)! Hope you like this clip from Herräng Dance Camp in Sweden back...

It's almost Frankie's birthday so I thought we should share some Frankie clips. This one is from Herräng Dance Camp in 2005. We were...

Ryan Francois and Sing Lim were some of our favorite dancers to watch when we started in the late 90's. A lot of the dancing back then...

If, for some reason, you haven't yet seen the Nicholas Brothers, then get ready for your life to change. These two are right up there at...

Illinois Jacquet: King of the Screeching Tenor Flying Home was one of the songs that I loved starting out that I am not embarrassed to...

Interesting bit about Whitey coming back to work for the Savoy Ballroom December 7th 1946.

Back in 2005 I had a "History of Jazz" internship at the Smithsonian's American History Museum. It sounds glam but the reality was...

I often have to remember that I've been dancing longer than some good lindy hoppers have been alive. I can take certain modern scene...

Like so many things this video used to be super hard to find and now you can just sit there like a bump on a log and see rare footage of...

Have you heard of this? Years ago I was lamenting to my guitar player Jake that I wished there was a place I could look up who a musician...

I've spent a lot of time combing through public newspaper archives for lindy hop treasure. Now that we have this blog I think it's the...

The Age is a major newspaper in Melbourne, Australia where Norma took the Norma Miller Dancers in the 50's. Check out this clipping from...