Lindy Hop with Lily Kind
Join us for a workshop on Lindy Hop, aka swing dance! No need to bring a partner.
Variously known as swing dance or “the Jitterbug,” Lindy Hop is danced with a partner to many kinds of jazz, predominantly classic big band music or swampy New Orleans ‘trad’ jazz. It was created by working class black dancers in Harlem in the 1930s and soon became a global phenomenon.
RSVP: rholland@brynmawr.edu
Lily Kind is a critically acclaimed choreographer, dancer, producer, and writer. She has taught workshops in vernacular jazz and Lindy Hop as well as the contemporary dance methods of David Zambrano. Her dance writing has been published by Culture Bot, Phindie, Artblog, and thinkingDance. From 2008 - 2014 she directed the Effervescent Collective in Baltimore, Maryland. Upon moving to Philadelphia in 2016, Lily helped develop Urban Movement Arts (UMA), Philly’s downtown home for hip-hop, social, and street dance. She co-hosts dance history podcast Tracing Steps with Mel Cotton and Adriana Imhof.
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