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Gallery: Hilary Mercer
Editor’s Note: Swungover’s layout is not optimized for showcasing photography, and for that, I apologize. I highly recommend clicking on a photograph to see it larger and in more detail. For our interview of photographer Hilary Mercer, go here. Also, if you like the shots in this gallery or want to use them for any…
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Interview with Tim Vail, Deaf Lindy Hopper
Tim Vail is a Lindy Hopper in Rochester New York. At a workshop weekend we taught there, Kate danced with Tim, and only after dancing, when he signed the words “thank you,” did she realize he was deaf. Around this time I myself was thinking of my teaching in terms of its visual impact versus…
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Interview: Kyle Smith, Master DJ
Most people you meet in this world start off as acquaintances, then become your friends if you wish to get to know each other better. When master DJ Kyle Smith meets you, however, he instantly becomes your brother, with all the jokes, s$%#&-talking, and confrontation that implies. Once you realize he means it all as…
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Swing Photographers: Eric Bertrand
Photography and dance are both visual mediums of expression, and a great photograph of dancing can reinforce the spirit of both. As part of a new series over here at Swungover, we’re interviewing several of the great modern swing photographers and showing a gallery of each of their work. The first photographer we want to…
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Interview: Lindsay Longstreth, Organizer of Alternative-Education Swing Events
I recently did a week-long teaching residency in Atlanta, where I basically lived in the city and became a local dancer for a week, teaching classes and private lessons, performing and social dancing four or five nights of the week, and getting to know the community. The idea was created and organized by Lindsay Longstreth,…
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