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Every year on May 26th, we celebrate the joy, rhythm, and legacy of Lindy Hop, the swing dance that stole hearts and never let go!✨ @niagaralindyhop
Born in Harlem and kept alive by legends like Frankie Manning, #LindyHop brings dancers together through its infectious energy
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Celebrating 25th anniversary of Swing dance in Ottawa with an epic "Battle of the Bands" between bands from @ottawacity & @montreal Thank you to the awesome crew @CTVOttMornLive @RoseyEdeh for having our dance ambassadors on the show. Join us tonight swingottawa.ca
ALT Selfie of dance ambassadors Liz and Kofi at the CTV ottawa morning studio
Our Dance Ambassadors @lizklaassen and @arthiak visited with the wonderful crew @CTVOttMornLive to talk about Swing on the Hill happening on Sat 14 Sept. Thanks for having us, @RoseyEdeh #swingdance #lindyhop
ALT Selfie of Kofi and Liz at the CTV studios with Rosey in the background
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Our Dance Ambassadors @lizklaassen and @arthiak visited with the wonderful crew @CTVOttMornLive to talk about Swing on the Hill happening on Sat 14 Sept. Thanks for having us, @RoseyEdeh #swingdance #lindyhop
ALT Selfie of Kofi and Liz at the CTV studios with Rosey in the background
Happy #worldlindyhopday! Thank you to the @ctvottawa Morning Live crew for having our dancers Nura and @arthiak on the show this morning to talk about #Frankieday and dancing in #Ottawa @RoseyEdeh @annettegoerner @Stefan_Keyes #lindyhop #yow
ALT Kofi and Nura outside the CTV Morning Live studio, waiting to dance some lindyhop
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"#Jazz...celebrates personal freedom+encourages individual expression..jazz is swinging, it dedicates that freedom to finding+maintaining common ground w/others..jazz is rooted in the blues, it inspires us to face adversity with persistent optimism."- @wyntonmarsalis @wbgo #radio
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Happy World Lindyhop Day. Happy 110th birthday to Frankie Manning, Ambassador of Lindy Hop. #Lindyhop dancers around the world are celebrating the day in style. OSDS had a highly attended party on Friday with a big band performing... Frankie would approve
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Day 110+1/110 of #swingoutforFrankie110 - here's a 110s excerpt of the 110 Swingouts at the Savoy Ballroom plaque in Harlem,NY where #lindyhop was created. W/Taneeka
Music: "Segue in C" by @countbasieorch
#swing #jazz #lindyhop #Dance #frankiemonth
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Day 96/110 of #swingoutforFrankie110 - here's a 110s excerpt of the 110 Swingouts at @NCC_CCN Remic Rapids #ottawa, w/ Julie B
Music: "Segue in C" by @countbasieorch
#swing #jazz #lindyhop #Dance #frankiemonth #MyOttawa
youtu.be/YswjT2ZSHxs?si=ioHo…
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Day 97/110 of #swingoutforFrankie110 - here's a 110s excerpt of the 110 Swingouts at Très Swing, in Trois Rivières, w/ Lunou S
Music: "Segue in C" by @countbasieorch
#swing #jazz #lindyhop #Dance #frankiemonth #MyOttawa
@VilleTR #TroisRivieres
youtu.be/7rhup8t0QIw?si=DyIu… – at Trois-Rivières, Québec
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#Swing
Day 87/110 of #swingoutforFrankie110 - here's a 110s excerpt of the 110 Swingouts in the gorgeous Canadian History Hall @CanMusHistory @ville_gatineau #Gatineau, w/ Laura S.
Music: "Segue in C" by @countbasieorch
#swing #jazz #lindyhop #Dance #frankiemonth
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International Jazz Day is today! To celebrate, I listened to this song written by Canada’s #SheltonBrooks, sung by American vocalist #BingCrosby, with Italian American guitarist Slavatore Massare aka #EddieLang. Happy @IntlJazzDay youtu.be/_EM5ss_FB2g?si=mNzN…
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Day 84/110 of #swingoutforFrankie110 - here's a 110s excerpt of the 110 Swingouts at Quai des Artistes, #Gatineau, at #sunset with @lizklaassen
Music: "Segue in C" by @countbasieorch
#swing #jazz #lindyhop #Dance #jam #jazzappreciationmonth #MyOttawa
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Welcome to Jazz Appreciation Month with Count Basie! 🎶 Throughout April, we'll be highlighting iconic Count Basie songs and will be joined by some special guests along the way. Today's song is "April in Paris" with Low Brass Luke.
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#BlackHistoryMonth Chick Webb, '#Baltimore's Jazz Giant' & 'The King of the Savoy Ballroom'. Chick Webb is responsible for helping launch the career of Ella Fitzgerald & taking on all comers in Battle of the Bands competitions.
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Happy #worldlindyhopday! Thank you to the @ctvottawa Morning Live crew for having our dancers Nura and @arthiak on the show this morning to talk about #Frankieday and dancing in #Ottawa @RoseyEdeh @annettegoerner @Stefan_Keyes #lindyhop #yow – at Ottawa, Ontario
ALT Kofi and Nura outside the CTV Morning Live studio, waiting to dance some lindyhop
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Jazz pioneer Viola Smith (1912-2020) continued to play drums up to age 107. Here she is back in 1939. teapawt.net/rocketfromthe/status/1…
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More from the great Lester Young on his birthday.
youtube.com/watch?v=tBfqqbm5… w/NatKingCole.
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youtube.com/watch?v=4OECdrIz… w/All-Stars.
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More from the great Wynonie Harris on his birthday.
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August 21, Happy Birthday to the legendary William 'Count' Basie.
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Happy Birthday William “Count”Basie 🎊 who was born on August 21, 1904. Let’s honor and celebrate this music connoisseur by streaming your favorite Basie tune/album and listing it in the comments below! 🥳🎉🎹#happybirthday #countbasie
