Last week, I made a case for each of the five finalists for the final round of voting for Best Lindy Hop of the 21st Century over on my Facebook page and my new substack. I’m putting them all here in one post for easy reference.
My Favorite Lindy Hop Videos
Nathan Bugh and Gaby Cook
A side discussion to the the Best Lindy Hop of the 21st Century.
Nomination List for The Best Lindy Hop of the 21st Century
Tyler Fullwood takes a bow in the Junior Division, ILHC 2017
The complete list of everyone who nominated videos for The Best Lindy Hop of the 21st Century including their picks and some interesting commentary about their thought process. Also a link to my super secret spreadsheet that I've been using to track everything for the past 6 months for all of you super nerdy people out there.
Honorable Mentions for Best Lindy Hop of the 21st Century
Hellablacklindyhop at ILHC 2019
The list of videos that were nominated for the best Lindy Hop of the 21st Century, but did not make the voting round.
The Best Lindy Hop of the 21st Century
Getting up close and personal with Frida & Skye at ILHC 2017
We have the results for the different categories for the best in Lindy Hop of the 21st Century, but which one is the actual top performance?
Best Lindy Hop Social Dance Nomination Annotations
Felix Berghäll & Naomi Uyama - ILHC 2018 - Invitational Lindy Hop Draw
As you may know by now, when people submitted nominations for this project, they were given the option of also providing supporting commentary. Not everyone did it, but below are some interesting comments to give more context to these elections improvised social dances.
Best Lindy Hop Competition Nomination Annotations
When people sent in nominations for this best lindy hop video project, some of them also included some thoughts which I have compiled here to give people some context before casting their votes for this category next Monday.
Best Lindy Hop Team Routine Nomination Annotations
The Fly Rights - ILHC 2013
This post is the commentary that came with some of the nominations for best lindy hop team videos to give voters a little more context.
Voting for Best Lindy Hop Video of the 21st Century is NOW OPEN! + FAQ
ILHC 2018 All Star Strictly Lindy Hop Final
Over the next few weeks, I will post links to ballots for individual categories of lindy hop videos that have been submitted to me over the past few months. There will be 4 categories that will open in the following schedule:
Best Lindy Hop Couple Routine Nomination Annotations
Bianca Locatelli & Nils Andren - ILHC 2019
When people submitted nominations for this project, they were given the option of also providing supporting commentary. Not everyone did it, but I am including some of the more notable ones here to give voters a little more context as to how this list turned out the way it did.