How DCLX Became The Capital of Swing Dance Music

With DCLX, The Washington DC Lindy Exchange, celebrating 25 years next year, I thought it would be fun to look back at ALL of the bands that have played the event.

Speaking Strictly Lindy Hop

*Bianca Locatelli & Nils Andrén in the Invitational Strictly at ILHC 2023*

With ILHC returning this year, I thought this would be a good opportunity to take you behind the scenes of one specific type of contest: The Strictly Lindy Hop divisions.

Selecting Photos for Lindyfest 2026

Lauren Fosnight and Hanna Yanello performing Bensons Bounce on Friday night.

I took a total of 11353 photos at Lindyfest this year. I posted 729 on Facebook and 40 on my Instagram. I thought I'd take this opportunity to talk about my process of making these decisions.

The Overall Best Lindy Hop Performance of the 21st Century

After six months of deliberation and voting, it has been determined that this is the Best Lindy Hop Performance of the 21st Century.

Closing Arguments for the Finalists for Best Lindy Hop of the 21st Century

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

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

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.