Ghost of ILHC past

At 1:00 pm on Friday afternoon, we got official access to all the meeting spaces at the hotel. At that moment we had planned for the sound and the floors to be installed simultaneously, plenty of time before the risers arrived and the chairs to be set up for the 8:00 pm opening of the ballroom for social dancing.

At 1:01 pm on Friday afternoon, I was standing in the middle of an empty ballroom.

ILHC 2008 Highlights

One of the fun things about being involved with an event like this is getting to see and hear things I wouldn’t normally if I was just another attendee.

During the Friday floor trials, as we were still setting up the ballroom, the guy in charge of the hotel staff peaked at the competitors for the Classic division practicing. At one point we were checking out the room while Carla and Zack ran through their routine. Even though he had never seen Lindy Hop until that evening, he turned to me and said, “Out of all these people, I think they are going to win.” I just smiled and shrugged non-commitally, and moved on to the next thing that had to be set up.

ILHC 2008 Video Compilation: Showcase Division

This is part of a series of posts gathering up all the choice online footage from the 2008 International Lindy Hop Championships. This year’s ILHC is happening on August 27-30, 2009 and you can register at www.ILHC.com.

Showcase Division

Max Pitruzella & Annie Trudeau-1^st Place (above)

Laura Keat & Nick Williams-2^nd Place (No video available. Anyone got one?)

Showcase Jo Hoffberg & Kevin St. Laurent-2^nd Place