Videos Are Here! In celebration of my 10 year Anniversary from my first winning competition, I'm presently featuring some classic video clips below from my older performances and competitions and I've just added a Bloopers clip too from 2000.
2000 These film clips are from The "For Dancers Only Tour" with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. Featured are Janice and Paolo followed by the Finale Stop in NYC at Roseland Ballroom.
Lindy Hop Performance at Irving Plaza 2001. I choreographed this routine which was influenced heavily by the Trankey Doo that I had discovered that season. The cats in the group really cranked up the Styling. Some notables in this performance include: Manu Smith, John Dokes, Michelle Morales, Nancy Cuervo, Denise See, Steven Roberts, and.......
These outakes from our dance class review that weekend tell the story well on how that filming went. Keep in mind I was launched into the World Of Lindy Hop rather quickly in 1998 and by 2000 we were doing workshops around the country. I think you will enjoy this one
2003 Balboa Demo NYC. Jennifer Gapay and I worked out the drop in this Demonstration from a clip she found in her collection that featured Balboa dancers on a beach in California (circa 1945). We broke it down and this became our version of it.
This was the infancy stage of the routine that would become the Balbusters signature performance. This Rosie the Riveter number was performed 2 months later with 2 couples. 2006
Couples Paolo & Lauren and Vanessa & Enrico perform a new further developed routine to Rosie the Riveter (2006). A short bit of history scrolls during the performance only becuase the footage is so hard to see. Choreographed by Paolo.
The BalBusters led by Paolo perform to Hawaiian War Chant (2004). Dancers include Doriana, Vanessa, Marty, Lauren and Tara. This routine features Balboa and Collegiate Shag patterns and was performed at Pier 54 and Mid Summernight Swing in NYC.
