Jazz Dance Ball - the Groove of New Orleans

Photo: Riku Ryynänen

Yes! DJ'ing tomorrow at the Jazz Dance Ball - the Groove of New Orleans in Gloria! The night will be filled with cool swing, hot tunes and a fabulous show! The Helsinki Traditional Jazz Dance Company has the moves, the beat and the glitter! Join us for a night of lindy hop, charleston and jazz!

Helsinki Traditional Jazz Dance Company

Some of you might know that i'm a real passioned dancer. I have a ballroom background, but three years ago i found something that really feel is the thing for me, traditional (or some say authentic) jazz dance! We have a small performance group too, in gthe photo above (i'm the one on far right) we are performing at the Helsinki Burlesque Festival few months ago.

Those costumes are designed by Anni (third from right) and me and made by Anni. She is my partner in crime on many fields...

And here we are at Kulttuurikeskus Caisa after our last performance on thusday.

From left: Elina, Oona, Me, Anni, Serena, Malin & Clyde (our wonderful teachers), Kirsi, Nina.

Check out our blog or come and find us on facebook!

R.I.P. Jeni LeGon

Jeni LeGon (August 14, 1916-December 7, 2012)

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All the Cats Join in!

Donald and Daisy dancing

I LOVED this dancing scene (3:27-->) as a kid, and still do! 

Authentic Jazz Dance, Sonny and Marcella

The great authentic jazz dancers Sonny Allen and Marcella Washington.

Harvest Moon Ball 1958, New York.

TECH NOIR, the best clubnight in Helsinki

TECH NOIR PROMO from Tech Noir on Vimeo.

Tea dances!

We're having vintage style tea dances here in Helsinki this sunday, you are all welcome!

1938

Photo from RealMenDance.

I Won't Dance!

Felix the cat and Ann Pennington, The Black bottom dance

January 1927 issue of Photoplay, Ann Pennington teaching Felix do the “Black bottom dance”.

I would love to wear something like that to my dance lessons, but i think it might be "too much". ?

Even though "it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring", like Marilyn said.

Photos from here.

Dance, dance, dance!

I have a new hobby! I've started to take dance lessons (well, i used to do ballroom dancing when i was younger but thats a different story). I'm taking Authentic Jazz Dance lessons, and it's so much fun!

Here the song for you we were dancing to yesterday.

As soon as i have time, i wanna continue dancing! Lindy Hop and Tango would be my choices. If only i had a dancing partner...