Best Lindyhop Podcasts (2024)

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Arts Funding in Crisis with Nicholas Hytner and Tarek Iskander 46:51

9M ago46:51

46:51

In this special episode, we talk to two artistic directors about the current funding crisis ravaging our sector. Back in May, when the Greenwich Dance team was having funding applications repeatedly rejected, we were relieved to see renowned theatre director Nicholas Hytner's Guardian article "The arts in Britain are teetering on the brink. Here's …

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Making Positive Change 51:19

2y ago51:19

51:19

In this episode, we talk to Valerie Ebuwa and Kwesi Johnson about making positive change. Valerie Ebuwa sets about to ‘make shit happen’. She has written articles about ‘how to grow wings’ and ‘knowing your aesthetic’ and has urged readers of her blog to ‘lead with your strongest foot to ensure a solid journey to the skies’. Kwesi Johnson believes …

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Parenting in the Arts 54:52

2y ago54:52

54:52

In this episode, we talk to Charlotte Vincent and Robert Clark about parenting in the arts. Becoming a parent changes the lives of all who do it, but artists often need to make huge decisions about how they will balance the responsibility of caring alongside a profession that requires touring, weekend and evening work and situations where ‘WFH’ jus…

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Making Accessible Work 44:41

2y ago44:41

44:41

In this episode, we talk to Rosie Heafford and Neus Gil Cortés about making accessible work. Today, there probably isn’t a company or organisation that would say they didn’t want to make accessible work, and yet there are still people excluded from it: be they performers, collaborators or audiences. We talk to two artists about their approaches to …

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Environment and Touring 52:28

2y ago52:28

52:28

In this episode we talk to Marla King and Adam Benjamin about environmental responsibility. Many of us have long recognised our role in protecting the planet but perhaps the last two years of the pandemic – when we lived in our parks and gardens, saw our skies fill with birdsong and our roads quieten – has unlocked a willingness for more of us to t…

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Working Across Genres 48:04

2y ago48:04

48:04

In this episode, we talk to Harriet Waghorn and Kamala Devam about their experience working across different genres of dance. As dancers we often train in streams of dance genres – often there are expected routes mapped out for us and aesthetics we are expected to achieve. It’s therefore refreshing to find artists whose work transcends those divide…

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Building Audiences 47:56

2y ago47:56

47:56

In this episode, we talk to Deborah Light and Tom Hobden about building audiences for your work. We make art for people – and if we have no audience, what is the reason for the work? How do we then bring audiences to the work? How do we introduce dance to people who haven’t had an opportunity to discover it? And what do we want of them other than t…

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The Role of Dramaturgy 56:58

2+ y ago56:58

56:58

In this episode, we talk to Karthika Naïr and Eva Martinez about the role of dramaturgy. An artist’s creation space is a rather special place to inhabit. It’s vibrant, exciting, tense sometimes nail-biting. And it always feels to me to be an honour to be there. But by the same token, it comes with much responsibility particularly if you are invited…

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Breaking Through 49:34

2+ y ago49:34

49:34

In this episode, we talk to Katie Serridge and Nafisah Baba about Breaking Through. This episode was put together at Katie’s request, who took the initiative and emailed us offering to talk about the challenges she has been presented with as a young artist trying to break into an industry that effectively shut down only minutes after her graduation…

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Co-creating with Communities 47:39

2+ y ago47:39

47:39

In this episode, we talk to Nancy Hirst and Dan Canham about Co-creating with Communities. Building cultural communities is at the heart of Arts Council England’s Let’s Create strategy and for many organisations, this kind of work is at the very heart of what we try to do. But it’s not easy… it takes time, patience, diplomacy and care to do well. A…

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Celebrating Diversity with Dance 59:30

2+ y ago59:30

59:30

In this episode, we talk to Vicki Igbokwe and Shane Shambu about Celebrating Diversity with Dance. The two artists we invited to take part in this episode each make extraordinary, distinct work using an original voice. We ask them about where their work takes its influence, how they have been able to make it, find audiences for it and how free they…

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Feedback & Criticism 55:48

2+ y ago55:48

55:48

In this episode, we talk to Isaac Ouro-Gnao and Donald Hutera about the role of Feedback & Criticism. Every artist making work and putting it out there into the world is inviting an opinion of some kind: be that from their immediate collaborators, their performers, the raised eyebrow of a parent or mentor, their audience, or critics. Feedback is so…

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Creating an Identity 49:43

2+ y ago49:43

49:43

In this episode, we talk to Annie Hanauer and Erion Kruja about Creating an Identity. For many dancers it’s a dream to secure a long term contract within a prestigious dance company, but there comes a time when it just feels right to move on. So what happens when you fly that nest – leaving the safety of a regular wage, daily class, regular perform…

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Making Work with Young People 48:25

3y ago48:25

48:25

In this episode we talk to Alesandra Seutin and Temujin Gill about making work with young people. With this series we have been particularly interested in delving into choreographic approaches to different types of work – we have looked at work outdoors, for families, for digital technologies. But what happens when your cast are all under 25? How d…

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Choreographic Approaches 58:15

3y ago58:15

58:15

In this episode we talk to Claire Cunningham and Jorge Crecis about choreographic approaches. The life of a choreographer is a complex one and on this podcast the reliance artists have on portfolio careers has come up in conversation a number of times. So we invited two inspirational and entrepreneurial choreographers to come and talk to us who hav…

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Creating Dance for Families 54:06

3y ago54:06

54:06

In this episode we talk to Liv Lorent and Arthur Pita about creating dance for families. Once upon a time, dance for children and families was perhaps seen as lightweight, if indeed it was seen at all. But pioneering leaders in the sector, such as Emma Gladstone and her children’s dance festival Offspring at The Place, set about to change that – sp…

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Digital Dance and Technology 57:00

3y ago57:00

57:00

In this episode we talk to Roswitha Chesher and Alexander Whitley about digital dance and technology. Both started their careers with dance training – film maker and photographer Roswitha Chesher at Trinity Laban and choreographer Alexander Whitley at the Royal Ballet School – but they’ve both moved into exploring dance in different formats – on ca…

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Making Work for the Outdoors 44:04

3y ago44:04

44:04

In this episode, we talk to Frauke Requardt and Luca Silvestrini about making work for the outdoors. Artists have long been making work to animate places and spaces and there is much for them to consider when they do. The work has to sit within the setting, engage with passersby who perhaps are not expecting, or even asking, to be engaged with. But…

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Women and Dance 58:54

3y ago58:54

58:54

In this episode we talk to Avatâra Ayuso and Anna Williams about women and dance. Within an overwhelmingly female profession, it still feels largely led by men particularly in creative and managerial roles. How has this come about and most importantly… what can we do about it? We discuss how being a woman has shaped Avatâra and Anna’s own careers a…

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Leading Off Stage 50:00

3y ago50:00

50:00

In this episode we talk to Cath James and Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp CBE about their transition from stage to management. This particular topic was inspired by a listener, Laura, who got in touch to ask for some support as she sought to make a similar career change. She felt frustrated as she navigated the unfamiliar terminology, high expectations (an…

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Money Matters 46:55

3y ago46:55

46:55

In this episode we talk to Jeanefer Jean-Charles and Lou Cope about money matters. Money is always an awkward thing to talk about and when what we do is what we love it can feel even harder. But as we navigate our way within a business where we are constantly having to put a price tag on either ourselves – consultancy or advice perhaps – or the art…

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Connecting With Organisations 55:22

3y ago55:22

55:22

In this episode we talk to Seeta Patel and Wayne Parsons about the relationship between organisation - be they venues, companies, agencies - and artists. Living through a pandemic has highlighted the fragile ecology upon which the performing arts industry is built. The community Freelancers Make Theatre Work, a group of volunteers set up to give fr…

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Measuring Our Impact 51:12

3y ago51:12

51:12

In this episode we talk to Zoie Golding and Anthony Missen about the ways in which artists make a difference and the metrics we measure this by. Inspired by the book, The Art of Relevance, by museum director Nina Simon, Melanie asks her guests why their work matters and to whom. They discuss ‘insiders’ – their loyal curators, artists, audience and …

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Resilience of Body & Mind 41:00

3y ago41:00

41:00

In this episode we talk to Charlotte Edmonds and Andrew Gardiner about resilience. The government told us recently that dance was not a viable career, and whilst many would strongly dispute that - we probably all acknowledge it’s a difficult, sometimes even punishing choice. So it felt like a good time to check in with some of our dancing workforce…

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Building a Team 48:46

3+ y ago48:46

48:46

In this episode we talk to Tamsin Fitzgerald and Gary Clarke about the ‘business of dance’ and the way they have built a team of support around them. And of course a business is all about the people….. Gary and Tamsin discuss how it feels to call what they do a business, and what their underlying core values of that business are. We delve into the …

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Creating for a Digital Stage 1:01:26

3+ y ago1:01:26

1:01:26

In this episode we talk to Rhiannon Faith and Ben Duke about their experiences of conceiving and creating dance films and we ask them, with the benefit of some experience and hindsight, how they are now approaching the use of technology and the digital experience as they conceive their next work. We discuss the uncanny similarity between the themes…

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Running a Youth Company in Lockdown 44:54

3+ y ago44:54

44:54

In this episode we talk to Ingrid Molinos and Tory East about running a youth dance company during a global pandemic. They tell us about the work their companies, Young Amici and Hampshire Youth Dance respectively, would ordinarily do and how this has changed over the course of 2020. We discuss how young people reacted to their cancelled performanc…

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Dancing Differently 49:36

3+ y ago49:36

49:36

In this episode we talk to Katie Green and Ivan Blackstock about the ways in which they have been breaking from the conventional and working in exciting new ways… creating new partnerships, new audiences and new platforms for their work. Has their need to challenge the status quo been conscious and deliberate or simply accidental? Ivan talks about …

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Pivoting Work Online 45:01

3+ y ago45:01

45:01

In this episode we talk to Sarah Blanc and Mathieu Geffré about the way they approached the task, back in April, of pivoting their touring plans online. They discuss their immediate feelings of desperation and the subsequent "battle to find a new way and new solutions" within new conditions. They talk about the nuts and bolts of involving a communi…

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The Summer of the Zoom Class 43:23

3+ y ago43:23

43:23

In this episode we talk to Maria Ghoumrassi and Wendy Steatham about the ways in which they have adapted their teaching to accommodate the need to be online. They discuss their initial fears and approaches, the ways in which they have explored the functionality and played with the format, how they structure their classes: stripping back to fundamen…

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Exhilarating or Exhausting: Staying Creative Through Covid 42:37

3+ y ago42:37

42:37

In this episode we talk to John Darvell and Emma Houston about the challenges of staying creative through Covid. Have they relished the opportunity to rethink their work amidst changing social behaviours? Or been weighed down by the pressures of diminished finances and cancelled contracts? Both John and Emma talk about their projects going ‘Pete To…

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Talking Moves: Trailer 0:38

3+ y ago0:38

0:38

Greenwich Dance presents Talking Moves, the brand-new podcast where artists come together to share practice, experience and ideas. Designed for dance professionals, we put artists centre stage, upfront, in the spotlight, at the microphone so they can talk about the ideas and issues that move them. Talking Moves is a Greenwich Dance production Hoste…

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Avsnitt Tjugotre 1:03:42

5+ y ago1:03:42

1:03:42

Efter en ovanligt svår förlossning i sätesbjudning med sugklocka, epidural och mängder av lustgas landade avsnitt tjugotre i våra knän, skvimpfylld av New Orleans-kärlek, Flashback-hat, märkliga DJ-vanor och så mycket mer. Cigarrerna är tända, vikt & längd meddelas endast på detta sätt. Nu skålar vi in det här nya lilla livet - tryck på play!…

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#22 - "Sveneseket" 1:05:06

7+ y ago1:05:06

1:05:06

Med en inkuberingstid som det segaste Pokemon-ägget i världen har vi nu värpt fram ett böljande avsnitt som innehåller lite throwbacks till sommaren. I detta tjugoandra avsnitt hittar vi bland annat en superintressant intervju med Balboa-ninjorna Andréa Hösel & Andreas Olsson som reder ut om det finns specifik balboa- & lindy hop-musik och vad som …

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Swingout - Gas & Alba 27:00

7+ y ago27:00

27:00

The Slow Drag Opening at Herräng Dance Camp Week 4 was something else. A dark room, "Peter Nydahl Trio" on stage and in the middle of a room with gobsmacked observers Gas & Alba were dancing the most sensual and surprisingly acrobatic blues number we've ever seen. Luckily our own Jonathan had the good fortune of filming the entire thing, and it qui…

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#21 - "Livs levande" 1:35:05

8y ago1:35:05

1:35:05

När studion fylls av livs levande proffsmusiker går vi lös på både inredning och lyssnarfrågor. Med änglars tålamod svarar de pedagogiskt på alla våra frågor om jazz: Hur föds svänget? Var är bryggan? Vem gillar bebop? Är a-delen den bästa delen? Behövs takt? Och tolvorna? Ja, de ja! Frågetecken rätas ut, det fantastiska bandet spelar (LIVE!) och s…

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#20 - "Hertz & soul" 1:10:51

8y ago1:10:51

1:10:51

Vi spånar kring hur en bäst drar igång en sprillans ny socialdans-scen. Sen skryts det brett om vår fantastiska klubb och pratas svett och grunge, Herräng och Hertz. Som grädden på moset penetrerar vi myten om den ickedansande trummisen. Om det nu är en myt? Här kommer avsnitt 20, tjoff ba!

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Avsnitt Nitton 1:04:55

8+ y ago1:04:55

1:04:55

På med radion! Swingout fick ett snack med de två toppheta och internationellt kända lindyhopparna the Decavitas. Svenska duon Emelie och Rebecka både tävlar och undervisar i lindy hop runt hela jordklotet – när de inte pratar med oss, alltså. De tipsar om vad som gör en danslektion rolig, det bjuds på anekdoter från världens alla dansgolv och grym…

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Avsnitt Arton 1:13:40

8+ y ago1:13:40

1:13:40

Julefrid är nog det ni kommer känna när ni lyssnar på detta avsnitt, testa? Ta en pepparkaka och luta er tillbaka. Apropå det: Swingout tipsar om dansanta klappar och bjuder på en rad smått briljanta julklappsrim. Passa också på att vinna biljetter till årets Snowball - lindy hop-lägret som ingen levande själ bör missa! Mellan rimmen snackar vi om …

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Avsnitt Sjutton 41:48

8+ y ago41:48

41:48

I detta bonusavsnitt pratar Swingout med (och om) några absoluta favoritälsklingar - Frida Segerdahl och Skye Humphries. Under en höstig helg i Stockholm kom det folk ända från Italien, Spanien och Uppsala bara för att få ynnesten att hänga med dem. Det gjorde vi också - fulla av beundran och pizza tjatar vi om våra idoler, om Skyes kropp och om Fr…

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Avsnitt Sexton 57:58

8+ y ago57:58

57:58

Swingout har fått tillökning – hurra! Inte mindre än två dansnördar har vi lyckats snärja till podderi, klubbhålligång och allmänt bröt. Vi djupdyker i sommarens Herräng och avhandlar lite av vårt icke hemligstämplade lindy hop-skvaller, presenterar våra absolut bästa stegkombinationer (för tillfället) och svarar på en klurig lyssnarfråga. Till sis…

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Avsnitt Femton 1:03:16

9y ago1:03:16

1:03:16

Vi spånar fritt kring lyssnarnas spörsmål - sombreron är ju till bredden fylld av smaskiga ämnen, gamla som nya favoriter. Hur hittar följaren sin egen fräcka dansstil? Hur säger man nej och hur tar man ett nej? Det är uppenbart att endast fantasin sätter gränsen för hur du smiter undan en dans på bästa sätt. Blood, sweat and tears - det är Swingou…

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Avsnitt Fjorton - del 2 59:51

9y ago59:51

59:51

Swingout fick en exklusiv pratstund med två av världens mest framstående swingdansare. De internationellt eftertraktade (och universellt beundrade) medlemmarna i Harlem Hot Shots – Rikard Ekstrand och Jenny Deurell. (Del 1 hittar du här) Jenny Deurell Förutom att vara med i Harlem Hot Shots skådespelar och sjunger hon också som en gudinna, eller so…

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Avsnitt Fjorton - del 1 54:42

9y ago54:42

54:42

Håll i hatten! Swingout fick en exklusiv pratstund med två av världens mest framstående swingdansare. De internationellt eftertraktade (och universellt beundrade) medlemmarna i Harlem Hot Shots - Rikard Ekstrand och Jenny Deurell. En vacker julidag kom finbesöket till vår Herräng-stuga, där vi förberett med tårta, mikrofoner och vattenkammade frisy…

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Avsnitt Tretton 57:43

9+ y ago57:43

57:43

Det efterlängtade avsnitt #13 handlar om vilka sociala regler som (tydligen) finns på dansgolvet. Var på kartan ligger cats corner och vilka katter hänger där? Vi minns med värme vår klubbpremiär i somras och undrar hur vi ska göra om konststycket på lördag. Ur frågehatten (som är en sombrero) får vi fler intressanta ämnen: Kan man levla för fort p…

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Avsnitt Tolv 40:53

10y ago40:53

40:53

När du upptäcker att du är jordens tråkigaste danskompis – vad gör du då? Lösningar på dilemmat diskuteras medan Frida och Jonathan (våra lianer i swingdjungeln) rapporterar direkt från New York och Frankie 100. Det serveras skräckhistorier ur verkligheten: En man. En lindy hop-audition. Ett rookiemisstag. Passar fint såhär i Herräng-tider, va? Det…

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Avsnitt Elva 44:25

10y ago44:25

44:25

Vi önskar glad påsk med ett ljuvt pastelligt avsnitt: Bland annat spikar vi nya regler för socialdans och diskuterar kringaktiviteter för Frankie 100-eventet i New York. Vi lottar ut superfina boken Vintagefrisyrer till de mest behövande. Korre-Frida glimrar med sin krönika om auditions, det har testats skinnsulor i lösvikt och en gång för alla red…

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Avsnitt Tio 1:11:54

10y ago1:11:54

1:11:54

Vi pratar om stil och dans och käkar pannkakor. Blir man bättre på lindy hop om man drar på sig några gamla paltor från 40-talet? Vad är vintage och vad är retro och vem i hela helvete bryr sig? Hur håller frisyren genom en svettig danskväll? Hos bästa frisören Sarah Wing får vi hårtips och skägghistoria. Och så bjuder vår vilda västern-korresponde…

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Avsnitt Nio 41:51

10+ y ago41:51

41:51

I vilket vi har nöjet att presentera världens i särklass bästa krönikör Frida! Mattias vågar vägra snuskgubbestämpel. Jessica smörjer händerna och kråset, Thomas ser fram emot ett dansmaraton i ullkavaj och Freja uppfinner en ny, asbra, programpunkt. Lilla Doris säger hick. Vi snackar bluesdans, ragg, sensuell musik. Vad uppfattas egentligen som ”i…

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Avsnitt Åtta 54:41

10+ y ago54:41

54:41

I vilket Freja säger nej till punktlighet, Mattias får en ny bästis, Jessica sprider falska rykten och Thomas driver in skulder i New York, allt medan Doris morrar och lever rövare. Vi pratar med gamla och nya Herräng-kompisar, diskuterar privatlektioners för- och nackdelar, försöker bli friska från årets Herräng-pest och börjar nästan slåss. Ja, a…

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