Be My Jazz Baby, January 20-22, 2012
I am excited to be performing at the very first Be My Jazz Baby, a weekend of workshops and dances in Norfolk, Virginia, January 20-22, 2012. Bill Speidel and Victor Celania have put together a...
View ArticleHawkeye Swing Festival 2012
I’m going to use this opportunity to give a shout out to my husband, trombone player Lucian Cobb, who will be featured in the Hawkeye Swing Festival‘s all-star lineup of musicians for the April 13-15...
View ArticleAll Balboa Weekend 2012
This weekend is my favorite swing dance event of the year, All Balboa Weekend in Independence, Ohio. I’ll be DJ’ing again this year and look forward to playing entire sets of uptempo classic swing...
View ArticleLindy Focus 2012
I am excited to announce that I will be working at this year’s Lindy Focus Dance Camp in three capacities! First, I will be a part of the event’s DJ roster, spinning tunes in the Balboa room, now...
View ArticleAll Balboa Weekend 2013
It’s that time of year – the time every year where I drive 8 1/2 hours to my Mecca-of-sorts, All Balboa Weekend in Cleveland, Ohio. There will definitely be a vintage shopping excursion (with a...
View ArticleInternational Lindy Hop Championships – August 22-25, 2013
As always, I am very excited to be attending the International Lindy Hop Championships in Washington, DC – this year I will reprise my role as guest commentator on Yehoodi’s live stream broadcast of...
View ArticleThe Track Podcast Episode 14: Laura Windley
I sat down with podcaster Ryan Swift in December at Lindy Focus for an interview for The Track, which features in-depth interviews with pivotal persons in the swing dance community, and the fruits of...
View ArticleThe Michael and Evita Show
Last year at Lindy Focus I recorded a podcast interview with international swing dance instructor and human of effervescence and light Evita Arce for her podcast The Michael and Evita Show, which she...
View ArticleApril 2020 COVID-19 Update
It’s amazing how time has seemed to stand still, yet fly by. I have remained busy, as my day job is deemed essential, but I have also been busier than I thought I would be with various music and other...
View ArticleDressing Like a Lawyer in Vintage Style
CAPTION: One of my favorite suit looks for winter – Pendleton Wool suit from the 1980s; homemade velvet waistcoat from the 1970s; vintage wool tie (maybe 50s/60s?), vintage scottie dog tie clip, Ann...
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