Timeline
[2020 – date] COVID-19 makes it challenging to social dance!
[2019] Swing danced at the performance “Rendezvous on stars” with Jitterbugs Skg dance group and the West Side Ensemble of the Thessaloniki State Symphonic Orchestra.
[2019] January – March. DJed at “Dance Tea Afternoon Party” a series of themed parties related to the swing music and lindyhop era.
- March, 2019: Vintage Prohibition Afternoon Party themed “Gangsters & Flappers”.
- January, 2019: Vintage Dance Tea Afternoon Party themed “Bowties & Scarfs”.
[2018] October – December. DJed at “Dance Tea Afternoon Party” a series of themed parties related to the swing music and lindyhop era.
- December, 2018: Xmas themed 1940′s Vintage Dance Tea Afternoon Party.
- November, 2018: Vintage Dance Tea Afternoon Party with music from 1940′s motion pictures.
- October, 2018: 1940′s Vintage Dance Tea Afternoon Party inspired by the WWII.
[2017] March – June. Organized & DJed at “Swing Fever in the North” a series of themed parties related to the swing music and lindyhop era.
- June, 2017: Female voices of swing
- May, 2017: Swing ‘n’ Hollywood
- April, 2017: Ella & Louis
- March, 2017: The Big Bands Era
[2017] March. Started the Lindy Circle Greece network.
[2017] February. Guest DJed at the annual festivities of Old City of Xanthi.
[2016] December. Guest DJed at the Xmas Swing Party of Lindy Hop Greece for the 10 years anniversary.
[2016] April: Danced on stage with the Gadjo Dillo gypsy swing band from Greece, in one of their live performances.
[2016] The playlist counts 300+ tracks (~15 hours of music) thanks to the Lindy Hop Community!
[2014] Step, step, triple step (x2) playlist, now known as “Lindy Hop Vault by Lindyhopoula” becomes collaborative!
[2013] Joined Spotify. The “Step, step, triple step (x2)” project was born!
[2012] December. Put together a playlist of awesome, danceable swing tracks.
[2012] June. Swing “DJed” for a lindy hop party for the first time.
[2011] Joined Lindy Hop Greece. Lots of lindy hop, charleston, sweating…
[1995] Listened to my first album ever (Frank Sinatra – New York, New York) ***
*** This is the actual copy from my collection ( still working 😀 )
I’m not interested in fame and glory. It’s just that I would like others to know what a happy dance this is.
~ Frankie Manning
Lindy Hop Vault by Lindyhopoula
This spotify list is collaborative! This means that you can add your favorite tracks to it and together we can build a great collection of swing music for lindy hop dancers.
The full playlist (390+ tracks, ~19 hours of music) is available here.