Swing Stuff

Check out the full show notes for this episode on the Swing Stuff blog here.Listen to the Women in Jazz Starter Pack playlist on Spotify.Any feedback for the show? Get in touch at hello@swingstuff.comSupport the podcast on Patreon!If you like the show, please leave us a review and rate us on Apple Podcasts! It helps others find the show, and gives Ruby a warm and happy feeling of love and validation.Website: www.swingstuff.comInsta: @swingstuffpodcastHost, Producer, Editor: Ruby BellVery Special Guest: Earanee Niedzwiecki from Women in JazzShow Art, Technical Support, and Unwavering Moral Support: Jonathan TopfSweet Sweet Music: ‘Tea for Two’ by The Shirt Tail Stompers

Please find anti-racism resources, charities to support, and content by black creators on the Swing Stuff blog.Podcasts to listen to this month: 'About Race' with Reni Eddo-Lodge*apologies - I mispronounced 'Eddo-Lodge' in this recording!'Have You Heard George's Podcast?'Any feedback for the show? Get in touch at hello@swingstuff.com 

This month, Michaela Delmonte joins us for a chat about swing dance events. Michaela has been a part of the events team behind London Swing Festival and London Throwdown, and kindly offered to share her experience on what it's like to be behind the scenes of running an event. Any feedback for the show? Get in touch at hello@swingstuff.comSupport the podcast on Patreon!If you like the show, please leave us a review and rate us on Apple Podcasts! It helps others find the show, and gives Ruby a warm and happy feeling of love and validation.Website: www.swingstuff.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/swingstuffpodcastInsta: @swingstuffpodcastTwitter: @swingstuffpodHost, Producer, Editor: Ruby Bell @rubysbellsVery Special Guest: Michaela Delmonte www.michaeladelmonte.comShow Art, Technical Support, and Unwavering Moral Support: Jonathan TopfSweet Sweet Music: ‘Tea for Two’ by The Shirt Tail Stompers

Last year, Nancy Hitzig and Cat Foley launched a project called Swing Sister Swing - an original swing dance and swing music show celebrating female choreographers, musicians and jazz dance.In today's episode, Nancy shares her experience of taking an idea and a story to the stage, along with the logistical and creative decision-making involved in this process.www.swingsisterswing.comAny feedback for the show? Get in touch at hello@swingstuff.comSupport the podcast on Patreon!If you like the show, please leave us a review and rate us on Apple Podcasts! It helps others find the show, and gives Ruby a warm and happy feeling of love and validation.Website: www.swingstuff.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/swingstuffpodcastInsta: @swingstuffpodcastTwitter: @swingstuffpodHost, Producer, Editor: Ruby Bell @rubysbellsVery Special Guest: Nancy Hitzig @nothingbuthitzShow Art, Technical Support, and Unwavering Moral Support: Jonathan TopfSweet Sweet Music: ‘Tea for Two’ by The Shirt Tail Stompers 

This is a bit of a different episode. Yesterday I spoke to Josh Gomez about how COVID-19 and the suspension of all dance activity is affecting not only our community of social dancers, but the teachers, artists, and musicians that rely on this industry for their income. Josh Gomez is a dancer and creative producer originally from Southern California, now based in London. He teaches a number of swing dances, as well as running jazz and entertainment nights in London, putting on some of the best parties I've been to. Since we've all had to start isolating, and for some of us - remaining in lockdown - dancers are coming up with creative and inspiring ways of keeping the community alive and sharing their art online.In this episode, we talked about how one can use platforms like Patreon to generate income as an artist, as well as ways to be resilient and creative in times of crisis. Thank you for listening to this episode and if you have any feedback at all, please reach out to me at hello@swingstuff.comToday we talked about some ways to handle what is a difficult set of circumstances - but if you have ideas and feedback to add, I would love to hear from you. www.swingstuff.com

Korantema Anyimadu is a London-based jazz dancer and independent curator working in heritage and the arts. In 2019, she won a Making History award from the Mayor of London for her exhibition, Plaits, Princesses, and Pink Moisturiser - an exploration of Black Hair Stories. Korantema is deeply passionate about cultural heritage, and in today’s episode we talked about her research in West African dance, her experience as a solo jazz dancer today, and her research into black hair history. Any feedback for the show? Get in touch at hello@swingstuff.com Support the podcast on Patreon! If you like the show, please leave us a review and rate us on Apple Podcasts! It helps others find the show, and gives Ruby a warm and happy feeling of love and validation. Host, Producer, Editor: Ruby BellVery Special Guest: Korantema AnyimaduShow Art, Technical Support, and Unwavering Moral Support: Jonathan TopfSweet Sweet Music: ‘Tea for Two’ by the Shirt Tail Stomperswww.swingstuff.com

Sarah Spoon has been DJing for dancers for several years and has DJ’d in the UK, the US, Canada, Mexico, France, Denmark, Sweden, and Germany.We talked about how to get started DJing, what it means to be professional, and whats involved when it comes to DJing for dancers.Towards the end of the podcast we talked about Sarah’s experience of coming out as agender, which is a term that falls under the non-binary category umbrella - and what that experience has been like so far for them.Any feedback for the show? Get in touch at hello@swingstuff.comSupport the podcast on Patreon!If you like the show, please leave us a review and rate us on Apple Podcasts! It helps others find the show, and gives Ruby a warm and happy feeling of love and validation.Website: www.swingstuff.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/swingstuffpodcastInsta: @swingstuffpodcastTwitter: @swingstuffpodHost, Producer, Editor: Ruby Bell @rubysbellsVery Special Guest: Sarah Spoon @lazyvintagegxlShow Art, Technical Support, and Unwavering Moral Support: Jonathan TopfSweet Sweet Music: ‘Tea for Two’ by The Shirt Tail Stompers

Swing Stuff is a podcast about swing dancing, swing music, and all of the various stuff that intersects with swing dance culture both historically and today.Any feedback for the show? Get in touch at hello@swingstuff.comSupport the podcast on Patreon!If you like the show, please leave us a review and rate us on Apple Podcasts! It helps others find the show, and gives Ruby a warm and happy feeling of love and validation.Website: www.swingstuff.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/swingstuffpodcastInsta: @swingstuffpodcast_________________________Host, Producer, Editor: Ruby Bell @rubysbellsShow Art, Technical Support, and Unwavering Moral Support: Jonathan Topf