Let's Talk About Lindy Hop!

By: Åsa and Daniel Heedman
  • Summary

  • Hosts: Åsa and Daniel Heedman, professional Lindy Hop artists, choreographers and instructors for 30 years. In this podcast Åsa & Daniel and their guests share knowledge, reflections and advice to other Lindy Hoppers based on a personal history as highly experienced Lindy Hop dancers and teachers. Åsa and Daniel has worked together for around 20 years, married for almost 15. Worked as professional dancers and teachers and traveled the world, later together with their two kids. More info & their instructional videos: www.heedman.com
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Episodes
  • The story about Herräng - part 1
    Nov 8 2023

    Lennart Westerlund, the founder of Herräng Dance Camp, tells his story about the camp and also gives intricate insights about differences within the swing dance community now and then.

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    59 mins
  • “If we do things right, we can affect people’s lives”
    Aug 17 2023

    Daniel remembers when he lived in a cold storage under sweaty stage clothes while Åsa talks about when she was flown to Las Vegas for a one-night show. They also talk about how it feels when people continue to wonder when they are going to get a "real job” and how they made it possible to continue to dance and travel the world with children. A recurring topic throughout this episode is passion and how you should continue to do what you love and also "what you cultivate, will also grow".

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    40 mins
  • “We have had the veteran African American dancers to be our guiding light…”
    Aug 10 2023

    In this weeks episode we talk to Lennart Westerlund about important persons that he met throughout the years. Dancers he met or/and worked with like Mr Albert Minns, Frankie Manning and Billy Ricker (dancers from the “Whiteys Lindy hoppers”- considered as the best Lindy Hop dance troupe of all times), Harold and Fayard Nicholas from the famous tap duo “The Nicholas Brothers” and also Leonard Reed (who created the famous choreography “The Shim Sham”). He talks about his role models, how the dance has been a 100% of his life up until very recently. We ask him how he feels about this new situation and what he thinks about the future.

    Episode guest - Lennart Westerlund; founder of the world famous dance troupe The Rhythm Hot Shots, founder and organizer of Herräng Dance Camp (world’s largest swing-dance camp) for more than 40 years. He has won Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater (NYC), choregraphed for both big and small productions. He is famous for his talk shows and has been called “A Swedish David Letterman”. He is an historian and is a frequently hired and appreciated dance teacher and lecturer in old-school American swing dance and show business history.

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    54 mins

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