2014 Entries
Movin' Groovy First Place 2014 Contest Winner
"Count The Swinger", an original tune by the Denver-based swing band, Joe Smith and the Spicy Pickles, inspires some groovy movin'.
Cake Song Second Place 2014 Contest Winner
The Brisbane swing dance community got together to film a promotional video for their international swing dance event, Sunshine Swing. You're invited to their party and to partake in the wonders of various forms of dance, including Jazz, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Solo Blues... and a cake.
I Charleston Warsaw Third Place 2014 Contest Winner
"I Charleston Warsaw" was performed by ShimSham - Warszawski Swing with cooperation with Swing Revolution Trójmiasto and Swing'n'Sway Cracow as a part of "I Charleston the World", a project initiated by SwingJammerz group. The idea is to gather all the videos of people dancing Charleston in the main places in their home cities.
For this clip we decided not only to show beautiful places but also to tell a story. A story of a city that, despite being burned to the ground during WWII, was able to rebuild itself.
Music was one of the bricks laid in foundation of Warsaw. We hear a charleston version of the song "Budujemy nowy dom" ("We Build New Home"), a tune very popular during rebuilding of Warsaw. We see young dancers performing around medieval, post-war and current era buildings and places. We experience a connection of old and new taking place with the help of one universal thing: jazz music.
When You're Smiling 2014 Contest Entry
Without one single storyline, musicians and dancers interact with the music and each other, presenting the song, and the one and only purpose: an effort to make you smile.
"When You're Smiling" is performed by Swing Till You Drop (original song written by: Larry Shay, Mark Fisher, and Joe Goodwin).
Dreams of You 2014 Contest Entry
A grandfather shares a memory with his granddaughter about
his younger years in the 1940's.
"Music: A Viper's Moan" by Mora's Modern
Rhythmists,
"Dreams of You " by Jeremy Mohney Quintet,
"Fatigue du Jour" by Jeremy Mohney Quintet,
"Let Go" by Jeremy Mohney Quintet,
"Boco Stomp" by Jeremy Mohney Quintet,
"Dollar" by Jeremy Mohney Quintet
A grandfather shares a memory with his granddaughter about his younger years in the 1940's.
Black Bottom Dance
This video is about Lindy Hop and Swing Dancing in Valencia, Spain.
The Reunion 2014 Contest Entry
A young boy gets a glimpse into the past as his grandma is
reunited with the love of her life.
Music: "Topsy" by Joe Smith and the Spicy Pickles,
"If You're a Viper" by Joe Smith and the Spicy Pickles,
"I'm Gonna Get High" by Joe Smith and the Spicy Pickles
A young boy gets a glimpse into the past as his grandma is reunited with the love of her life.
No Space 2014 Contest Entry
A solo dancer these days hasn't got space to dance.
Music: "That's How Rhythm Was Born" by The
Solomon Douglas Swingtet
A solo dancer these days hasn't got space to dance.
A Love Like This 2014 Contest Entry
The official music video for Jacob Miller and the Bridge City
Crooner's single, "A Love Like This." Shot at Portland, OR's
historic Secret Society Ballroom, the video features the band
performing the song while various members from Portland's
swing dance community strut their stuff. Directed by Johnny
Driver of Red Forest Films
Music: "A Love Like This" by Jacob Miller and
the Bridge City Crooners
The official music video for Jacob Miller and the Bridge City Crooner's single, "A Love Like This." Shot at Portland, OR's historic Secret Society Ballroom, the video features the band performing the song while various members from Portland's swing dance community strut their stuff. Directed by Johnny Driver of Red Forest Films