This trio jazz routine incorporates 1920s Charleston and classic 1940s jazz steps, with a nod to the legendary Gene Kelly in films such as Anchors Aweigh (1945) and The Pirate (1948).
Dancers: Sharon Davis, Kevin St Laurent, Jo Hoffberg
Choreography by: Sharon Davis, 2010
Song: I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate, Clarence Williams
Performance: Jump Session Show, Seattle May 2010 (campjitterbug.com)
As dance instructors, The Killer Dillers’ expertise is sought after by both amateur and professional dancers world-wide. The members of the Killer Dillers have travelled across Europe, Asia, Australia, North America and South America, as master instructors. Classes are available in Lindy Hop, Charleston, Acrobatics, Vernacular Jazz and a variety of other vintage jazz dances, both partnered and solo. The Killer Dillers teach as individuals, as couples with their respective dance partners, and also in a variety of combinations when together. Contact us to find out rates, availability and booking information.
Here are some of the festivals and events around the world which have featured the Killer Dillers as dance instructors:
Herrang Dance Camp, Sweden
Rock That Swing Festival, Germany
Summer Jamboree Festival, Italy
Camp Jitterbug, Seattle USA
Swing Out New Hampshire, USA
Boston Tea Party, Boston USA
Camp Swing It, Seoul Korea
Great Southwest Lindy Fest, Houston USA
Barswingona, Barcelona Spain
Waterkant Jam, Hamburg Germany
Grenoble Swing Dance Festival, Grenoble France
Wicked Lindy Weekend, Boston USA
Camp Hollywood, Los Angeles USA
Beantown Camp, Beverly USA
Swinglandia, Kiev Ukraine
American Lindy Hop Championships, Stamford USA
Swing Crash, Como Italy
Swing Brother Swing, Genoa Italy
Swingin’ in the Rain, Liege Belgium
Goodnight Sweetheart, Hertfordshire UK
Montpellier Swing Dance Festival, Montpellier France
Inspiration Weekend, Orange County USA
Boogie By The Bay, San Francisco USA
Lindy on the Rocks, Denver USA
Sving du Nord, Minneapolis USA
Virginia State Open, Richmond USA
Hullabaloo, Perth Australia
Lismore Dance Camp, Australia
Harlem Dance Camp, Vilnius Lithuania
Prague Spring Swing Festival, Prague Czech Republic
Swingin’ Spring, Gotenborg Sweden
Swing Spring, Turku Finland
Crep’ Swing Festival, Rene France
Hop The Castle, Herefordshire England
Tononto Open Swing Dance Championships, Toronto Canada
Sugar Swing, Alberta Canada
Studio Hop Summer Camp, Eauze France
Melbourne Swing Festival, Melbourne Australia
Lindy Hop Argentina International Festival, Buenos Aires Argentina
New Year’s Dancin’ Eve, Boston USA
La Santa Swing, Lanzarote Canary Islands
Grenoble Lindy Exchange, Grenoble France
Boogie Swing Toulouse, Toulouse France
Les Fou de Swing, Paris France
Swing Blast, Perth Australia
Reno Dance Sensation, Reno USA
Rockin’ in Rhythm, Dublin Ireland
Rocktoberfest, Columbus USA
Jumptown Jam, Canberra Australia
Margaret River Summer Camp, Margaret River Australia
Lindy 500, Baltimore USA
Vienna Hot Swing Jam, Vienna Austria
Halloween Swing Camp, Stockholm Sweden
Be-Lindy Zena Camp, Genova Italy
Lindy Focus, Asheville USA
Southern Belle Swing Bash, Atlanta USA
Stompology, Rochester USA
Provence Swing Festival, Provence France
Lindy and Blues Weekend, Philadelphia USA
Northwest Girl Jam, Seattle USA
Followlogie, Quebec Canada
Swing Camp Oz, Adelaide Australia
The Charleston was the dance that captured the spirit of the 1920s. It was danced with wild abandon by a new generation of independent young Americans, to the new hot jazz that was flooding the country.
The dance began in Charleston, South Carolina, the city from which it takes its name. In 1923, The Charleston was featured in the Broadway show Runnin’ Wild, one of the biggest hits of the decade. The song from the show - James P. Johnson’s tune ‘The Charleston’ - spread the fad across the nation and onwards to the rest of the world. Josephine Baker became famous for performing the Charleston in Paris (clad in nothing but a skirt made of bananas) in the 1920s.
The Charleston is both a solo and partnered dance, both wildly exuberant and exciting to watch. As the hot jazz of the 1920s gave way to the swingin’ jazz of the 1930s and 40s, the partnered version of Charleston evolved into Lindy Hop.
Many members of the Killer Dillers are international Charleston champions, representing some of the finest Charleston dancers in the world today. The Killer Dillers are also expert in a number of related solo dance styles, including Black Bottom and The Big Apple.
Tap, Cane, Lindy Hop, Musician
Lindy Hop, Jazz, Tap, Vocalist
Lindy Hop, Tap, Cane, Acrobatics
Lindy Hop, Burlesque, Charleston
Lindy Hop, Cane, Acrobatics, Comedy
Lindy Hop, Aerialist, Charleston
The Killer Dillers are a troupe of professional dancers drawn from across the globe, specializing in performance artforms of the jazz era. Aiming to bring back the spectacular style of song-and-dance entertainment from the golden age of show business, the Killer Dillers' repertoire includes Lindy Hop, Charleston, Tap and a variety of other authentic vintage jazz dances, as well as comedy, acrobatics and burlesque. » Read more...
