Camp Jitterbug & The Jump Session Show!
This past weekend in Seattle USA, five of the Killer Dillers (Sharon, Juan, Kevin, Jo and Nathan) performed in the HUGE annual Jump Session Show! Jump Session is is a jazz dancing show featuring the top talent in the world with performances in Lindy Hop, Jazz, Cakewalk, Tap, Burlesque and more. All proceeds are donated to a charity that brings Jazz Dance programming to Seattle youth. It was held in the gorgeous Benaroya Hall:
The Killer Dillers performed a variety of acts, including their new jazz routine The Bellboys, choreographed by Sharon in tribute to Gene Kelly (featuring Sharon, Kevin and Jo):
Juan, Nathan and Kevin also presented for the first time their recreation of the Berry Brothers 1930s number Berry Me Not, with soft-shoe tap, cane tricks and acrobatics:
Sharon presented her new feather fan dance, in tribute to Sally Rand, with her ostrich feather boa fans, tight-lacing corset and pointe shoes, to Louis Armstrong’s version of La Vie En Rose:
All numbers were a big success! Videos will be posted on YouTube very soon.
Sharon and Juan were also finalists in the annual Camp Jitterbug Lindy Hop Couples competition, check out the video:
And Juan was a finalist in the Charleston Battle, check it out:
