SoCal Summer Swingout Podcast

This week's episode is a birthday special and just a fun one where Amy interviews Andry about his life, dancing, and community. Not your ordinary episode but just a fun one! This episode will only be released on youtube this week! Links: IG: https://www.instagram.com/andrylikelaundry/ Dance IG: https://www.instagram.com/andrydancestoo/ Podcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/socalsummerswingout/ Pod...

Emily is the president of the UCI Swing Dance Club and in this episode, we get to hear her perspective of the swing dance scene, the importance of the community she has found, and how much dancing has impacted her life. If you're a college student looking to start your own scene, this is a great one for you! Give it a listen! Links: https://instagram.com/brenemanemily?igshid=MjEwN2IyYWYwYw== https...

Stephanie is known as a kind, warm, and very caring person in the Denver scene where she has an incredible heart for community which is where we focus on today's podcast! She shares her dance journey, our first finals comp together, and how much community means to her. Highly recommend this listen! Links: https://www.elevatedrhythm.com/denver https://www.swingindenver.com/ https://swingnights.com/...

Sarah is a professional strength coach, instructor and dancer currently in Indianapolis. During our conversation, she talked about follower autonomy, strength training for Lindy Hop, and much more! You'll get a lot of good tips from this one! Sarah's Socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarah.siertle/ Website: https://www.siertle.com/

Brittney is a talented singer, dancer and deep believer in the root of lindy hop. She shares her story, her culture and her experience with social dancing. We get deep and personal regarding asking people to dance, a topic that needs to be discussed. Not an episode to miss! FB: @bo0typride Music: @sweetB Instagram: @sweetbandhermoonshinegang Music Instagram: @bcarriedawaytoo

If you know Jason, you know he's the Balboa guy! He talks about how he got into Balboa, his perspective on competing, and social dancing with everyone. Speaking with him was a joy and he shares such good content, highly suggest a listen! Website: www.ashleyperretta.com IG: @perrettagram Give us a follow: https://www.instagram.com/socalsummerswingout/ https://open.spotify.com/show/6MMErwvTUBlWtjHoX...

Sarah Stembridge is a veteran of the swing dance scene who approaches dancing with joy, play and wholistic view regarding competition. Her insight into how she thinks about the dance and competition as a whole was super helpful, give it a listen!

Jungle is the powerhouse of the Atomic Annex and she loves everything collegiate shag related! We talk about shag, her dance journey, the grind and the people who had a profound impact on her dance life! This episode was a blast so hopefully, you enjoy it!

Cameron is an old friend from the midwest who has grown into a dancer and event organizer! His event STL Gateway Get Down in October has crazy prizes so we talk about his dance journey, his organizing experience and a message to the swing scene. Recorded on March 24th, 2023.

Our first overseas guest hails from South Korea and it is the ever wonderful Macco! During our podcast we talked about her start, the magical moments in lindy hop and her experience traveling for dance. Lots of great content on this one so enjoy!

Ioanna is a Greek actor, dancer and friend who has quite the story! In our podcast, we discussed how she started, competitions, and her film projects. This was a joy of an episode to record so hopefully you enjoy! Links: www.ioannameli.com Ioanna Meli instagram: https://instagram.com/ioanna_meli?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y Home-19 instagram: https://instagram.com/home19theseries?igshid=ZjE2NGZiNDQ= Home-19...

Dimitrio Pappa and Taylor Holland both bring such a fresh perspective to the view of Lindy hop as a musician and non-partner dancing respectively. Our conversations covered topics on inclusivity, authenticity in friendships and events as a whole. You don't want to miss the important tidbits these two have to say!

Nick is the current President of Jazz Attack in Philadelphia, PA who has one of the biggest hearts for the community I know in the lindy hop scene!

My friend Paul and I had a great time chatting and we covered a lot! His dance beginnings, his consistent attendance to Camp Hollywood, competing, and community. We're so lucky to have Paul who drives over 1.5 hours for a night of dancing so hope you enjoy our conversation!

Amy C is one of my (Andry) dance partners and we covered a lot! We cried, laughed, things got emotional, and we discussed the cover art of when we started the Am Strictly Lindy at Camp Hollywood in 2022. We also talked about our dance philosophy and how we approach competing. Enjoy!