My Lindy Hop Legacy – How I fell in love with Lindy Hop, learned my first swing dance steps, started teaching and founded my own dance school.
Tag Archives: Mandi Gould
Winter 2011 – Advanced Opportunities
This January, Bees’ Knees Dance will be offering not one, not two, but three new opportunities for Advanced Lindy Hoppers!
Dear Social Lindy Hoppers – a message to Leaders and Followers
Have you ever been out social dancing and wondered what the partner you’re dancing with is thinking? Toronto Swing Dance instructors, Phil Bourassa and Mandi Gould, are going to let you in on some of their thoughts.
Swing Dancing in Korea – Holy Kimchi!
Lindy Hop in Korea is something to be reckoned with. Wow. Last night I had a pretty spectacular night of social dancing and it was just a normal Monday night of Lindy Hop in Seoul.
Korea so far – Rock n’ Roll dance workshops September 2010
I’m here in Seoul, Korea to teach Rock n’ Roll dance workshops for the Dandarra Dance Hall community. I’m teaching with my good old friend and periodic dance partner, Evgeny (Zhenya) Demchenko.
Swing Dresses! How to build your personal Swing Dancing Wardrobe.
As a swing dancer, by dressing the part I like to paint a picture of where the dance came from and also pay tribute to the era that has shaped who I am today.
Mandi choreographs a Toronto Fringe Festival show
Joe White and the Seven Divorcées, a new musical comedy
Do you have friends or family in the Niagara area?
If you have friends or family in the Niagara area, you’d better tell them to put their dancing shoes on!
Win A Month of Free Dance Classes!
To celebrate the launch of our 2010 classes we’re holding a contest.
2009 – The Year I Taught Myself To Think Like A Thin Person
2009 has been a big year for me. I became engaged, left my day job of four years, re-launched my dance school, sold my beloved condo, moved to St. Catharines, and got married. This has also been the year that I changed my thinking, behaviour and lifestyle and learned to lose and keep off the extra weight that I had bounced around my entire life. Since the beginning of 2009, I have lost and kept off more than 20 pounds and I can say with confidence that the change is permanent.