53: The Woodside 5 (w/ LAUREL RYAN, JAVIER JOHNSON, & CARLA HEINEY)

<p>Chi-Chi and Bobby join fellow instructors LAUREL RYAN, JAVIER JOHNSON, and CARLA HEINEY to discuss a myriad of topics at this LIVE BEANTOWN episode! (...from 2023.) </p><p>To those who don&#39;t know, LAUREL is a Black American woman instructor known for her Lindy Hop, solo jazz, and MCing, JAVIER (pronounced with a &quot;J&quot; as is his preference) is a Black American man instructor best known as a Balboa badass, but also does Lindy and some award-winning soul dancing, and CARLA is a White American woman and a living legend of the modern scene, being one of the most influential Lindy Hop instructors of the modern era. (&quot;The Woodside 5&quot; was because we all stayed together in a &quot;Woodside&quot; dormitory suite and are a crime-fighting team.)</p><p><br></p><p>HUGE thanks to Beantown Dance Camp for not only allowing us to have a platform, but for helping record the episode and elevate minority voices in the dance. </p><p><br></p><p>And of course, huge thanks to our patrons! (You can find us on patreon!)</p><p><br></p><p>Sasha K</p><p>Justnigel</p><p>Ann Sofie van Enis</p><p>Katja Alexandria</p><p>July Belber</p><p>Rebecca BurWei</p><p>Dee Mathews</p><p>Brooks Prumo</p><p>Jessie Brooks</p><p>Aryn Kelly</p><p>Audrey Bui</p><p>Ian Dawson</p><p>Karen Compos<br>McCormack</p><p>Amy Sorenson</p><p>Nika Jin</p><p>Emily Benze</p><p>Angel Jenio</p><p>Nick Cruickshank</p><p>Taylor Stender</p><p>Leila Gass</p><p>Selena Kruse</p><p>Ryan Lemar</p><p>Cal</p><p>Tara Sliwinski</p><p>Rebecca Harris</p><p>Lori Taniguchi</p><p>Christian Frommelt</p><p>Allison Frey</p><p>Lucie Q Mazzanti</p><p>Gary Chyi</p><p>Laura Windley</p><p>Lynn Maslen</p><p>Ariane Proteau</p><p>Stephanie Kawalski</p><p>Tove Lundström</p><p>Charlotte</p><p>Laurel<br>Ryan</p><p>Paul Graf</p><p>Cassandra Filios</p><p><br></p><p>And huge thanks to</p><p>Lawrence Kalantari and Karen Shrieber</p><p>Who donated big in order to help us pay for the work!</p><p></p><p><br></p>