My name is Sharon Davis

I am an Australian dancer, based in London.
I dance Lindy Hop, Charleston, Blues & Burlesque

email / me@sharondavis.com.au
phone / (+44) 0777 444 6100 (UK)

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// on October 2009
1920s Charleston

1920s Charleston

My new enormous 1920s Charleston compilation, with more vintage footage of the Charleston than you can shake a stick at (as we would say in Australia). See if you can spot these dancers: Joan Crawford, Leon James, Josephine Baker, Al Minns, Frankie Manning, Ginger Rogers, Pepsi B...
Dance Until You Drop: Dance Marathons of the 1930s

Dance Until You Drop: Dance Marathons of the 1930s

A new compilation I just posted on YouTube, with that fantastic footage of the mad dance marathons of the 1930s that lasted for up to 6 months!...
Irene Castle

Irene Castle

A few more images of Irene Castle, since she was such a fashion visionary. She wore cutting edge fashions, and – as a dancer’s convenience – wore shorter skirts and even bobbed her hair in 1915, long before it became de rigueur.    ...
Modern Dancing by Irene & Vernon Castle

Modern Dancing by Irene & Vernon Castle

Below is the entire text of the book “Modern Dancing”, written in 1914 by the famous husband-and-wife ballroom dancing couple, Irene and Vernon Castle. They are credited with invigorating the popularity of modern dancing. They were inventors of a number of dances, inc...
LIFE Magazine August 1943

LIFE Magazine August 1943

On 23rd August 1943, LIFE Magazine featured the Lindy Hop and declared that “a true national folk dance has been born in the USA”. It featured a short article and a 10 page photographic editorial (pages 95-103). The dancers were Leon James and Willa Mae Ricker (of Whi...
Provence Swing Festival and our new routine!

Provence Swing Festival and our new routine!

I’m recovering now from the charming Provence Swing Festival, in France. Here’s two videos – first, of our brand new Lindy Classic routine, and second, of a short feather fan dance I did. The classic routine is to Scram, by Fats Waller. Enjoy!...
John Bubbles in Cabin in the Sky (1943)

John Bubbles in Cabin in the Sky (1943)

I’m down in Buenos Aires, Argentina right now, Juan’s hometown. Tonight we went out to see a kickin’ gypsy jazz band (Django style) called Swing Tzigane. It was a concert more than a gig really, in a beautiful white marble hall at the university. The Lindy Hoppe...
The Three Peppers

The Three Peppers

My dance partner Juan just gave me the Three Peppers Chronological Classics CD, hoorah! These things are hard to find these days, although a lot of them are available for mp3 download on Amazon now, which is brilliant! Not this one though, unfortunately. Anyway,  I’ve had t...
Mura Dehn’s “The Spirit Moves”

Mura Dehn’s “The Spirit Moves”

Juan and I are constantly harassing our poor students for not having seen The Spirit Moves. This documentary is absolute essential viewing for any swing dancer! I watch and re-watch it constantly, and every time I see something new. There’s not only Lindy Hop, but also Char...