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 April 2010
Barswingona 2010 Jazz Choreography

Barswingona 2010 Jazz Choreography

Well done to all the ladies in my jazz classes at Barswingona 2010 in Barcelona a few weeks ago. I had such fun, you were absolute troopers learning so much choreography in such a tinsy tiny amount of time, and then getting up in front of hundreds of other dancers and performing!...
Lonestar Championships, Austin Texas

Lonestar Championships, Austin Texas

Just had to share a few of these wonderful photographs that David Holmes took this past weekend in Austin, Texas for the Lonestar Championships. It was one of those mad and magical dance weekends, that sometimes can’t be captured in photos, but actually David has really man...
DJ Set List: Blues Dance, Buenos Aires Argentina, December 2009

DJ Set List: Blues Dance, Buenos Aires Argentina, December 2009

A short set I played at a cozy little Buenos Aires blues dance last week… Too Tight Blues, The New Orleans Wanderers, 1926 (106bpm) Mobile Blues, Duke Ellington, 1938 (80bpm) Feeling Good, Nina Simone (78bpm) Blues in the Dark, Count Basie with Jimmy Rushing, 1938 (86bpm) B...
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...
My DVDs are finally available!

My DVDs are finally available!

My burlesque company in Australia, Sugar Blue Burlesque, has just released a series of five instructional DVDs, including a 3-volume Burlesque series (featuring myself, plus the other Sugar Blue Burlesque instructors!), as well as my very own “1920s Charleston & Other Vintage...
Names to Inspire You

Names to Inspire You

I had a blast at Stompology in Rochester this past weekend, what a brilliant all-jazz event! Highly recommended for any dancer interested in vernacular jazz, Charleston, blues, tap and any solo jazz dancing! Thanks to Jojo Jackson, Mike Faltesek and Mikey Pedroza for all the insp...
Sandra’s Stroll at Sweet Molasses Blues Weekend Boston

Sandra’s Stroll at Sweet Molasses Blues Weekend Boston

Julie, Megan, Sami and the ladies at the Sweet Molasses Blues Weekend in Boston, recently performed a group version of Sandra’s Stroll, a blues line dance I choreographed many a year ago now. The dance was in honour of Sandra ‘Boogie’ Gibson, and inspired by her...