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 August 2010
Three truly great Lindy Hop photos

Three truly great Lindy Hop photos

My Facebook friend Frida Häggström Gerdt just posted up an amazing photo of Juan and I, competing at the 2010 Stockholm Jazz Jam in the finals of the Lindy Hop battle. This photo alone is worth posting. It really captures how crazed we were in the contest – we were all exha...
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...
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...