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Home / Dance Midori and Chad: Performers and Teachers of Jazz Dance We (Midori Asakura and Chad Fasca) teach Lindy Hop, '20s Charleston, Blues and Jazz classes and special workshops at Sandra Cameron Dance Center in New York City. We dance and teach several different styles of Lindy Hop, including Savoy, Dean Collins and Smooth and are known for developing our own style called LindyHoofin, which mixes Lindy Hop partnering with Tap syncopation. We are especially proud that LindyHoofin won an award from Yehoodi.com, the website of New York's Lindy Hop community. In this section of the site, we'll organize anecdotes, photos and (eventually) video clips, from our dancing life. Please check them out to find out what we are up to (like tango!).
Lindy Hop Our first love is Lindy Hop. It's improvisational, athletic and danced to jazz, all things we love. In 1995 and 1996, different times but the same studio, my wife, Midori, and I began studying Lindy Hop, the quintessential swing dance perfected by revelers at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem in the 1920s-1950s. Two years later, Midori was asked if she wanted to dance at the Bloomberg holiday party (held in the American Museum of Natural History) with me. She accepted. We became friends that night and partners shortly thereafter. We continue to explore this great dance together, performing regularly throughout the New York City area. We also host bimonthly swing dances at the 92nd Street Y, which you can find out more about on our events page. More info to come
LindyHoofin' What do you get when you mix the movements and partnership of Lindy Hop with the syncopations of Rhythm Tap? We call it LindyHoofin'. At times, it’s Lindy Hop infused with Tap. At times, it’s Tap enriched with Lindy. The hoof/hop blend grew out of our rehearsals and tap practices at Sandra Cameron Dance Center, where we teach Lindy Hop. Midori and I had been working on each dance in separate rehearsals; however, gradually these rehearsals began to intermingle and so did the dances. At first, Tap steps and syncopation would drop into our Lindy Hop quite accidentally. Then the music began to drive the dropped heels, flaps, slaps, shuffles and stomps, until they became an integral part of our dancing. We’ve since performed throughout New York. We also taught LindyHoofin’ at Sandra Cameron Dance Center, where we developed a syllabus for partner dance syncopation. Learn more about LindyHoofin. We do perform and teach LindyHoofin', call us at 212-582-5001 to check our availability.
Tap Midori began her dance career as a rhythm tap dancer. She started tapping in Tokyo, then Montreal, and finally New York. Along the way, she studied with some great hoofers. But one stands out above them all, Mr. Chuck Green. The late Godfather of Tap remains an inspiration to us both. I didn't know Midori could hoof before we became partners, but it didn't take long to discover how good she was. When we needed a break from practicing Lindy Hop, she'd show me a few steps, then a few more. I learned a little Broadway tap in high school for the school musicals. What she showed me was much different. I've been a rhythm tapper ever since. More info to come.
Tango Tango, our newest dance interest, is a departure and challenge for us. The music is no longer jazz and the mechanics of the dance are different. However, it is improvisational, intense and passionate. Here's what we're up to in Tango.
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