Mikey Pedroza's guest appearances

Mikey Pedroza

The Track with Ryan Swift

Norma Miller

Nick Williams

Hilary Alexander

Jenny Shirar

Christian Frommelt

Valerie Salstrom

John Festa

Cynthia Millman

Todd Yannacone

Nathan Bugh

Mike Thibault

Laura Glaess

Jerry Almonte

Sylvia Sykes

Jo Hoffberg

OwlTail

My guest this month, Mikey Pedroza, is one of the most versatile dancers in the modern swing dance scene, having competed, performed, and taught Lindy Hop, Charleston, Balboa, Blues, and Solo Jazz around the world.  He is a fixture on the international swing dance scene and co-hosts the podcast “The Brightside with Mikey and Rachel.” Mikey and I sat down at ILHC 2017 to talk about his changing approach to choreography and competition, and his memories of dancing as a teenager in Southern California among old-timers like Maxie Dorf and Hal Takier. We also discussed his personal experience with an event’s safe space policy, the injury that took him out of this year's competitions, and how these events brought him to reflect on what the dance means to him and his place in the swing dance community.

My guest this month, <a href="http://mikeypedroza.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Mikey Pedroza</a>, is one of the most versatile dancers in the modern swing dance scene, having competed, performed, and taught Lindy Hop, Charleston, Balboa, Blues, and Solo Jazz around the world.  He is a fixture on the international swing dance scene and co-hosts the podcast <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thebrightsidewithmikeyandrachel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">“The Brightside with Mikey and Rachel.”</a> Mikey and I sat down at <a href="http://ilhc.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">ILHC 2017</a> to talk about his changing approach to choreography and competition, and his memories of dancing as a teenager in Southern California among old-timers like <a href="http://www.jitterbuzz.com/maxie.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Maxie Dorf</a> and <a href="https://taintwhatyoudo.com/2012/01/10/hal-takier-the-ultimate-jitterbug-1917-2012/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Hal Takier</a>. We also discussed his personal experience with an event’s safe space policy, the injury that took him out of this year's competitions, and how these events brought him to reflect on what the dance means to him and his place in the swing dance community.

The Track - E030 - Mikey Pedroza