Integrated Rhythm
Episodes
60: Two Things Can Be True At The Same Time (w/ SHANI BROWN & BRITTNEY CARAWAY)
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
(With longtime SoCal dancer BRITTNEY CARAWAY and International Bal and Lindy dancer SHANI BROWN.)Marge Takier -- Southern California Balboa and Lindy ...
59: The Tale of a Bromance (w A.J. HOWARD and TIM CHRISTOPHER
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Incredible dancers TIM CHRISTOPHER and A.J. HOWARD joined us in front of a LIVE audience at LINDY FOCUS '25. We discuss how music shaped Tim's...
58: LinD&D
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A special holiday treat for these dark times! (Also parents: Bad language in these here hills!)Join some international instructors for a special game ...
57: We-Andering (w/ CHRISTI JAY WELLS)
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Professor and author of "Between Beats: The Jazz Tradition and Black Vernacular Dance" joined us at our little house at Herrang '25 to d...
56: Looks Like Magic to Me (w/ DOMINIC HANNA & MATT RICHEY)
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk to two professional Balboa instructors, DOMINIC HANNA and MATT RICHEY. Wediscuss what makes them love Balboa, what their curre...
55: Capital-T Tired (w/DEE DANIELS LOCKE & TYEDRIC HILL)
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
LIVE FROM HERRANG '25! We talk with Black American Lindy Hop instructors DEE DANIELS LOCKE and TYEDRIC HILL about the modern life of a Black Lindy...
54: The Conundrum of Mabel & Lee
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chi-Chi and Bobby discuss a conundrum that many dancers may face. Layers and layers! (Title has no relation to the actual incredible Black American da...
39 [Special Rerelease]: I LOVE Fabric (w/DONNA M'SHANGA and LAURA WINDLEY)
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
[This is a rerelease of Episode 39! Which we took off neeeding to tackle some editing problems. But it should be good now!]Singer, fashionista, and co...
53: The Woodside 5 (w/ LAUREL RYAN, JAVIER JOHNSON, & CARLA HEINEY)
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chi-Chi and Bobby join fellow instructors LAUREL RYAN, JAVIER JOHNSON, and CARLA HEINEY to discuss a myriad of topics at this LIVE BEANTOWN episode! (...
52: Capital-C Creativity
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Was this one a good idea? We think so?Following a long red-eye flight and a certain Olympic break dancer's excuse for their performance, Bobby giv...
51: "Hot Ones" (LIVE AT CAL BAL '24)
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year! Let's celebrate with one of the greatest live episode experiences we have had, a HOT ONES-style panel we did at CALIFORNIA BALBOA ...
50: Recipes, Museum Pieces, Silliness, & Props (w/URSULA HICKS)
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
50 EPISODES!! Oh, geeze. Recorded at HERRANG 2024. We joined with one of our great friends URSULA HICKS to discuss SO MUCH GOOD STUFF. First, she tel...
49: It's All About the Feel (w/ SYLVIA SYKES)
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From Herrang 2024 comes a conversation with modern-era swing dancing legend SYLVIA SYKES! We discuss Balboa, old timers, judging, and so much more. *...
48: The Call Is Coming From Inside the House
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chisomo & Bobby break down breakdancing at the 2024 Olympics and what Lindy Hoppers can take away from it. The answers are often just more questio...
47: The Adult Circle (w/ MARIE N'DIAYE & FELIX BERGHALL)
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
LIVE AT HERRANG 2024! International Lindy Hop badasses Marie N'diaye (Phd) and Felix Berghall sit down with Chisomo & Bobby to discuss Blackn...
46: Cute in the face, cute in the waist
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chisomo & Bobby dive into a discussion on body types and the swing scene. Huge thanks to our Patreon patrons! Cassandra Filios Kaydee Tower Sas...
45: Dance as Healing (w/ ANTHONY CHEN & LAUREL RYAN)
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
LIVE! at Beantown Lindy Hop Camp 2022, outside of Boston. Join ANTHONY CHEN & LAUREL RYAN as we discuss dance and healing, including a Q&A fro...
44: A Little Party Injured 12
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chisomo & Bobby react to episode 42's "The Gig," and discuss the act of Lindy Hop gigging and what it means to the art form. (Don...
43: Bobby vs. America
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chisomo Selemani is a US Citizen now! (One of us... one of us... one of us...) So, for funsies, Bobby takes the citizenship test.
42: The Gig (w/ GABY COOK, AJ HOWARD, & LAURA GLAESS)
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
International swing dance instructors and New York resident giggers GABY COOK, A.J. HOWARD, LAURA GLAESS, and Bobby White tell Chisomo the story of a ...
41: Not Uncomplicated
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chisomo talks through some of the feelings of being hired as a Black woman instructor in the modern swing scene. Bobby talks about a time he recently ...
40: Say "Yes" To What We Have (w/ URSULA HICKS)
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to dance instructor and ILHC MC URSULA HICKS about Lindy Hop clothing, honky-tonking, contact improvisation, and what she wou...
38: Walking Past the Norma Table (w TARYN NEWBORNE)
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
TARYN NEWBORNE , who started off in ballroom dance before finding swing and Lindy Hop, has combined her passions to become an amazing swing singer and...
37: Put On Your Big Person Pants (w/ STEFFANIE AK SCHILLING)
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're back, with STEFFANIE AK SCHILLING! Fun times discussing Juneteenth, European racism, colorism, the Balboa scene, and more! If you are able, ple...
36: You & M-ebonics
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chisomo & Bobby discuss the "You're Wrong About" podcast's fantastic "Ebonics Controversy" episode. We discuss what makes a language a language, c...
35: On the Edge of Your Seat (Norma Miller Stand-up Block Party! PART 2!)
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In PART 2 of our Season 2 debut, Michelle Stokes, Laurel Ryan, Andrea Gordon, and Julia Loving join Chisomo & Bobby to listen to Norma Miller's 19...
34: Healthy, Sexless & Single (Norma Miller's Stand Up Block Party)
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In our Season 2 debut, Michelle Stokes, Laurel Ryan, Andrea Gordon, and Julia Loving join Chisomo & Bobby to listen to Norma Miller's 1970s stand ...
QUICKIE: Honoring Michelle
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As many of you know our beloved Michelle Stokes unexpectedly passed away in early February. This is just a brief episode about that regarding our Inte...
Season 2! Coming in 2022
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're back in January with a new season of Integrated Rhythm! We explain how that'll go, and what kept us away for the last few months. UPDATE: Due to...
CHECK IT OUT: Summer of Soul
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
While we handle some life situations and prepare the next few episodes, check out Questlove's new documentary, "SUMMER OF SOUL"! And thank you all for...
33: Holding On
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Holding on. That seems to be a theme as we discuss Black American English, Southerners traveling North, and, of course, jazz dance. 0:00 Black ...
32: Hope-timistic
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hope-timistic. It's how we're feeling after the recent "Move Together: Build Back Better" event recently conducted (we said "build back together" in t...
31: Turning to History (w/ NICHOLAS CENTINO)
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Turning to History This is how NICHOLAS "NIKO" CENTINO, Assistant Professor of Chicana/o Studies at California State University, answered the complex ...
30: Great Soundbites on Demand
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks for bearing with us as some life situations take place! We believe we can do a few more episodes before we have to take another short break. En...
29: A Gaze into "A Day at the Races"
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
**Please note: an important life situation has come up that will most likely keep us from being able to do an episode or two in the near future. Pleas...
28: In Focus Finally (w/ CYNTHIA MILLMAN)
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"In Focus Finally." When author and librarian Cynthia Millman first saw Lindy Hop legend Frankie Manning dance in the 1980s, a lot of things ab...
27: Frieda, Lucille, Willa Mae, & Anne
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bobby tells the story of four incredible dancers who were Frankie Manning's partners, and Chisomo and IR fam LAUREL RYAN join in and listen along. &nb...
26: Three Little Girls
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Another Chisomo & Bobby episode! This week, the parable of the Three Little Black Girls. What would you do? Let us know at [email protected] 0:0...
25: The Woman in the Door Frame
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's a Chisomo & Bobby episode, where they have a friend's talk that asks some questions about how Black culture relates to the dance and teaching...
24: A Communal Circle (w/ JULIA LOVING)
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A Communal Circle. In this episode, (part 2 of 2) JULIA LOVING discusses her intimate history with Black New York art forms, the dances she runs in Ha...
23: Black Joy, a Form of Resistance (w/JULIA LOVING)
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode (Part 1 of 2), we're with dancer, historian, educator, promoter, instigator, designer, and business owner JULIA LOVING. We share Norma...
22: A Room with a Door (w/ LAUREL RYAN)
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A room with a door... Not just a great thing to have in a instructor contract, it's also a great thing to have in the swing dance scene as a whole. In...
21: A Sprinkle of White Supremacy (w/ LAUREL RYAN)
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A Sprinkle of White Supremacy... In part 1 of 2, instructor, MC, and Lindy Focus meeting co-host LAUREL RYAN shares with us the fascinating tales of l...
20: Pretend I'm Not Bouncing (w/ BRANDON BARKER)
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pretend I'm Not Bouncing. Dancer BRANDON BARKER has his dance passion in three worlds --- the academy of a university where he is current...
19: The Junk Drawer
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's a Chisomo & Bobby episode, where we discuss a few topics. 0:00 A possible guest politely declined to be on our show, and we talk about...
18: Buzz Words (BLOCK PARTY #2, 2 of 2)
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is part 2 of 2 of our second Block Party. We are honored to have with us, MC and instructor MICHELLE STOKES, MC and instructor LAUREL RYAN --- bo...
17: Chocolate & Peanut Butter (BLOCK PARTY #2, Part 1)
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chocolate & Peanut Butter --- how do you feel about the combination? The discussion at Integrated Rhythm gets serious. In this BLOCK PARTY episode...
16: My Exodus for Me to Begin (w/ CRYSTAL JOHNSON)
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My Exodus for Me to Begin. In Part II of a two-part conversation with Harvest Moon Ball champion and Mama Lou Parks dancer CRYSTAL JOHNSON, we cover h...
15: Don't Be Stingy With It. (w/CRYSTAL JOHNSON)
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Don't be stingy with it. We're talking about gifts, and the gift of dance that was given to our guest this week, the legendary CRYSTAL JOHNSON -...
14: Luxury Char-cute-erie (w/ MICHELLE STOKES)
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In part 2 of our interview with emcee, jazz dance instructor, and Lindy Focus Meeting co-host, MICHELLE STOKES, we discuss nicknames, Michelle's philo...
13: To Be Black and Snatched (w/ MICHELLE STOKES)
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To Be Black and Snatched. Hair --- it's not only a cultural part of Black living, it's also a practical one. You might be surprised all the ways it pl...
12: The Rise of the Big Apple
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the late 1930s, a truly Black American dance experience took over America. This episode is a reading of this week's Swungover article on the ...
11: Indeegnance
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Indeegnance. A word that beautifully captures all that we talk about in today's episode, including genetic-based racism vs assimilationist racism, lan...
10: "Mmmm, That Ain't It, Baby." (w/ KENNETH SHIPP)
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Blues Dances instructor, DJ, and proud nerd KENNETH SHIPP discusses getting thrown into the middle of learning Line Dances, the dance...
09: A Little Stalker-y (w/ LEWIS ORCHARD & SHANI BROWN)
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Bobby & Chisomo talk with swing historians and history lovers LEWIS ORCHARD (a White British man) and SHANI BROWN (a Black Americ...
SHORTY: The Life of "Tiny" Bunch
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
SHORTY: Short bonus episodes. This "Shorty" is a reading of the Swungover Article "The Life of "Tiny" Bunch," about famous Whitey's Lindy Hopper...
08: Genes Are Weird, Am I Right? (w/ SHANI BROWN)
07 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk with international instructor of Balboa and Lindy, Shani Brown , about learning from the original SoCal swing dancers, the reality o...
CHECK IT OUT: Buzz Interview w/ Adolfo 'Shabba Doo' Quiñone (YouTube Vid)
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
CHECK IT OUT! Short tidbits where we point listeners to awesome things. In this episode, we briefly tell you why you should watch The Buzz's interview...
07: A Complimentary Episode
31 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Chisomo & Bobby discuss White people complimenting Black people, and many of the layers involved. (0:00) The setup. (4:00) compli...
06: Knocked Down? ...I DO Get Up Again. (Holiday Party, Part 2 of 2)
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
(Part 2 of 2!) This is a special holiday episode with the Integrated Rhythm family and all of our guests so far --- LATASHA BARNES, JOEY OTENG, LAUREL...
05: You RESPECT The Muppets (Holiday Party, Part 1 of 2)
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Special 2020 Holiday Party Episode! Perfect for being cooped up in your house in a Holiday quarantine! (Part 1 of 2) with LATASHA BARNES, JOEY OTENG, ...
04: Season 27 of My Life (w/JOEY OTENG)
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk with Social Justice Educator JOEY OTENG about 2020, academia, immigrant parents, and advice for the scene and the world in general. ...
CHECK IT OUT: "Unbothered" by Namwali Serpell (Article)
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
CHECK IT OUT! Short tidbits where we point listeners to awesome things. In this episode, we briefly tell you why you should read "Unbothered," an arti...
03: Zen AF (w/ STEFFANIE AK SCHILLING)
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Integrated Rhythm, we speak with Swing Dancer, instructor, performer, social justice panelist, MC, and Cyber Security Expert STEFFA...
02: Can a Sister Get a Triple Step? (w/ LATASHA BARNES)
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk with Champion House and Jazz dancer, and mastered Ethnochoreologist, LaTasha Barnes. (0:02) on the phrase "Urban dance,...
01: Swanky Khakis (Laying the Groundwork)
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome! Our goal is comfortable conversations about uncomfortable things. In this episode... Introductions, laying the groundwork (0:07), imperfect j...