NEW YORK, September 1, 2009 - TenduTV (www.tendu.tv), the first broadband channel focused on dance video, announced today the launch of a dedicated channel and content partnership with the American Lindy Hop Championships (ALHC), which can be found on Sling.com and will soon be delivered through TenduTV’s network of distribution partners. The American Lindy Hop Championships channel features performance highlights from past editions of the competition, and coincides with the lead up to the 12th edition of the championship, which will take place in Stamford, CT from October 22- 25, 2009.
With swing and social dance gaining attention from several reality television shows, such as Dancing with the Stars, this newly launched channel will allow viewers to enjoy top-level performances from the
best Lindy Hop competitors in the United States, such the winning team performance from Super-Cali-Lindy-Licious from the 2007 ALHC. Additionally, Lindy Hop enthusiasts can be automatically notified when new video is launched, and share what they’re watching with friends via social networks including Facebook or Twitter.

“For twelve years, the American Lindy Hop Championship has set the standard for Lindy Hop, bringing the best of the best dancers, teachers, and judges together to celebrate a terrific social dance style,” says General Manager of TenduTV, Marc Kirschner. “We are thrilled at TenduTV to be able to present such a unique format of social dance to the masses, and to be a part of the ALHC’s continued prominence in the Lindy Hop community.”

“We are extremely excited about making TenduTV the home for American Lindy Hop Championships,” says Paulette Brockington, Event Director of the ALHC.  ”The ability to reach a nationwide audience with our
competition will enable more people to engage and share with the very strong Lindy Hop community, as well as extend the American Lindy Hop Championships brand.” In addition to the branded channels, the
partnership between TenduTV and ALHC also extends to digital downloads and pay per view streaming.

ABOUT TENDUTV

TenduTV (www.tendu.tv)is a broadband network focused exclusively on dance. Its content can be viewed online and on over 30 million televisions,through partners including Sling.com, Amazon.com and TidalTV.com. TenduTV works closely with creators of dance content to navigate the confusing waters of today’s fast-changing media landscape, working to ensure that choreographers are able to enjoy the same protections and revenue opportunities as artists in other fields.  In addition to
TenduTV’s website at http://www.tendu.tv, TenduTV also maintains a presence on Facebook and Twitter

ABOUT THE AMERICAN LINDY HOP CHAMPIONSHIPS

The American Lindy Hop Championships is the largest Lindy Hop event in the world. It is a dance convention,
dance camp, series of dance contests, teachers’ training workshop and networking opportunity which runs for four days each year. Its first year was featured in Life Magazine’s 1998 “The Year In Pictures”
issue. With its inception it became the father of subsequent Lindy events and promoter of Lindy Hop and all forms of dance.

CONTACT:
Lily Sloan

TenduTV

Phone: (646)657-9341

lsloan [at] tendu [dot] tv
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