December 2011
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Dec 30th
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Dec 29th
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Dec 28th
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“My one wish for new dancers is that they learn to form a more positive...”
– My Biggest Wish for New Dancers: A Rational Optimism | The Enthusiastic Life If you’re reading this, you are probably not in any danger of giving up Lindy Hop, but this might be something to show the newer or less confident dancers in your life.
Dec 27th
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First night of the Snowball (Stockholm) tonight!
bristolswing: I shall be making my way in for this first night, then I go back home to Bristol tomorrow (couldn’t afford the time or money for the whole thing this year). Any other tumblrites going to be there? Ah, I wish. Let us know how it was!
Dec 26th
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NYT: Gotta Dance? Swing On Over →
djryanswift: Today the NYTimes published a great writeup about swing dancing in NYC, and heavily featured Yehoodi.com’s Frim Fram Jam, which you probably know I help run. THERE are swinging parties in Manhattan nearly ever night. The trick is in knowing where to find them. Take a recent Thursday: Sandwiched between a Blarney Stone and a liquor shop on Eighth Avenue just south of Penn Station...
Dec 23rd
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Men Following & Women Leading in Lindy Hop
dancequeer: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF63E8D051C4BE683 A playlist of excellent lindy hoppers, where women act as the ‘lead’ and men the ‘follow’.  They are all same-sex dance partnerships - videos of women leading men seem to be harder to find.
Dec 22nd
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Dec 22nd
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"Oh my God, you've only been dancing X months/a...
I feel like I’ve reached that stage where people have stopped saying this, and I really need to start pushing myself to improve and to have something to show for the time I’ve been dancing. Not because I want other people to say this to me again (which would be nice), but because I think I’ve got much more to learn and I’m still pretty far off from what I’m capable of...
Dec 20th
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Dec 16th
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Dec 15th
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Dec 13th
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Dance Card
colorspunk: Graphical representations of time always interest me. I love calendars, clocks and watches. They make time visual. I’m an active swing dancer and I go to a lot of dances and weekend long events. While at the different events there ends up being a lot of talk about different upcoming events and people asking each other if they’re going. Trying to remember exact dates can get fuzzy...
Dec 8th
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Dec 8th
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tangledletters: I need new lindy shoes. Nothing fancy, just something that slides well and is easy to clean (and cheap as dirt, please). I’ve thought about getting a pair from H&M, of these Hipster-styled ones, but I’m not sure they’ll be comfy enough, or go with my clothes very well… Does anyone have any recs? What kind of shoes do you guys wear for dancing?  I wear cheap-as-chips...
Dec 7th
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Dec 7th
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Swinging at the Savoy on BBC Radio 2 →
bristolswing: Check it out, Len Goodman (Strictly Come Dancing’s head judge) hosts a celebration of swing dance, from the Savoy Ballroom in 1930s Harlem to its modern day renaissance. Skip through the news which lasts until about 4:30 (unless you’re not British and fancy listening to the posh British Radio 2 news voice), and enjoy - available until December 11th! Rikomatic has listed the...
Dec 6th
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Dec 5th
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Day 30: Why you dance
fadetogray: Oh hey, I should wrap this up. My life thus far can be split into two phases: B.D. (before dance) and A.D. (after dance and not to be confused with Anno Domini, though the time frame is just that). Bwahahahaha, sense: I make none. Suffice it to say, B.D. was pretty dull in comparison to now.  Why don’t I dance? At one point, all I knew was “The Sprinkler”, “The Shopping Cart”, and...
Dec 3rd
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I'm really bored of seeing the same thing over and...
- Follow does something that’s meant to be “sexy”, emphasising bum/boobs (e.g. shimmy, tabby the cat) - whooping - Lead imitates it (without really trying) - for laughs or alternatively (mostly group routines): - Follows get to do something ‘sexy’/twee - Leads get to do something impressive/skillful EVERY DAMN TIME. Yaaaaawn. Come on people, Lindy Hop can say...
Dec 2nd
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tangledletters asked: I'd love to do Herrang this year, but it's cutting into my exam-time again, and I'd not be able to enjoy it if I had to worry about failing classes. Also, I heard somewhere that it's going to be really, really busy because it's an anniversary of some kind? I think I'd rather go when the whole hype has dwindled down again :D
Dec 2nd
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Dec 1st
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