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I’ve noticed in my years as a swing dancer that soccer tops the list in sports that occupy Lindy Hoppers when they’re not dancing. If you’re curious as to why that is, this may offer some insight into the connection between soccer and dance. Good coordination is a vital part to succeeding in all […]
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If you’ve been to my website, you know know my vision statement has to do with people dancing spontaneously in inappropriate places. Last week I wrote about hip hop crews on subways. This week I want to bring your attention to a different kind of subway dancing. Starting Dance Parties on Trains In […]
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The other day on BART, three young hip hop dancers looking like street thugs started dancing and passing a hat. They weren’t great, but they weren’t bad either. And they were doing something joyful that took skill and not a little hard work and practice, for the pleasure of onlookers. For money, yes, but […]
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I think this might be my favorite example yet of using dance to save people from themselves. In the spirit of using fun to get people to change negative behavior, (and what can be more fun than dancing?) the dancing traffic light was an idea to see if people would resist the temptation to […]
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Last week I posted on Appalachian dancing dolls and promised a follow up post on Dancing puppets. Making a marionette look real is a real and fascinating art. The dolls themselves are amazing works of art and the puppet masters are true masters of illusion. When a puppet dances, does that mean a dancer […]
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I didn’t get Fridays dance blog written because I spent all weekend at a very inspiring conference for Airbnb hosts, of which I am one. For those of you unfamiliar with the phenomenon, Airbnb is a company that matches travelers with people who rent out places to stay. Dance Lessons for Internationals Tourists Hobnobbing […]
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Dancing makes people smile. My vision statement has to do with a world in which people break into spontaneous dance in unexpected places and occasionally I like to blog about occasions where that happens already. Great examples of inappropriate dance Nothing makes me happier than seeing evidence of people dancing with abandon in “inappropriate” places. […]
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In this charming video a group of swing dancers gather around a street orchestra to perform a charleston routine. It’s a simple routine that repeats, they do it well, and they are enjoying themselves immensely. It’s a great choice for a flash mob because for swing dancers it wouldn’t take long to learn. They know […]
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A creative dance idea There are so many creative ways to make dance even more fun. One of my favorites is the hoola hoop fad. Like many kids, I played with one in my youth but I don’t remember doing it to music. Hard to believe we didn’t because it’s such a natural fit. A […]
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To Dance With Abandon! On the heels of my Dance Walking posts, I couldn’t resist commenting on this wonderful video. People with Down Syndrome can teach us a lot about dancing with abandon. Dance: The Embodiment of Joy I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: dance is the embodiment of joy. If I […]
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Dancing in Your Wildest Imagination I can’t stop thinking about the Dance Walk Guru’s story. Can you image how it would feel to be so at peace with yourself that you choose to dance down the street with abandon for the pure joy of it, without a worry about what people might think of the […]
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A Dance Movement After All! Well it seems I spoke too soon when I qualified in my last post that Dance Walking was not really a movement but I hoped it would catch on. Apparently it has indeed become a movement and is gathering momentum all over the world as we speak. What fabulous […]
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