dance videos , leading and following , Lindy Hop , music for dance , performance dance , same sex dancing , west coast swing
The term fusion is used to mean a mix of music as well as dance. In this post I’m focusing on dance fusion. By that I mean two different dances or dance styles fused into one dance. This is a surprisingly controversial thing to do, given that it pretty much mostly happens with street dances […]
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I know a dance teacher who feels strongly that the whole concept of leading and following is sexist. She is trying to teach Lindy Hop as an equal partnership where no one is in charge of the dance. It’s an interesting subject, and I have very strong feelings on the subject as well. It is […]
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It’s always a pleasure to read a post that agrees with one’s pet peeve, isn’t it? I’ve never liked the concept of competitive dancing, but I do agree that there is a place for it for those who do. Click on the pink link to see a blog about a new kind of (anti) competition […]
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In the Bay Area, where I am located, there is a rich partner dance scene with many choices. This isn’t true everywhere, so the first step, of course, is to see what’s happening in your area. You want to look beyond what is offered in classes and look for the social scene. If you can […]
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Blues dancing has been around for decades in one form or another. It’s one of my favorite dances because it is so open to interpretation that it can look drastically different from one dancer to another. As long as the character of the dance remains intimate and, well, bluesy, you can trade on pretty much […]
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Here in San Francisco we are about to celebrate our 17th year of dancing outdoors in Golden Gate Park on Sunday mornings. New Yorkers have us beat though. They are celebrating 25 years of Midsummer Night Swing, a 3 week annual tradition of nightly dancing to live music on a portable wooden dance floor. Despite […]
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