Balboa as Performance
I want to you take a look at something lovely – it’s this clip. Go ahead and watch it now, I’ll wait. First of all, I really do need to get my passport in order – I simply must experience swing dancing...
View ArticleMinor Swing
Last night I went out dancing to some gypsy jazz at my favorite little hole-in-the-wall place in Portland, the Laurelthirst Pub. The Kung Pao Chickens have been playing Monday nights for the dancers...
View ArticleActing and Dancing
Yesterday, at Dance World Takeover, Rebecca Brightly posed a couple of great questions. “When does walking become dancing?” she asked. “What makes movement art?” I don’t know that I have an actual...
View ArticleWhat’s the Point?
So my sister dragged me and some other folks out to salsa last night. I was sitting there with a non-dancer friend of mine, watching the dancers, and he asked me a question. “This dancing thing,” he...
View ArticleBest Dance Weekend Ever!
So let me tell you about the fabulous weekend I just had! What happened is, I took the Bolt Bus up to Seattle for a dance workshop weekend with instructor Nathan Bugh. And it totally fixed my dance...
View ArticleWe’re Doing This All Wrong
I’m becoming more and more convinced that there’s something fundamentally wrong with the way we as a dance culture approach the process of learning and teaching Lindy Hop. Specifically, the issue I’m...
View ArticleOld Stuff
Does it seem to you that most people who love swing dancing, and swing music, just love old stuff in general? Let me offer my ownself to you as a case study, just for arguments’ sake. I think my tastes...
View ArticleWho’s Driving This Thing?
Have you ever had a dance like this? Last night I was dancing with this kid who also leads and follows. We were switching off roles, experimenting with cutesy ways of getting into and out of a lead or...
View ArticleAmazing Night!
Dante shows up at my house last night. Oh, great. I’d spent the day sitting around doing nothing, being depressed. Totally forgot we were supposed to go out dancing. I’m in my gross jeans and some...
View ArticleThe Downside
Let’s be realistic; nothing in this life is perfect. No matter how great something seems, there’s always a catch. Even dancing has its downside. Only one, mind you, and it isn’t even all that bad....
View ArticleStill Dancing Badly
Okay, so awhile back I mentioned how I decided that whenever I was dancing with someone who made me feel intimidated, instead of trying my hardest to dance perfectly, I was going to try to dance badly....
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