vernacular jazz dance

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[moutondesmers]

in case you hadn’t noticed yet I am a swing dancing nerd Stress relief doodles ft. v good friends

[lindyloowho]

How to get your photo taken

When I was a wee Lindy hopper, a single question totally consumed me after every event. Why weren’t there any photos of me??? I eventually figured it out, and now I’m passing along the info to you, dear reader. 

Here’s a list of 10 ways to get your photo taken at a Lindy Hop event, from most likely to least likely.

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[dancenerdcity]

Just watch how Sylvia moves through space. And also watch her feet. And how she uses her legs. Um, everything.

:37 Basics with triples. #theywokeuplikethis #flawless

Inspiration Weekend - Fullerton, CA, USA - 2015

[lucybellwood]

I’ve got a new comic up on The Nib today as part of Whatever We Please, their collection of stories from female creators in honor of International Women’s Day. This piece is all about what social dance has done for my sense of self and I’m real fuckin’ proud of how it came out. Check out the whole collection here!

[swingtanzerin]

Just Yup.

[myarmsareridiculous]

holy heck y’all need to watch this okay so

they took a group of lindy hoppers and they took a group of street dancers and they pitted them against each other, but switched the music so swingers have to dance to hip hop (?) and the street dancers to swing music. And then at the end they all dance to their own music and omg this is so good this makes my heart feel so good please watch this video

[colorfuloddity]

what a time to be alive

[ohyeahswingdance]

hey all you 17k people you should follow me

I'll post more

I promise...

[djryanswift]

Unidentified Lindy dancers in The Hot Mikado. (Broadhurst Theatre, 1939)

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.  (1900 - 1957).

Retrieved from http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-6530-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

[ohyeahswingdance]

The dancing is lovely but Aurora Nealand is just such a gift. Oh my goodness.

[ohyeahswingdance]

Just Sweden serving up some rock-solid, joyful Lindy Hop. As you do.

[oldshowbiz]

Jitterbug Haters

[sailsflyseaward]

Sing, Sing, Sing by Jonathan Stout & The Lindy Focus All Star Orchestra

"I don’t know if you remember where you were the first time you heard this, but if you look up in the dictionary under ‘swing’, this is what comes comes up. If there is one single song, for better or for worse, that defines the Swing Era…"

[lindyfox]

[ohyeahswingdance]

Even though they are wearing these "sexy" dresses and performing for an audience, the most striking thing is that they are having so much fun dancing together as friends. I love it.

[mosaicrecords]

Tiny Grimes: Jazz Guitar and Dance, 1945

Although not a household name back in the 1940s and almost forgotten today, Tiny Grimes was a brilliant guitarist who first burst onto the scene with his electric 4-string tenor guitar as a member of the group The Cats and the Fiddle in 1940. In 1943 he joined Art Tatum’s Trio as well as leading his own groups in New York becoming a regular on 52nd Street and recording four classic Charlie Parker sides for Savoy: Tiny’s Tempo, Red Cross, Romance Without Finance, and I’ll Always Love You Just The Same.

-Scott Wenzel

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[ohyeahswingdance]

Anyone got any clues on the name of the dancer? I like her style.

[ohyeahswingdance]

If you're feeling cold, never fear, Alice & Thomas will warm your heart!

[singmeaswingsong]

"We saw that the dance was in different communities everywhere. And we saw that different communities had a different way of approaching these different styles." - (x)

[lindybasics]

The Bouncing | El Bouncing

The real foundations of a nice and mellow dancing, The Bouncing!

La base de un buen Lindy Hop, el Bouncing.

[nerdynotes]

LHCC 2014 MC Egle Regelskis intro

[ohyeahswingdance]