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City |
State |
Country |
Website |
My Story/Profile Desc |
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Youngblood
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Fort Worth |
TX |
United States |
http://www.facebo... |
My name is Joshua, people call me Youngblood, Im 22, i live in Fort Worth TX, I decided 2 ask a girl...... |
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mikeshuh
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Aurora |
IL |
United States |
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I begun dancing in college...and have been ever since....... |
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Wendy Wenck Craighill
instructor
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Williamsburg |
VA |
United States |
www.Lindy101.com |
I saw the Gap Commercial, watched a lesson at Tio Leos in LA, and took a workshop with Steven & Virg...... |
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Justin
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Pasadena |
CA |
United States |
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Last summer my buddy Wes said to me "we should learn to dance" and I thought, "of course, why hav...... |
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Kimberly Everson
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Allen |
TX |
United States |
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I was at the Princeton University reunions and saw a couple dancing to a swing band. I loved it and...... |
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Fenn
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Cleveland |
OH |
United States |
www.short-girl.com |
I started dancing in 1996-ish, in Cleveland. For those who know, this was before Valerie started Ge...... |
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Lacey Liu
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Orange County |
CA |
United States |
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I first got into Lindy when a few of my friends from school invited me to Memories in Whittier. From...... |
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Francisco Nogueira
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São Paulo |
São Paulo |
Brazil |
www.lindyhop.com.br |
Lindy Hop Story to come......... |
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Elise Herrera-Green
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La Puente |
CA |
United States |
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!!...... |
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christinacrapotta
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fairfield |
CA |
United States |
http://casabamelo... |
I will get back to this asap. :)...... |
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Catalina Isis
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Valencia |
Valencia |
Spain |
www.myspace.com/v... |
Became a Lindy Hopper a year ago... I actually started with Boogie Woogie - East Coast Swing and mov...... |
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Julia 54
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Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
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Lindy addict for life! :)...... |
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Horst
instructor
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Hallbergmoos |
near Munich |
Germany |
www.swing.org |
Exactly eightteen years ago at the Whitsun Camp 1992(Boogie Bären)I was infected with swing fever b...... |
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Tommy T
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LA |
CA |
United States |
ppaa@webtv.net |
Was at the derby then lindygroove...... |
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Hep Jen
instructor
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San Francisco |
CA |
United States |
www.hepjen.com |
I started dancing Lindy Hop in Seattle in 1996. At the time, we didn't have enough Lindy Hoppers i...... |
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Brad Gruber
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Fort Worth |
TX |
United States |
www.fortworthjitt... |
I started dance in night clubs (pop n lock and stuff like that) then one of my friends told me about...... |
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Victor Negri
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Encino |
CA |
United States |
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Will tell you later......... |
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Caroline Seipp
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Arlington |
VA |
United States |
www.facebook.com/... |
I first got into Lindy Hop because my older sister had been doing it for a few years. I always thoug...... |
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Laz
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London |
GLONDON |
United Kingdom |
www.makeitswing.com |
Started dancing in London in the 90's. Went to Herrang. Met lots of great people and inspirational ...... |
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byclosser
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Seoul |
Seoul |
Korea |
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I started dancing lindy hop when an old girlfriend asked me to join her in a swing dance class. Fou...... |
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Maggie Weaver
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Auburn |
AL |
United States |
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I starting going to lindy classes in my hometown when there were typically about five to seven peopl...... |
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Robert David Jemian
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Auburn |
AL |
United States |
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I learned EC swing in March of 2004, Charleston shortly after that, and Lindy that summer. I had the...... |
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Michelle391
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Auburn |
AL |
United States |
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My journey began with an East Coast lesson with the Auburn University Swing Dancing Associaiton, and...... |
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Sarah Rebecca
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Huntington Beach |
CA |
United States |
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I'm Sarah, I love dancing in all forms- but lindy is my favourite. I am a vintage enthusiast and en...... |
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Joris
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Ghent |
Ghent |
Belgium |
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I was studying fysical theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark. I met a woman named Bronwen Loshak, an actres...... |
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lindyingscrippsie
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Houston |
TX |
United States |
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I got dragged to a swing lesson the beginning of my first semester of college by two friends. I kep...... |
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Stephen Jean
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Austin |
TX |
United States |
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i'll update this later . . . but i'm old balls dancing-wise so i've got a lot of stuff stored up ...... |
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Jojo Jackson
instructor
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Rochester |
NY |
United States |
jojojackson.com |
I discovered Lindy Hop on August 5, 1998 at the Wednesday Night Hop in Ithaca, NY. I know it's che...... |
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Sarah93
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Pt. St. Lucie |
FL |
United States |
www.sflswingdance... |
Since starting to Lindy in 2003 I have had the chance to dance with Swingtastic and perform at Disne...... |
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Scott O'Hern
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College Station |
TX |
United States |
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Coming soon......... |
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NZPussikat
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Christchurch |
Canterbury |
New Zealand |
www.hepcatswing.com |
I'm a 'Hepcat Swing' dancer from Christchurch, New Zealand. I started Swing dancing about 5-6 ye...... |
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Augie
swing DJ
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Lakewood |
CA |
United States |
csulbswingdance.w... |
Without a doubt it is the single most important thing that has ever happened to me. In 2003 I had ju...... |
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Phil Whitehead
instructor
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Wellington |
North Island |
New Zealand |
www.fullswing.co.nz |
Been dancing Lindy Hop now since 2004. Have taught workshops at the Auckland Lindy Exchange (100% Pu...... |
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Jeff
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christchurch |
Canterbury |
New Zealand |
www.hepcatswing.com |
My wife and I got into swing dancing about 9 years ago. We saw some rock and roll partner dancing in...... |
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Jeff Roy
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Quebec |
QC |
Canada |
www.justrockin.net |
www.jumpnjive.ca
www.justrockin.net
On dit: Jeff fait une entrée fulgurante, en 2004 dans le monde...... |
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SwingBox
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saint victor la coste |
languedoc roussilon |
France |
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I discover swing on movies like swing kids...... |
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Steve Stone
instructor
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Orlando |
FL |
United States |
www.swingbearblue... |
I started dancing in 1997 at a little club above it all called "Rat Packs on the Ave" It was owned...... |
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Burnie with QueerJitterbugs.com
instructor
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San Francisco |
CA |
United States |
QueerJitterbugs.com |
Why not teach Shag or Balboa to beginners instead of Ballroom East Coast Swing? I like ballroom too ...... |
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North American Open
event
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San Francisco |
CA |
United States |
SwingChampionship... |
North American Open
with Lindy, Shag, 20's Charleston, Blues & of course Balboa
at San Francisco Ba...... |
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Ben
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Camas |
WA |
United States |
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Peer Pressure, Im tired or writing in these boxes to join online communities its enough for me to be...... |
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Monique Gerrets
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Amsterdam |
NH |
Netherlands |
www.bal-swing.nl |
I'll think about that...... |
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Lindypurist
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Kingston |
ON |
Canada |
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I started swing dancing in 1999, doing East Coast Swing at Willowbrook Ballroom when I lived in Chic...... |
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San Diego Swing Dance Collective
event
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San Diego |
CA |
United States |
www.2plyswing.com |
The San Diego Swing Dance Collective is for teachers, students, and social dancers alike. Our group ...... |
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Alissa
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Perth |
WA |
Australia |
www.theduckhouse.... |
It has been nearly a year since I began my crazy obsessive love affair with the Lindy Hop!
Having a...... |
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BriannaElys
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Vancouver |
WA |
United States |
facebook.com/Bria... |
I was a part of a dance performance group for longer than I can remember while growing up... and aft...... |
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Blues Cafe
event
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Boston |
MA |
United States |
bluescafeboston.com |
Join MJ&J on the fourth Saturday of most months for Blues Cafe! This event features themed music nig...... |
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Megan Rose Damon
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Boston |
MA |
United States |
www.megandamon.com |
At the age of 3, Megan began studying classical dance at Rita Tottenham Studios in Connecticut. Ten ...... |
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Christian C. Frommelt
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Saint Louis |
MO |
United States |
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I began dancing two years ago in Iowa City and have fallen completely in love with swing dancing sin...... |
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Josephine
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Denver |
CO |
United States |
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I Love Lindy Hop! It's my life. The End....... |
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Michelle Turner
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Perth |
WA |
Australia |
www.perthswing.com |
As a kid, I was always facinated by movies from the 30s and 40s and that interest stayed with me til...... |
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David Gurule
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Washington |
DC |
United States |
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I first went to an Arthur Murray to learn swing dancing...HA! I was side-tracked for only 11 months ...... |
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Chuck Owens
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Knoxville |
TN |
United States |
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I will totally finish this... later... yeah....... |
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Erich
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Munich |
Bavaria |
Germany |
www.swingandtheci... |
We're trying to further grow the Munich swing dancing community.
So drop by - for example to the Mu...... |
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Emily Perello
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Mountain View |
CA |
United States |
emilytakesphotos.com |
I started dancing with my dad after we saw a couple dancing at a party for one of his students. The...... |
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Robert Nichols
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Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
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I started dancing in 1997....... |
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Jonathan Stout
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Glendale |
CA |
United States |
www.campusfive.com |
Jonathan Stout began playing guitar in 1992 and began swing dancing in 1997. He has spent the last n...... |
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Rachel Stout
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Glendale |
CA |
United States |
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I learned to dance in the back room at the historic Derby in 1998. I've been hooked to swing dancin...... |
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Madison Huber
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Denver |
CO |
United States |
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Coming soon...!...... |
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Robert Dickerson
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Charlottesville |
VA |
United States |
www.swingcville.com |
Robert Dickerson has been swing dancing since 2001. His first love is Lindy Hop, which lead him to e...... |
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Joelle
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Durham |
NC |
United States |
bluesfollow.blogs... |
I love Blues dancing. www.idanceblues.org - that's us in Durham, NC! But before I found blues, I ...... |
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TangoMango
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Smalltown |
VA |
United States |
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I don't think you've danced enough until you've had a costume malfunction! :) Until you've moved...... |
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Heather4Him
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Tampa Bay |
FL |
United States |
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So a man walks into the doctor's office with a carrot in one ear, a squash in the other, and two pe...... |
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Michael Quisao
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Chesapeake |
VA |
United States |
http://www.facebo... |
I remember the first time I saw my peers dance. My middle school held a graduation dance for us in ...... |
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The Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown
event
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New Orleans |
LA |
United States |
www.lindyshowdown... |
The Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown is a Traditional Jazz and Swing Dance Festival featuring continuous ...... |
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Amanda Owen
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Perth |
WA |
Australia |
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My friend and I decided to take some sort of dance lessons. My friend suggested swing dancing, and I...... |
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Dianne King
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Melbourne |
VIC |
Australia |
http://www.mlx9.com |
I was intorduced to Lindy by my best friend Wendy in 2000 and it has been a huge part of my life eve...... |
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Sonya
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Moscow |
Moscow |
Russian Federation |
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My first Lindy Hop lesson was in the begining of 2006. I wasn't really fan of it until i came to HD...... |
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Erwann
instructor
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Paris |
Ile de France |
France |
www.comalamaison.net |
www.comalamaison.net...... |
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Deeb
swing DJ
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Vilnius |
Vilnius |
Lithuania |
www.deeb.lt |
First i saw lindy in a club. I started dancing after 2 months and after a year i joind our local tea...... |
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Dano
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Pittsburgh |
PA |
United States |
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more details later......... |
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Mark Turner
band/musician
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Perth |
WA |
Australia |
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Im a Lindy Hopper and play in a band called The Darling Buds of May. We have played for dancers all ...... |
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JC
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Aliso Viejo |
CA |
United States |
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The name is Jeremy but most people know me as JC. Whether it be as a lindy hop instructor, swing dj...... |
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Daniela
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Barcelona |
Barcelona |
Spain |
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-...... |
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Sharon Davis
instructor
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Constantly travelling |
All over the world |
undefined |
www.sharondavis.c... |
I randomly stumbled across Lindy Hoppers dancing in a bar in Perth, when I was 19 years old. I thoug...... |
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A big Devonshire welcome from Derek and Jane
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Exeter |
DEVON |
United Kingdom |
swlindyhoppers.or... |
More information to follow....... |
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Kim Morton
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Perth |
WA |
Australia |
www.perthswing.com |
ok - will have to work on this bit. Will get to it soon!...... |
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Caroline
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Cambridge |
CAMBS |
United Kingdom |
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I did a bit of lindy hop for a few months in 2005, but didn't really get into it until the Cambridg...... |
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Laurel
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Rochester |
NY |
United States |
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It started in January 2009 when my friend Liz wanted to take swing dancing lessons and asked if I'd...... |
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DJ Andreas
swing DJ
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Camarillo |
CA |
United States |
www.djpartyman.com |
The dance was fun and the girls were cute....... |
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Cy
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Laguna Beach |
CA |
United States |
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The first time I saw a Lindy Hop routine was a couple of years ago during a student dance concert at...... |
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Shawn Rego
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Perth |
WA |
Australia |
perthswing.com |
Stay tuned ........... |
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Marianne
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Québec |
QC |
Canada |
www.qsrv.net |
Coming soon!...... |
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Cucu
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Buenos Aires |
Buenos Aires |
Argentina |
http://www.happy-... |
I first started dancing rock. I saw an ad in the street and I decided to go. From the first moment,...... |
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Esin Sozer
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Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
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Lindy is one of very rare activities that I don't need any other motivation to do than the activity...... |
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Dhruv Bhargava
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Norwalk |
CT |
United States |
http://soundslike... |
I'll get to this soon!...... |
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Katherine
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Sacramento |
CA |
United States |
purekatherine.blo... |
I haven't technically started yet! My first lindy lesson will be this week, other than that I've b...... |
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Dontmeanathing
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New York |
NY |
United States |
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I never danced. I was always awkward, clumsy, picked-last-in-sports. I figured dancing would just ma...... |
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Amber Anderson
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Burlington |
NC |
United States |
www.amberandjeram... |
More later....... |
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Swingtime in the Rockies
event
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Denver |
CO |
United States |
www.swingtimeinth... |
Swingtime in the Rockies is a HUGE crossover event with 600+ west coast swing, lindy hop, blues and ...... |
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Aleix Prats
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Montréal |
QC |
Canada |
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One day, a friend that plays the trombone in a big band, invited me and some other friends to a conc...... |
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Rhythm City Mess Around
event
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Vancouver |
BC |
Canada |
www.rhythmcity.ca... |
Workshops, dancing, inspiration!
Two tracks, intermediate and advanced, with two pairs of internati...... |
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BillBee
instructor
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Austin |
TX |
United States |
www.billborgida.com |
I began dancing with Contra dancing! I had never danced before. I fell in love with it very quickly,...... |
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Kevin S
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Vegas |
NV |
United States |
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Later...... |
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StvyLiFe
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Houston |
TX |
United States |
www1.epinions.com... |
Hi My name is actually Stevenson, named after the city of Stevens point, Wisconsin where I was born....... |
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Pattykins
swing DJ
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Houston |
TX |
United States |
www.houstonswingo... |
When I first got started dancing, I was just doing it because my roommates wanted to try something n...... |
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Hampi
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Muinich |
Bavarian |
Germany |
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I saw it. Now i to it a lot!...... |
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Steve
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Brooklyn |
NY |
United States |
http://myny.devia... |
It all started with MidSummerNightSwing in NYC at Lincoln Center... the rest as they say is History!...... |
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Sarah
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Boston |
MA |
United States |
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Valentine's Day, 2006: My best friend and I were (pathetically) dates and she thought it would be a...... |
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Nalla Kim
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Seoul |
. |
South Korea |
cafe.daum.net/Lin... |
I'm Nalla, lindyhopper, instructor and organizer in Seoul, Korea.
You can dance every night here :...... |
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Nina Current
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Boston |
MA |
United States |
myfoodrevolution.... |
I think my favorite thing about Lindy Hop is the feel of a good connection. And with a good connect...... |
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Sharon Sullivan
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Greensboro |
NC |
United States |
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Workin' on it!...... |
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Joel Domoe
instructor
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Cincinnati |
OH |
United States |
www.supermurgatro... |
coming later - this always puts me at a loss....... |
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Cat C.
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Pasadena |
CA |
United States |
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I have always loved jazz, ragtime, big band swing music and wanted a way to really express it. So ba...... |
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Charr
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Burbank |
CA |
United States |
www.charlottescov... |
I saw swingers! And checked it out!...... |
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Heidi Matzen
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Castro Valley |
CA |
United States |
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An old boyfriend knew that I liked to dance and took me to a Brian Setzer Orchestra swing concert in...... |
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Dan Amores
instructor
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Toronto |
ON |
Canada |
www.hogtownswing.com |
Been living the dance since 1998. Eating and sleeping get in the way....... |
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sandra amaral
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north hollywood |
CA |
United States |
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will do later...... |
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Vaibhav Singh
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Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
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More coming soon......... |
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Mary
instructor
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Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
www.FlipMeDipMe.com |
I'll be back to fill this out later. I'm on my way out the door to go dancing!!!...... |
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mandy
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Costa Mesa |
CA |
United States |
n/a |
An aspiring writer at the time (ha!), I wrote 10 pages after my first night swing dancing at the old...... |
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Albert Mak
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Orlando |
FL |
United States |
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I will write my story another day! =P...... |
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Michelle G. Calderon
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New York City |
NY |
United States |
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Melissa Allen
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Sherman Oaks |
CA |
United States |
ebelllosangeles.w... |
I met my husband on the dance floor. His square is above mine - take a read on how he proposed at T...... |
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BerniceB
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Kuala Lumpur |
WP |
Malaysia |
www.smartspa.biz |
I love tap dancing and i was googling for a similar yet different to tap, hip hop and came across a ...... |
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Peter Flahiff
instructor
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Seattle |
WA |
United States |
www.peterflahiff.com |
I first saw swing dancing at Disneyland on a Saturday when I was still in high school. It didn't k...... |
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Mama Fab
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Kuala Lumpur |
Bangsar |
Malaysia |
www.klswing.com |
Have alwez been fascinated by dance, having developed a romantic notion of it ever since watching ol...... |
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Shanghai Swings
venue
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Shanghai |
Shanghai |
China |
www.shanghaiswing... |
Founded in Fall 2003, Shanghai Swings is, so far, the one and only lindy community in Shanghai with ...... |
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CandiceC
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Claremont |
CA |
United States |
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My dad, another Frankie who passed away in his 90s, had been swing dancing since the 1940s. I am so ...... |
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Joe DeMers
instructor
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Denver |
CO |
United States |
www.joeandnelle.com |
Coming soon....... |
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Kylie Woodard
instructor
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Oakland |
CA |
United States |
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Three years ago Frankie Manning was a complete stranger to me, if I had passed him on the street I w...... |
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Adam Junid
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KL |
FT |
Malaysia |
www.geocities.com... |
Lindyblog:
2005: Lucky to catch 8 lessons by Swing Patrol at UNSW; it was discontinued after that d...... |
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Lionel Tan
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Klang |
Selangor |
Malaysia |
www.klswing.com |
Learned Lindy Hop from Jumptown Madison Wisconsin. Now with KLSwing. They have helped me revive my l...... |
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Jordan Saw
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Kuala Lumpur |
Kuala Lumpur |
Malaysia |
www.klswing.com |
I love Lindy Hop!...... |
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Ming Pang
instructor
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Kuala Lumpur |
Selangor |
Malaysia |
klswing.com |
I joined swing class in Singapore when I first started working there. It was fun, involved Outfits, ...... |
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squarepants
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Petaling Jaya |
Selangor |
Malaysia |
www.nekomatta.com |
i heart lindy :)
i saw my first lindy routine while in uni at madison and all i wanted to do after ...... |
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Sam Copeland
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Buffalo |
NY |
United States |
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I suppose my story is the same as many others. I decided to try it out because some friends were int...... |
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ScottieK
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Sacramento |
CA |
United States |
www.midtownstomp.com |
I'll fill it out later :)...... |
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CatLadyChristine
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Thousand Oaks |
CA |
United States |
www.discoveriesco... |
I consider myself a dancer more than a Lindy Hopper. I grew up dancing ballet and modern dance, with...... |
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Cheng
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Melbourne |
VIC |
Australia |
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- seen swing dancing in Singapore in mid-90s
- finally jumped into it in early 2000s
- Learned first...... |
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Lynn R
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Piedmont Triad |
NC |
United States |
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Skydive!...... |
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Mabeta
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Salt Lake City |
UT |
United States |
kevin-wright@blog... |
Still writing it....... |
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Grittney
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State College |
PA |
United States |
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Being an asthmatic, I often can't take part in many physical activities. Lindy hop proved me wrong ...... |
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Jeri Davis
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Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
www.myspace.com/j... |
MY MOM. She used to tell me about her and her friends inviting all the boys over to her house in Co...... |
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Kelly T.
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Charleston |
SC |
United States |
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I first started dancing around 3 years ago. I've always loved big band music and the general swing...... |
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MustangJenny
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La Mirada |
CA |
United States |
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Okay so I carried a watermelon. Kidding. Ashley Simmons invited me to go and I just decided why not?...... |
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Ryan "Swifty" Swift
swing DJ
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New York |
NY |
United States |
www.sploghm.com/dj |
College friends Mike Thibault and "Poke" Alex Burr and I were all bitten by the music and dance of...... |
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Jon Moody
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Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
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I started Lindy Hop in 2002 when I saw an ad in the paper about a swing dance in Playa Del Rey at Ru...... |
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SwingUO
venue
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Ottawa |
ON |
Canada |
www.swinguo.ca |
SwingUO is the University of Ottawa's swing dance club! Typically during the fall and winter semes...... |
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Jessica
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Ottawa |
ON |
Canada |
www.swinguo.ca |
I've never been afraid of trying new things - so when I had the oppourtunity to give fencing and sw...... |
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mai_mai
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Honolulu |
HI |
United States |
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Rich
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San Francisco |
CA |
United States |
unger.vox.com |
I started swing dancing with my friend Scott. He doesn't dance anymore, having moved on to ComedyS...... |
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Anthony Chen
instructor
|
Albuquerque |
NM |
United States |
www.abqswing.com |
My first big exposure to dance was in 2002 during a National Qualifier for Speech and Debate, when a...... |
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Emily
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Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
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I will fill you in when school is over! :P...... |
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Jonathan Stout and his Campus Five
band/musician
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Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
campusfive.com |
"This is the real deal - a band carrying on the legacy of the great swing era small groups" - Ted ...... |
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Jesse Niou
swing DJ
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Hampton |
VA |
United States |
www.tornredcarpet... |
I'm sure everyone or someone you know got caught up in the neo-swing craze back in the mid-90s. I ...... |
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Gaby
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San Gabriel |
CA |
United States |
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Well my friends convinced to try it and I had finally agred. I am so glad that I did because it was ...... |
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kristl
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Chicago |
IL |
United States |
www.kwaifahacupun... |
My tap teacher started a Basic Swing class and I thought it looked like fun, so I signed up. It was...... |
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Super Jews of Swing
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Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
www.myspace.com/s... |
Prepare yourself for the most epic dance performance in modern history. Pushing the limit, challengi...... |
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SCUBA Swingers
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Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
www.myspace.com/s... |
Both Doug & Dax are internationally acclaimed dance instructors and competitors. And cool guys. And ...... |
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Soul'N'Blues
venue
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Pasadena |
CA |
United States |
www.myspace.com/s... |
Soul'N'Blues is a monthly swing dance for Lindy Hop and West Coast Swing and Blues on the 4th Satu...... |
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Stephanie (aka Red)
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Rancho Cucamonga |
CA |
United States |
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This dance is amazing and awesome. It's just so happy!!!...... |
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Pino Kim
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Frankfurt am Main |
Hessen |
Germany |
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I had met my sweetheart at the swing community and married her last year.
At the moment, I can't th...... |
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Andrea Wolf
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Santa Clara |
CA |
United States |
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The more I learn about the dance, the less I think I know. I guess it comes with in depth learning a...... |
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Chandra
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Hartford |
CT |
United States |
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I had always danced when I was little. I never took dance classes, but just knew that I would learn ...... |
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Laura Moore
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Jerusalem |
Judah |
Israel |
www.laurasgrandad... |
I missed the Gap commercials. I don't think I saw them until 2004--on YouTube.
I joined the Lindy ...... |
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Nathan Hjelm
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Los Alamos |
NM |
United States |
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I first got into swing dancing when I was in high school. At the time the swing revival was in full ...... |
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Jay Hay
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Toronto |
ON |
Canada |
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Later Skater...... |
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Sandy
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Albuquerque |
NM |
United States |
http://abqswing.com/ |
I grew up listening to the music. I didn't know there was a swing dance scene in NM. Until I star...... |
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Amanda Fong
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Montreal |
QC |
Canada |
amzshoebox.wordpr... |
Coming soon. :)...... |
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Shesha Marvin
instructor
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Irvine |
CA |
United States |
www.ocswing.com |
Dance is art, and art is moody....... |
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Liz
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Toronto |
ON |
Canada |
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I first found out that Toronto had lindy hop when I attended a ball for the Saturday night of our Li...... |
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Marie Ndiaye
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Montreal |
QC |
Canada |
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For my Birthday my friends offered me a membership to McGill swing Kids. I really got hooked into sw...... |
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J
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Tampa |
FL |
United States |
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dance is my life....... |
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DancePassion
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Saint Petersburg |
FL |
United States |
www.hitthatjive.com |
I started dancing salsa as part of the USF salsa club, where I got my undergraduate degree, and took...... |
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Andrew Sutton
instructor
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Everywhere |
CA |
United States |
www.SmoothSavoy.com |
I have at least 2 stories of how I started dancing. One of the stories involves me hating it at fir...... |
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DrewLaiche
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Eugene |
OR |
United States |
www.EugeneSwing.com |
....... |
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Stephanie Lynn
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Brooklyn |
NY |
United States |
United States |
So I first started dancing lindy hop at the same time I started Salsa with an instructor named Reba ...... |
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Canadian Swing Championships
event
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Lachute |
QC |
Canada |
www.canadianswing... |
The Canadian Swing Championships -CSC- is an annual event created to provide a stage for and highlig...... |
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One2Swing Jitterbugs
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Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
one2swing.com/jit... |
The One2Swing Jitterbugs (a.k.a. The California Rolls) were originally founded to perform at Kollabo...... |
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Keith Sayer
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Anderson |
IN |
United States |
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Basically, I started swing dancing when my friends pestered me for almost an entire semester to join...... |
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jillianlove
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oakland |
CA |
United States |
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coming soon...... |
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Savoy BL
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New York |
NY |
United States |
www.pawfun.com |
I started Lindy Hopping about a decade ago. I love the music and the people who i meet out dancing.
...... |
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Duncan Anderson
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Plymouth |
DEVON |
United Kingdom |
www.madaboutswing... |
Louise and I became hooked on social dancing when we began learning Modern Jive at Plymouth Jive Clu...... |
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Makie
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Astoria |
NY |
United States |
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In August 2007, I found myself at a loose end. The woman I had been with for 17 years had died a few...... |
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Miki
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Riverside |
CA |
United States |
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Coming Soon!...... |
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Adam Skoglund
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Stockholm |
Stockholm |
Sweden |
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A friend of mine finally managed to fool me into taking some dance-steps; his band was playing at th...... |
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Tobias
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Copenhagen SV |
Denmark |
Denmark |
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There was once a young guy who loved to dance at parties and had great fun with it, the guy allways ...... |
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Fred Velde
|
Brooklyn |
NY |
United States |
www.workshoptheat... |
I met my daughter at a swing club one night and she asked me to dance. I had to refuse since I didn\...... |
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Erik Evil Eye Ingram
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Portland |
OR |
United States |
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I'll have to finish this later....... |
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Charles Herold
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New York |
NY |
United States |
opinionade.blogsp... |
I'll fill this in when I'm feeling more voluble....... |
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Judy Cook
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Ealing |
GLONDON |
United Kingdom |
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How did I start dancing lindy ? Since the age of nine I've been dancing..and after having practised...... |
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Claudia Joyal Laplante
instructor
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Montreal |
QC |
Canada |
www.stepetteswing... |
When I first saw people dancing Lindy Hop, I felt so much energy and joy. That's what brought me to...... |
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Conny
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Hamburg |
Hamburg |
Germany |
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After more than 10 years, I visited an old friend for the first time. When we found out we both like...... |
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frazadelic
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Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
www.frazadelic.com/ |
Some of my best friends are in the dance community - in fact - both my maid and man of honor I met s...... |
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Myrna
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New York |
NY |
United States |
www.SwingDanceSwi... |
I first saw swing dancing at Sandra Cameron Dance Center in NYC and immediately wanted to learn it!M...... |
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All New 92nd Street Y Swing Dance
venue
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New York |
NY |
United States |
www.SwingDanceSwi... |
Swing Dance Swing is an events production group which produces swing dance events for the NY Metropo...... |
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Megan Hornbecker
instructor
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Redwood City |
CA |
United States |
WednesdayNightHop... |
After seeing Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at a club in Santa Barbara in 1996, I had to learn what everyone w...... |
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Leslie Cho
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San Francisco |
CA |
United States |
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How lindy hop led me to Mount Everest..I first became hooked on lindy hop during the Stanford Swing ...... |
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Rich Diaz
swing DJ
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Raleigh |
NC |
United States |
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a long story and like everyone else here I will get to it soon. =)...... |
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Susan Gorry
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Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
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After living in Bogota, Colombia, I wanted to continue dancing with partners to live music. My frie...... |
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Kristy Milliken
swing DJ
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Raleigh |
NC |
United States |
www.idanceswing.o... |
I had a high school friend of mine tell me I absolutely HAD to take the ballroom dance class at Tenn...... |
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Corrie C
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Pasadena |
CA |
United States |
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During the swing explosion in the late 1990's, I dearly wanted to learn to dance, but my university...... |
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Trevor Gattis
instructor
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Sunnyvale |
CA |
United States |
www.wednesdaynigh... |
I have a friend who I was taking ballroom classes with who introduced me to Lindy Hop. I first start...... |
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Ulla Ritamäki
instructor
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Tampere |
Tampere |
Finland |
www.swingteam.fi |
writing here later!...... |
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Josie Say
instructor
|
wherever dance takes me |
wherever music takes me |
undefined |
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coming soon... it's time to eat! :)...... |
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SwinghaiOrchid
|
Shanghai |
Shanghai |
China |
www.shanghaiswing... |
To make a long story short - I was bored with nothing to do and no friend to meet one weekend in Oct...... |
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Candace
|
Wilmington |
NC |
United States |
twitter.com/crebeke |
I will have to add details later. I'm thinking about it......... |
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genevieve
|
San Francisco |
CA |
United States |
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I had wanted to learn lindy hop the second I saw it. I already loved the music, having studied and ...... |
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Chan Meng Chong
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Singapore |
Singapore |
Singapore |
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My first time learning Lindy was when I was cast as a dancer in a school mate's play in college -- ...... |
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Jill
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San Francisco |
CA |
United States |
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Yay Lindy Hop!...... |
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saintleox
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Singapore |
Singapore |
Singapore |
little-white-dot.com |
I started Lindy at Jitterbugs Swingapore when I was in Secondary 5 because my friend Kevin asked me ...... |
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Little Red Liz Gatley
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Santa Rosa |
CA |
United States |
www.lindyhop.home... |
A great dancer once said "Dance is a form of expression there is no right way to move just feel the...... |
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Lil' David (Arnobit)
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The OC |
CA |
United States |
www.activedogadve... |
....it's coming..so stay tuned...... |
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Justin Kai
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San Francisco |
CA |
United States |
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=D...... |
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Anna Marie
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San Francisco |
CA |
United States |
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Coming soon!...... |
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STARDUST DANCE VACATION WEEKEND
event
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Kerhonkson |
NY |
United States |
www.cofparty.com |
It's a not to be missed party with over 600 dance buddies; daily all-you-can-eat meals; dance floor...... |
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karen
|
exeter |
DEVON |
United Kingdom |
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I have been dancing since I was a child. I was a line dancer for 12 years, some of which I taught.I ...... |
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Melisande Leduc
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Toronto |
ON |
Canada |
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A work in progress....... |
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Federio Castagnini
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Buenos Aires |
Buenos Aires |
Argentina |
www.lastfm.es/use... |
I will write this later......... |
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Emily Winerock
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Chicago |
IL |
United States |
www.winerock.com |
Once upon a time......... |
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Rachel Foster
|
Toronto |
ON |
Canada |
www.copywritertor... |
I took my first Lindy Hop class in Buffalo, NY, in 1998, at the height of the Gap craze. Out of the...... |
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Becka
|
Bremgarten |
Aargau |
Switzerland |
randomrivqah.blog... |
Lindy hop was completely addicting from the first dance. I loved it instantly. I was working in a ki...... |
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benswing
|
Bethesda |
MD |
United States |
www.benswing.com |
1998 - Colgate University lessons w/ Bill Borgida & Ramona Stafford back in the day. 1999 - Pittsbur...... |
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Tanya
|
Chicago |
IL |
United States |
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I...
Lindy
Balboa
Lindy Charleston
20's Charleston
know one half of the Big Apple
and a little Sh...... |
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Jen Greer
instructor
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Huntington Beach |
CA |
United States |
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I grew up in a very conservative family that frowned on dancing of any kind. But because I found Lin...... |
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THOR
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Louisville |
KY |
United States |
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Lindy Hop has been one of the best things to happen to me. i wish I had discovered it 15 years ago!!...... |
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brown2lip
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Saigon |
Saigon |
Vietnam |
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I decided to get more involved with this dance after a workshop weekend of intense dancing, esp. for...... |
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LouLou
instructor
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Göteborg |
Vastra Gotlands |
Sweden |
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I went to a cancer charity event in London where a big band were playing and found a room full of sw...... |
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Miguel Angel Iriarte
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Pasadena |
CA |
United States |
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I started Lindy Hopping because I was new to Pasadena, California and wanted to meet friends through...... |
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Jyrki
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Helsinki |
no such thing |
Finland |
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Later!...... |
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Andrea Celletti
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Lugo |
Ravenna |
Italy |
www.myspace.com/d... |
Hi, my name is Andrea. I begin to dance when I seventeen y.o.. My first dance step was about boogie ...... |
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Big Blue Swing.com
swing DJ
|
Knoxville |
TN |
United States |
www.bigblueswing.com |
Hey everyone,
Big Blue Swing started out as a bunch of dancers/dj's that wanted to help spread th...... |
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Cathy Kohatsu
|
San Francisco |
CA |
United States |
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My dear friend Sandy introduced me to Lindy Hop, before the Gap Khaki commercial swing craze. http:/...... |
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Jason Foster
|
Portsmouth |
HANTS |
United Kingdom |
swinginonnothin.com |
http://swinginonnothin.com...... |
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Bill Speidel
swing DJ
|
Norfolk |
VA |
United States |
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My wife and I started dancing in July 2005 to get ready for their wedding in October. I was quickly...... |
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Segal
|
Rohnert Park |
CA |
United States |
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8 steps to happiness......... |
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Steve Tateishi
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Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
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My first intro to swing was at the Derby in 98'. We were drawn to it by the Gap commercial and the ...... |
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Melanie
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Fullerton |
CA |
United States |
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In 1997 I wanted to learn how to swing dance. I heard the music and wanted to be apart of it. My p...... |
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Emily
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Temple City |
CA |
United States |
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Resistance is Futile: Adsimilation is Inevitable!...... |
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Paul Almazan
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Echo Park |
CA |
United States |
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I first danced at the Derby in Los Feliz in 1997. I learned a little bit but not much. Then in 200...... |
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Grimey
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Washington |
DC |
United States |
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I was bored in St. Louis when I decided to get out of the house, meet new people and take up a new h...... |
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David Ljung Madison
instructor
|
San Francisco |
CA |
United States |
swing.saintvitus.... |
Dave started dancing in 1996 after seeing the seminal and cheesy film Swing Kids.
He has been dan...... |
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University of Central Florida
venue
|
Orlando |
FL |
United States |
www.swingknights.org |
Our weekly dance is held on UCF's campus at the Education Complex in the Multipurpose Room. It is a...... |
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Masako Inoue
|
Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
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A couple initially introduced me to swing dancing in 1998(ish). They heard about classes in Pasaden...... |
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Virginie Jensen
instructor
|
San Francisco |
CA |
United States |
stevenandvirginie... |
I had danced since I was two, but when I got married I buried my hopes of a dancing career and moved...... |
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Jenn Salvadori
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Costa Mesa |
CA |
United States |
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I have taught, DJ'd, run events (The LA/OC Lindy Exhange -A.K.A. THE BINGE), judged, instigated, com...... |
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Meghan Gilmore
instructor
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Calgary |
AB |
Canada |
www.swingdancecal... |
If you take transit in Calgary you will often see me syncopating at the bus stop.
It all started ...... |
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Becky Smith
|
Orlando |
FL |
United States |
www.myspace.com/o... |
While taking Physics 2 at UCF, a study group member told us that he was the club president for the s...... |
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Laney Barhaugh
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Saint Paul |
MN |
United States |
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For me, lindy hop is the physical manifestation of all that is good in life. It is such a joyful, ve...... |
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Aisling
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Dublin |
Co. Dublin |
Ireland |
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Watch this space......... |
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Redjenn
|
Hopatcong |
NJ |
United States |
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More to come...... |
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Todd Dewey and Ronni Reese
instructor
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Denver |
CO |
United States |
www.stepsteptripl... |
Our bios are on our website so here's a joke: Two muffins are baking in the oven and one muffin says...... |
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Jeff Miller
instructor
|
Virginia Beach |
VA |
United States |
www.swingvirginia... |
a.k.a. SwingcatVB
"two left feet on the dance floor is better than one butt in the chair"...... |
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The Riz
band/musician
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Oakland |
CA |
United States |
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I've been playing music for 15 years and dancing for 10. I try to combine the fire of the 20s&30s wi...... |
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Drew Fansler
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Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
www.twitter.com/d... |
I grew up in and around Chicago, and that's where I started dancing during my senior year of art sch...... |
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Sean
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San Francisco |
CA |
United States |
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Lucy Falkner
instructor
|
Vancouver |
BC |
Canada |
www.rhythmcity.ca |
coming soon......... |
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Dan Ang
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San Diego |
CA |
United States |
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It's rather long and I know that I digress, and I do I digress a lot....... |
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Kathy Griffin
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New Orleans |
LA |
United States |
www.myspace.com/k... |
I am learning lindy hop (and other dances) in the birthplace of jazz, dancing (sometimes on the stre...... |
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Delphine Laurens
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Long Beach |
CA |
United States |
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Waiting for Kennly to write my story... I am a little scared of the result though. Well there ...... |
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Jeremy Shively
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Tustin |
CA |
United States |
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My grandfather got me into swing music... I'll have to fill this out later for a more detailed story...... |
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Nikki Joaquin
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Honolulu |
HI |
United States |
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My grandparents always played swing music for me when I was a child. I remember listening to the big...... |
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SWING46 Jazz and Supper Club
venue
|
New York |
NY |
United States |
Swing46.com |
Awesome 1940's Jazz and Supper Club
Dining - Dancing - Cocktails
Dance Lessons * Swing DJ's * Live...... |
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Frank and Lili
|
Arlington |
TX |
United States |
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Kids grown and away - dancing together for more than 20 years - date night - keep the relationship f...... |
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Sarah
|
Pasadena |
CA |
United States |
bitsofclever.com |
...coming soon : )...... |
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Eric and Sarah
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Pasadena |
CA |
United States |
bitsofclever.com |
...coming soon......... |
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Shawna
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Chino Hills |
CA |
United States |
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I am the blonde on the left :)
I have always had a love for the music. I remember when I was little...... |
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tiffizzle
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Greenville |
SC |
United States |
tiffanyheuser.blo... |
My first foray into the world of swing was in high school and I was like one of the contestants on d...... |
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China Girl
|
New York |
CA |
United States |
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Hippity hopped into the lindy as a result of the Eff...dddddancin' together is the best!...... |
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Noelle Gray
instructor
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New Haven |
CT |
United States |
www.hopblues.com |
Umm.. I'll think about this and get back to it!...... |
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Tiffany
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Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
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I will add this story later when I get up the steam to. I typed out a rather long story and then fo...... |
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Kevin Van Meter
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New York |
NY |
United States |
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I saw Frankie Manning's 85th birthday party and was amazed what I saw. Became friends with Norma Mi...... |
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Andrew Selzer
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State College |
PA |
United States |
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Funny story:
I was visiting the Jam Cellar in Washington D.C. for the first time and when leaving I...... |
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George Gee Swing Orchestra
band/musician
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New York |
NY |
United States |
www.georgegee.com |
One of Frankie Manning's favorite modern swing Big Bands and will also be featured at Frankie's up...... |
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Alida Miller
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Orlando |
FL |
United States |
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My first lesson in Swing Dancing was in 1998 at a little country place in Chattanooga TN called Shir...... |
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Andy K. Shih
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Cerritos |
CA |
United States |
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I'd been in the LA/OC scene for a while because I had a lot of friends in the scene. But I finally...... |
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BenJamin Sundberg
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Salt Lake City |
UT |
United States |
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I Lindy Hop high I Lindy Hop Low I Lindy Hop everwhere I go!!...... |
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Effervescent
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New York |
NY |
United States |
www.yehoodi.com |
How do you keep a turkey in suspense?...... |
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Mike Stone
|
Perth |
WA |
Australia |
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I was introduced to Lindy by a friend who shared the same love of jazz and swing music. I love every...... |
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Daniel Newsome
instructor
|
Seattle |
WA |
United States |
danceonline.tv |
My name is Daniel Newsome, I'm a dancer from Seattle Washington (formerly Denver Colorado). I starte...... |
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Paul Verevis
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Perth |
WA |
Australia |
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A friend of mine (Tristan) that I used to rock climb with said that I should come dancing, and I jus...... |
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Caroline Rossi
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Montreal |
QC |
Canada |
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I started dancing because I fell in love with Jazz in my 3 months trip to New Orleans in 2003.
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rikomatic
|
Brooklyn |
NY |
United States |
www.rikomatic.com |
In 1998, my friend and co-worker Denise asked me to go with her to a free swing class at Sandra Came...... |
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Kelli Dawn
|
Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
kellidawn.net |
I moved to LA in July of 1997 and didn't know anyone. OK. Not true. I knew a few peeps, but not wel...... |
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Adam Curry
|
Cincinnati |
OH |
United States |
www.commentbox.net |
Moved in to Cincinnati in 2005. Just kind of "fell" into dancing to make friends and be in a social...... |
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LaB
venue
|
Philadelphia |
PA |
United States |
www.lindyandblues... |
Tuesday night Lindy and blues dance in Philadelphia! Free beginner and intermediate lessons 8-9pm, d...... |
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Carsie Blanton!
|
Philadelphia |
PA |
United States |
www.carsieblanton... |
I love music! Lindy (and blues dance, which followed) has shown me new ways to appreciate music, and...... |
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Ahmed
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Murfreesboro |
TN |
United States |
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My lindy story is a blank book waiting to be written....... |
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Rebecca
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North Hempstead |
NY |
United States |
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Sooo, my friends (voluntarily) dragged me into this. And heck, LindyGroove's an awesome place to st...... |
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Jennifer Benedik Fragman
|
Montreal |
QC |
Canada |
lindylandswing.com |
My friend invited me out to a swing dance club one night, and I was hooked every since! I remember m...... |
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Frank
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Omaha |
NE |
United States |
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I first got into lindy because I found myself in college and newly single, realizing that I had fail...... |
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Sylwia Bielec
|
Montreal |
QC |
Canada |
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I fell in love with dance and movement at a young age, but it wasn't until 2000, as Montreal was dis...... |
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Tara Weinstein
instructor
|
Providence |
RI |
United States |
www.taraweinstein... |
I took ballet for years as a kid and loved it, but the joy that I've found in swing dancing is unpar...... |
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Mike the Girl
instructor
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Philadelphia |
PA |
United States |
www.mikethegirl.com |
When my parents attended my first grade dance recitals, they were pretty much convinced that of all ...... |
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Andrew Bouchard
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Nashville |
TN |
United States |
teddybouch.wordpr... |
Will come back to this......... |
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Eric Bertrand
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Montreal |
QC |
Canada |
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When I saw Swing Kids (the movie) I thought that Swing dancing was one of the coolest thing I had ev...... |
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Kylene Rimke (a.k.a. = Ky)
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Chino Hills |
CA |
United States |
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It was a cold winter night in December 1997, when my sister and I were at the home of the most famou...... |
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Morgan
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Nashville |
TN |
United States |
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I have a story, but I am not sure how to describe as of yet.
Stay in tune for more!
-Mo...... |
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amberinaballerina
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Pasadena |
CA |
United States |
iamaworkinprogres... |
... coming soon :)...... |
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S. Sage Min
swing DJ
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Salt Lake City |
UT |
United States |
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Alain Fragman
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Montreal |
QC |
Canada |
www.alainfragman.com |
I was once a Ballroom dancer, a product of Arthur Murray's. In 2001, I met my wife who introduced me...... |
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Hawnswing
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Honolulu |
HI |
United States |
http://www.facebo... |
I've been teaching, dancing, and djing in Honolulu for almost 12 years now. I started dancing in lat...... |
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fishfromheaven
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Moscow |
ID |
United States |
http://ophelia-03... |
I used to be an unofficial roadie for the big band my dad played in (Hog Heaven Big Band), and I use...... |
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Con
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Perth |
WA |
Australia |
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Sitting in a cafe listening to and talking to one of the best Jazz singers in Perth one day and was ...... |
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Gen
instructor
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Québec |
QC |
Canada |
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My first lindy party was in 2000 in Quebec City. Ben organised one of is first venue in a bar called...... |
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Kate Hackett
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Perth |
WA |
Australia |
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Will get to this soon I promis...... |
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Eric Chabot
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Québec |
QC |
Canada |
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Later......... |
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Sarah Jones
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Perth |
WA |
Australia |
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I have to admit - the movie Swing Kids was my first exposure to swing dancing - but it just looked s...... |
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Kelly Stanley
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New Britain |
CT |
United States |
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Coming soon!...... |
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Jesse Stanley
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New Britain |
CT |
United States |
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Coming soon!...... |
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Bryn Morin
instructor
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Westminster |
GLONDON |
United Kingdom |
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I started dancing after a coworker invited me along to a swing night. I actually didn't like it muc...... |
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Shane McCarthy
instructor
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Perth |
WA |
Australia |
www.swingit.com.au |
More later!...... |
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Shannan Brown
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Perth |
WA |
Australia |
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I reluctantly started dancing lindy hop about 12 months ago after my girlfriend dragged me down but ...... |
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Cristina Amurao
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Columbus |
OH |
United States |
www.twotoneswing.com |
More to come......... |
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Erwin Amurao
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Columbus |
OH |
United States |
www.twotoneswing.com |
I first danced East Coast Swing and did it pretty well. There wasn't a six count pattern or move I c...... |
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Nikki Marvin
instructor
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Fullerton |
CA |
United States |
www.atomicballroo... |
Thanks to my mom’s love for old movies I was introduced to Swing music and dancing at a young age....... |
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Matthew Riddle
instructor
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Melbourne |
VIC |
Australia |
www.matthewriddle... |
I began teaching Lindy Hop at Swing Central in Melbourne in 1999, and taught beginners, intermediate...... |
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Justine Kinkade
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Sydney |
NSW |
Australia |
www.swingpatrol.c... |
I saw some RnR dancers at a vintage event and while it peaked my interest in dancing I knew I'd look...... |
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Studachris
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Glendale |
CA |
United States |
stoodert.blogspot... |
I grew up in a small town out in the countryside, filled with religious, God-fearing folk. As such,...... |
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Hsien
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Swingapore |
Singapore |
Singapore |
http://www.facebo... |
1. Walked into Sing's Monday night dance at Moondance (which did country western, line dancing on ot...... |
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Kate Hessler
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Bethlehem |
PA |
United States |
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I first got into swing dancing and Lindy Hop when I first came to college. It was something I found...... |
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Debbie Gitt
instructor
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Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
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I thought I was cool when I learned how to dance east coast swing in high school. But then I saw lin...... |
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Penelope
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Singapore |
Singapore |
Singapore |
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I spent many years thinking I never had the time to go learn to lindy until the day I did, and now I...... |
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Janice Liong
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Singapore |
Singapore |
Singapore |
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The first time I ever tried Lindy Hop was in NYC on Swing Street. My friend was all for tossing me ...... |
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Johanna Tan
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Singapore |
Singapore |
Singapore |
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I met my husband through Lindy.
The most cheerful, whacky and game group of friends I have, I got t...... |
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anabanana
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Singapore |
Singapore |
Singapore |
www.little-white-... |
I got into Lindy when I saw Sing Lim and her then partner Andrew Vassilou dancing in the middle of T...... |
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Diana Nicolette
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Singapore |
Singapore |
Singapore |
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lean dee!!!!!...... |
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Lunou Samson Poirot
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Québec |
QC |
Canada |
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I started to dance swing in 2003 at l'Université Laval in Quebec city, without knowing that would b...... |
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Sing Lim
instructor
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Singapore |
Singapore |
Singapore |
www.swingapore.com |
Lindy Hop saved my life. I was on my way to being an overweight, bored copywriter then i discovered...... |
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Anisa
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Glendale |
CA |
United States |
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Since my mom was a dancer herself, I thought I'd keep the tradition going and try it out too. Now i...... |
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ChaimMenachem
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Tempe |
AZ |
United States |
www.public.asu.ed... |
chicago swing dance society...... |
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Doris Leung
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Glendale |
CA |
United States |
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I took a social dancing class at CSULB with my friend Jason and his friends. Learned a lot of cool b...... |
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Lars-Ã…ke Larzon
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Uppsala |
Uppland |
Sweden |
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I have always liked music and had a desire to dance for long. A few years ago I had a swing dance in...... |
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James G
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Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
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I seem to bounce in and out of the scene repeatedly. I always leave because I hit a plateau, and I ...... |
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Amsterdam Lindy Exchange
event
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Amsterdam |
NH |
Netherlands |
ww.amsterdamlindy... |
This year Bernard Berkhout Big band (featured in yehoodi's very own Hey mr. Jesse #31) will play for...... |
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Jill Parker
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Portsmouth |
HANTS |
United Kingdom |
portsmouthswingou... |
I started lindy hop in a small way. I had only started dancing the year before, and found lindy muc...... |
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Harald Gaerttner
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Unterhaching |
BY |
Germany |
www.boogie-baeren.de |
comming soon...... |
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Pia Manfrin
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Munich |
Bavaria |
Germany |
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I am hooked - and I love it!
Nothing more to say about that!...... |
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Claudia (Minnie) Schruhl
instructor
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Munich |
Bavaria |
Germany |
www.swing.org |
Frankie and the Rhythm Hot Shots, especially "W", Eddie&Eva, Lennart&Asa where some of the big examp...... |
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Rea Kadera
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Saint Peter |
MN |
United States |
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Coming when I'm less tired and can make sense of all these buttons I have to push in order to write....... |
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Camp Hollywood
event
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Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
www.camphollywood... |
Camp Hollywood is the west coast's largest Lindy Hop competition and one of the world's largest Lind...... |
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Hilary Alexander
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Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
www.camphollywood... |
Late in 1995 I went to an El Rey show with a bunch of swing bands and was amazed to see a large grou...... |
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Chris Do
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Irvine |
CA |
United States |
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Coming soon! Good things are worth the wait... =P...... |
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Jamie England
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Lawndale |
CA |
United States |
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I seemed to take about a couple of months of lessons then quit. Finally in or around 2004, I kept wi...... |
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Reuben Brown, Semi-Retired
swing DJ
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Altadena |
CA |
United States |
www.jivejunction.com |
Hold please....... |
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Bryant
instructor
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Santa Barbara |
CA |
United States |
goverphotographic... |
I had some friends at the Renaissance fair in San Francisco that where dancing at the night time par...... |
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Trevor Hutchison
swing DJ
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Perth |
WA |
Australia |
theswingdj.com |
I first saw it in 1999 when I was in LA on my way to Vancouver. There was a free outdoor festival on...... |
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Ammer
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Spokane |
WA |
United States |
www.myspace.com/l... |
I became friends with a group of people who led a Swing Club on the campus of Washington State Unive...... |
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Trish Carruthers
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Sydney |
NSW |
Australia |
www.swingpatrol.com |
After a few dance lessons in another style of dancing, Trish went to see the 2001 Best of the Best C...... |
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Derek Carruthers
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Sydney |
NSW |
Australia |
www.swingpatrol.com |
Derek is originally from Perth (A city that has a great swing dance scene) but he didn't dance, he h...... |
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Joanna Lucero
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Atlanta |
GA |
United States |
www.joannalucero.com |
I always wanted to learn to swing dance. I grew up watching I Love Lucy and watching old black and w...... |
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Quinn
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Santa Monica |
CA |
United States |
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I love Lindy Hop!...... |
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Ramona Burke
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San Pedro |
CA |
United States |
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as a young girl, i LOVED the movie SHAG. I really really really loved it. i picked up what i could f...... |
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Kennly
swing DJ
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Redondo Beach |
CA |
United States |
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Kennly is the one on the left. :D
See her profile for her long, long story!...... |
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Eddie
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Mountain View |
CA |
United States |
edgutman.com/ |
I started swing dancing in 2005 following a brief flirtation with contemporary dance. After dancing ...... |
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Abby C
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Chicago |
IL |
United States |
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I first started swing dancing in 1999, my 10th grade of high school, when my algebra teacher started...... |
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Boilermaker Jazz Band
band/musician
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Pittsburgh |
PA |
United States |
www.boilermakerja... |
The Boilermaker Jazz Band has been swinging for over 20 years- thrilling lindy hoppers across the gl...... |
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Linda Freeman
instructor
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Kingston |
NY |
United States |
http://www.got2li... |
When I was downsized and burnt-out on corporate life, I yearned to do something that was pure, hones...... |
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Ben Yau
swing DJ
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South Pasadena |
CA |
United States |
one2swing.com |
Ben's versatility in his dancing also makes him a versatile DJ, able to "spin" great music from a...... |
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Jackie
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Long Beach |
CA |
United States |
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Back in 1997, my friend and I decided to take dance lessons. We went to a local dance studio and lea...... |
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Debbie
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South Bay |
CA |
United States |
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I was directing at Redondo Union High School and Gary Hagins, a student in my play asked me to open ...... |
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Sam Chan and Jasmine Cheung
instructor
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Pasadena |
CA |
United States |
www.one2swing.com... |
Coming soon......... |
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Quinn Nguyen
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West Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
www.facebook.com/... |
My Lindy Hop inspiration came one night while watching TV in the summer of 1998. That popular GAP s...... |
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Catherine Dodd
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Orlando |
FL |
United States |
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I had never danced a step before I decided to take some Ballroom dance lessons two summers ago. Thro...... |
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Jeff F.
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Madison |
WI |
United States |
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I first started lindyhopping back in Milwaukee in '05. In college, I got introduced to the swing re...... |
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Chad Cheung
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Northridge |
CA |
United States |
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I wanted to be the one guy who could swing dance at the wedding!...... |
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Em Dub
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Huntington Beach |
CA |
United States |
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Way back in the early 90's in Arcadia, California, the lady cutting my hair convinced me to take Wes...... |
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Jamie Karbett
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Orlando |
FL |
United States |
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later...... |
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kat
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Nashville |
TN |
United States |
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I love it for the physical and emotional challenge. i love to nail something great with a partner, ...... |
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Carla Heiney
instructor
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San Francisco Area |
CA |
United States |
www.carlaheiney.com |
on the way..
for now, you can check out
http://www.carlaheiney.com and or
http://www.redwoodcitys...... |
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Shelly
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Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
http://www.imdb.c... |
coming soon......... |
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Clarice
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Salt Lake City |
UT |
United States |
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I got into Lindy Hop simply because I had wanted to learn to dance since I was 5 years old. I didn't...... |
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SpecialK
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Salt Lake City |
UT |
United States |
swingutah.com |
SpecialK, AKA Scott, Speck, K
I love Lindy!...... |
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David Graybill
instructor
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New York |
NY |
United States |
www.davegraybill.com |
At NYU in 1994, I took a movement class for actors. We were doing partner work in class, and my tea...... |
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Danie Donze
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Orange County |
CA |
United States |
http://www.facebo... |
I made several sporadic attempts to learn to swing dance, until one day the planets aligned. After t...... |
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Alexis
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Denver |
CO |
United States |
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My parents met at a west coast swing dance, so I guess I've naturally always had it in my blood.
At...... |
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Liz Johnson Camozzi
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Atlanta |
GA |
United States |
fullswingmotion.com |
I've always loved music- I've played every instrument and majored in music in college. It was halfw...... |
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Trisha Pollock
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Irvine |
CA |
United States |
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Working on it......... |
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Maggie Byrkit
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Portland |
OR |
United States |
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Having nowhere to dance was what kept me dancing.
A lonely college campus in Western Massachuse...... |
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Jeffy Jeff
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San Diego |
CA |
United States |
www.jeffeldridger... |
Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly...
-Mae West...... |
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Michelle Millard
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San Juan Capistrano |
CA |
United States |
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My grandmother was a competition ballroom dancer and my mom was an actress and dancer. I always fel...... |
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Stan and Lisa Ponkin
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Twin Cities |
MN |
United States |
www.Stan-Lisa.com |
The Lindy Hop brought Stan and Lisa together. It was at Sving Du Nord 2005 that Lisa met Stan and th...... |
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Jeremy Lightsmith
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Seattle |
WA |
United States |
onemanswalk.com |
Lindy hop is cool......... |
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Maria McKee
instructor
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Orlando |
FL |
United States |
orlandoswingdance... |
I started swing dancing in the 90's but didn't get serious about it until about 3 years ago. I have...... |
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Melody
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Temple City |
CA |
United States |
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Joke: What's the difference between a baby and a trampoline? You take off your boots for the trampol...... |
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Michael Gamble
instructor
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Asheville |
NC |
United States |
www.michaelandjay... |
Random things I want to say about Lindy Hop:
1) Herrang Dance Camp. I made the trip over to Swede...... |
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Jamie
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Glendale |
CA |
United States |
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I started dancing lindy in the late 90's at the Derby in Los Angeles. I never really took formal le...... |
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Julia
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Temple City |
CA |
United States |
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I never thought of myself as a dancer - two left feet, lack of coordination, heck, I walk into furni...... |
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Alisha C
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West Lafayette |
IN |
United States |
iswing.tumblr.com |
I saw a couple dancing on campus and was blown away! Had to try it after that...... |
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Melanie Harris
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Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
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I'll get back to this......... |
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Jess Nuss
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West Lafayette |
IN |
United States |
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My friend from high school and I both came to Purdue University. On campus one day we saw a flyer fo...... |
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Ashley Simmons
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La Mirada |
CA |
United States |
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To be told another day soon :) ......... |
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Orlando Swing Dance
venue
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Orlando |
FL |
United States |
www.OrlandoSwingD... |
An Orlando favorite since 2001! The Orlando Swing Dance was founded by local Instructors Rob & Dawn...... |
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Rusty's Rhythm Club
venue
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Playa Del Rey |
CA |
United States |
rustyfrank.com/rh... |
A review from one of our regulars: "This is a great place for beginners wanting to learn how to s...... |
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Shani Brown
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New Orleans |
LA |
United States |
www.rhythmicarts.... |
So a blonde walks into a library, goes up to the clerk and says "Id like a cheeseburger, please."
...... |
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Darling487
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Anaheim |
CA |
United States |
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I first got introduced to Lindy, Feb '06, when a friend of mine told me to come on down to his sock ...... |
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SideshowDoug
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Sherman Oaks |
CA |
United States |
www.sideshowdoug.... |
Fall 1999, I was at Satin Ballroom and the Bill Elliot Swing Orchestra was playing. A great song be...... |
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John Madden
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Costa Mesa |
CA |
United States |
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i like swing like a fat kid likes chocolate cake! i do it all day twice on Sunday. once i hear that ...... |
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Russian Sara
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Claremont |
CA |
United States |
www.ARandT.org/sw... |
I first started dancing when I was about 16 years old. I had competed in youth ballroom starting at ...... |
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Christopher Smith
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Albany |
NY |
United States |
www.christopherns... |
September 23rd, 2006 was the day that I had my first swing lesson. I
know the actual date due to the...... |
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Rusty Frank
instructor
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El Segundo |
CA |
United States |
rustyfrank.com |
I had been tap dancing since I was six years old, and had been a professional since my college days....... |
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Stumptown Dance
venue
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Portland |
OR |
United States |
www.StumptownDanc... |
Portland's largest weekly dance occurs every Sunday at the Scottish Rite (709 SW 15th & Morrison, Po...... |
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Roy Samson
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Greater Los Angeles Area |
CA |
United States |
www.myspace.com/r... |
The first time I had a taste of anything swing was at a retreat during the New Year of 1998/1999, at...... |
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Larry Peacock
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Portland |
OR |
United States |
www.SwingMeout.com |
I began Lindy Hopping in June 2003 and was instantly hooked. Previously, I was a music major in the ...... |
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Richard Wilber
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Oxford |
CT |
United States |
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What is it about dancing, swing dancing in particular, that hooks people in? For some, it becomes pa...... |
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BLACHARZ THOMAS
instructor
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Montpellier |
Hérault |
France |
www.ninjammerz.com |
We'll need to talk about it !
i hardly write things on my own or describe thing writing on the net...... |
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Jeremy Heckman
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Westminster |
CA |
United States |
www.bullfrog117.com |
I attended the Swing Club at UCI for the first time in the winter quarter of my 3rd year, continued ...... |
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Jack Chen
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Fountain Valley |
CA |
United States |
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Coming soon! Too busy dancing right now!...... |
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Charles M.
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Tustin |
CA |
United States |
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I went to an Arthur Murray's with my parents. I sketched the dancer as they danced. A young dance ...... |
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Debbie Hart
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Orange |
CA |
United States |
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The first swing dance lessons I took the instructor showed up wearing cowboy boots! Then saw the swi...... |
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Chelsea Rodgers
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Kansas City Metro |
KS |
United States |
chelsearodgers.we... |
Chelsea Rodgers. Yes, JUST like the Prince song.
Now that that is out of the way, let me tell you...... |
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Vaughan M.
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Pomona |
CA |
United States |
www.facebook.com/... |
. . ....... |
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Isaac Yonemoto
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Waipahu |
HI |
United States |
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I'd always loved Jazz music, and wanted to take my understanding of the music 'to a new level'; I fo...... |
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Myron
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Pasadena |
CA |
United States |
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(coming soon...)...... |
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Junebug
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San Diego |
CA |
United States |
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story to come......... |
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Brooks Prumo
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Austin |
TX |
United States |
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I came back from a winter break during college and wanted to do something new. After making a list o...... |
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Larry Dudley
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Greensboro |
NC |
United States |
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November 1998 I attended my first swing dance. Joel and Melody taught the beginner lesson. Later in ...... |
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Lindy By The Bay
venue
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San Diego |
CA |
United States |
www.lindybythebay... |
"Lindy By The Bay" is a free Lindy Hop dance venue on the boardwalk behind the Hilton San Diego Reso...... |
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Janey Allardice
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Valencia |
CA |
United States |
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I love dancing, I think it keeps you young....... |
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Jax
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San Diego |
CA |
United States |
www.lindybythebay... |
Life is short. Break the rules...Forgive quickly...Kiss slowly...Love truly...Laugh uncontrollably a...... |
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Jen Hollywood
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Ventura |
CA |
United States |
www.callingalljit... |
I'll write my "story" later......... |
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Neil Figuracion
instructor
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East Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
lindygroovetechni... |
I was part of the "Post Swingers/Pre Gap" generation of dancers. I had indeed seen Swingers, but for...... |
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Alison Gantenbein
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Riverside |
CA |
United States |
www.new.facebook.... |
I have always loved movies like singing in the rain and such. and one week i just started watching a...... |
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Tom Hong
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Brea |
CA |
United States |
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Unlike most people that got into this dance thing because it's fun, I first got into swing dancing b...... |
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Tim McMahon
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Salt Lake City |
UT |
United States |
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I first got into lindy hop because a friend of mine was teaching a couple of girls. I was like, "hey...... |
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Tao
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Pasadena |
CA |
United States |
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The Lindy Hoppers are the most energetic and funniest friends you will ever have!! ;) It is all abo...... |
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Avis Wrentmore
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Beverly Hills |
CA |
United States |
www.aviswrentmore... |
I had just seen he movie Swingers and realized - hey this club "The Derby" that the dance scenes wer...... |
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Lorenzo Rossi
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Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
http://www.facebo... |
I started learning Swing dancing from Rusty Frank during the decline of the Los Angeles scene. She s...... |
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Pär Nilsson
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Göteborg |
Västra Götaland |
Sweden |
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Thank you Christina Green for asking me to be your partner in the beginner class back in 2003.
Li...... |
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Chris Gandhi
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Pasadena |
CA |
United States |
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Coming soon......... |
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Emily Callahan
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Torrance |
CA |
United States |
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I've always been moved by big band/swing music, but never really knew why. In high school, I played...... |
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Ronaldo Velaroca
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Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
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My Stars Align: It's 9:30 pm on cold Thursday night in L.A, circa 1998 - I'm en-route home; wonderi...... |
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Kristy Forsyth
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Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
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Coming soon!...... |
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Doug Silton
instructor
|
Pasadena |
CA |
United States |
www.DougSilton.com |
I started swing dancing in 1992 when I was a kid - and then got really into it when Swingers and the...... |
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Barbara
|
LA |
CA |
United States |
www.bystudio.com |
story to come :D...... |
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Manu Smith
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San Francisco |
CA |
United States |
www.yehoodi.com |
Learned in NY. Dance in SF. Lindy Hop is a big part of my life....... |
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Shiri
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Denver |
CO |
United States |
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I can't pinpoint the time I wanted to learn to dance, I just know that I always have. I have distinc...... |
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Joseph Rocamora
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Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
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In January 2006, I got involved in a car accident. Everybody got out okay and I thought I was okay m...... |
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Pam
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Santa Clarita |
CA |
United States |
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I met my husband in lindy class! A friend took me to my first class. I fell in love with the dancing...... |
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Laura Manning
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London |
GLONDON |
United Kingdom |
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I spent the summer of 2001 living in New York City. While messing around in Central Park one day, I ...... |
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Cliff
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Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
myspace.com/cliff... |
I first went to The Derby in late 1997. It was a wild scene, all the dancers, the crowd in their vin...... |
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Sharlene Choy
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Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
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I've always wanted to do partner dancing. Started in ballroom, but had no one "my age" to dance wit...... |
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Jasmine Cheung
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Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
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Sheri Yau
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South Pasadena |
CA |
United States |
one2swing.com |
Coming soon :)...... |
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Vicky Chan
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Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
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Hm... will fill in later...... |
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Allen
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Riverside |
CA |
United States |
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I was attending UCR Ballroom and Swing Club in late 1999. My focus has been on learning ballroom dan...... |
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JP Babiera
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Temple City |
CA |
United States |
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I took lessons from Erin & Tami Stevens in Pasadena Ballroom Dance Assoc. Took East Coast swing for...... |
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Delfa
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Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
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a "G" rated joke:
A guy goes to visit his grandmother and he brings his friend with him.
While ...... |
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LindySam
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San Gabriel |
CA |
United States |
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Coming soon............ |
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Third Saturday Swing
venue
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Pasadena |
CA |
United States |
thirdsaturdayswin... |
The place to go swing dancing every third Saturday of the month in Pasadena, California! Dances are ...... |
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Ben Yau
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South Pasasdena |
CA |
United States |
one2swing.com |
I always liked music and dancing .. grew up watching a lot of stage shows and musicals and the like....... |
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Ben and Sheri
instructor
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South Pasadena |
CA |
United States |
one2swing.com |
Ben and Sheri took opposite routes for their Lindy beginnings.
Sheri first started dancing thro...... |
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kennly
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Los Angeles |
CA |
United States |
www.BloomingVinta... |
I seem to have periods where I go on hiatus and stop dancing for awhile, and then something prompts ...... |
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Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
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Harlem |
NY |
United States |
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Whitey's Lindy Hoppers was the premiere Lindy Hop troupe of the 1930's and 1940's. Started by boxin...... |
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Dean Collins
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Hollywood |
CA |
United States |
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Dean Collins is inspiration to many of today's Lindy Hoppers with both his smooth style and his flyi...... |
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Norma Miller
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Harlem |
NY |
United States |
normamillerswings... |
Norma "The Queen of Swing" Miller is a famous author, choreographer, dancer, comedienne, and actress...... |
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Frankie Manning
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Harlem |
NY |
United States |
frankiemanning.com |
Frankie Manning is an inspiration to many of today's Lindy Hoppers.
He is often asked the quest...... |
