Ok kids, time to get serious and explain why your lindy scene is the best on earth. Some criteria to consider: number of dancers, number of nights of dancing, number of live music venues / bands, "quality" of dancers, friendliness to newbies, and I'm sure lots of other subjective qualities.
Keep it above the belt, no trashing of other people's scenes. Just what makes your scene awesome.
Originally posted Saturday, March 20, 2010 (2 years ago)
Why New York's scene is awesome:
The birthplace of lindy hop - plenty of old timers who still go out dancing.
Live music: lots of great bands and venues from Harlem to Times Square to Brooklyn, i.e. George Gee, Cangelosi Cards, Vince Giordano, HRO, Blue Vipers, Baby Soda and many more. Plus hundreds of other swing jazz, dixieland, soul, and blues music gigs going on all week.
Frim Fram: killer social dancing every Thursday, lots of newbies and experienced dancers of all ages mixing it up
Killer venues: Midsummer Nights Swing at Lincoln Center, the swanky Club Cache in Times Square, the Alhambra Ballroom in Harlem, Central Park bandshell in the summer
Lots of swing institutions: Jazz at Lincoln Center, NYSDS, Jelly Roll, Jazz Museum of Harlem, Louis Armstrong House, etc.
Originally posted Saturday, March 20, 2010 (2 years ago)
I don't see how anybody could argue against NYC being the best. I'm not from there, but I've been there a couple of times and I would vote it the best.
Originally posted Sunday, March 21, 2010 (2 years ago)
Where I live ain't the best for lindy...yet.
But I can see people thinking their city is the most awesome for lindy hop. Sure, NYC is great for dancing (not debating that) but I can certainly see people saying that they prefer their scene for various reasons. There are a lot of great scenes out there (Seattle, San Fran, Austin, N.O., Toulouse, London, Barcelona, etc), and they all are unique.
follow my adventures at www.AppalachianToAlpine.blogspot.com!
Best Lindy Scene in the world: bring it!
Ok kids, time to get serious and explain why your lindy scene is the best on earth. Some criteria to consider: number of dancers, number of nights of dancing, number of live music venues / bands, "quality" of dancers, friendliness to newbies, and I'm sure lots of other subjective qualities.
Keep it above the belt, no trashing of other people's scenes. Just what makes your scene awesome.
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Why New York's scene is awesome:
The birthplace of lindy hop - plenty of old timers who still go out dancing.
Live music: lots of great bands and venues from Harlem to Times Square to Brooklyn, i.e. George Gee, Cangelosi Cards, Vince Giordano, HRO, Blue Vipers, Baby Soda and many more. Plus hundreds of other swing jazz, dixieland, soul, and blues music gigs going on all week.
Frim Fram: killer social dancing every Thursday, lots of newbies and experienced dancers of all ages mixing it up
Killer venues: Midsummer Nights Swing at Lincoln Center, the swanky Club Cache in Times Square, the Alhambra Ballroom in Harlem, Central Park bandshell in the summer
Lots of swing institutions: Jazz at Lincoln Center, NYSDS, Jelly Roll, Jazz Museum of Harlem, Louis Armstrong House, etc.
Spuds and his son playing "DJ Hero 2" • FreePlay Dance Crew Performance at Dancing in the River City (video)
I don't see how anybody could argue against NYC being the best. I'm not from there, but I've been there a couple of times and I would vote it the best.
Where I live ain't the best for lindy...yet.
But I can see people thinking their city is the most awesome for lindy hop. Sure, NYC is great for dancing (not debating that) but I can certainly see people saying that they prefer their scene for various reasons. There are a lot of great scenes out there (Seattle, San Fran, Austin, N.O., Toulouse, London, Barcelona, etc), and they all are unique.
follow my adventures at www.AppalachianToAlpine.blogspot.com!
Haven't we already pretty much covered this?
I plead the fifth
nah, that's 'the next big dance scene' vs the 'current big dance scene'.... right? But close enough.
follow my adventures at www.AppalachianToAlpine.blogspot.com!
woops. I thought this thread might have existed before, but couldn't find anything like it.
My bad.
Spuds and his son playing "DJ Hero 2" • FreePlay Dance Crew Performance at Dancing in the River City (video)
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