So I don't want this topic to be cruel or making fun of anyone, but I wanted everyone to share any videos they come across online of people that dance to swing music, but what the're doing is something makes you wonder where they heck they learned to dance like they do . . .
Originally posted Monday, April 9, 2007 (5 years ago)
Obviously you've never been to a country bar.
A College Ballroom Club's Swing routine, gotta love that ready-set-go, start intro:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=yEvOWwDcTN8
Ballroom style West Coast Swing, god I hate that arm flapping lead and follows jumping the 1. At least they didn't do the stereotypical ballroom WCS swivels.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=bgRDCQkKe8E
And some more giant arm leads in this fine example of ballroom East Coast Swing, dude tried to lead some of those ballroom WCS swivels, fortunately the follower didn't do them:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=gUnHUDhfoOw
Originally posted Monday, April 9, 2007 (5 years ago)
Quoted from "Toon Town Dave" Obviously you've never been to a country bar.
And some more giant arm leads in this fine example of ballroom East Coast Swing, dude tried to lead some of those ballroom WCS swivels, fortunately the follower didn't do them:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=gUnHUDhfoOw
This video reminds me of an Asian version of the Culps.
Originally posted Monday, April 9, 2007 (5 years ago)
These people are dancing to neo swing. I think they are supposed to be doing ECS, but I do not see a single triple triple rockstep in the whole thing, just a few barely recognizable moves and a whole lot of I don't know what...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfIYBL45TIc
Originally posted Monday, April 9, 2007 (5 years ago)
Looks like a fusion of Swing Kids choreography and the Gap commercial.
The last clip I posted, according to the announcer, the guy was the woman's instructor. Not necessarilly beginner. The WCS couple were also dancing too smooth to be beginner, I see (monthly) that same arm wavy style of lead in some "experienced" ballroom dancers, including Ron Montez on So You Think You Can Dance. It's part of the style, I think it looks silly, contrived and distracting.
Originally posted Monday, April 9, 2007 (5 years ago)
Quoted from "asane" These people are dancing to neo swing. I think they are supposed to be doing ECS, but I do not see a single triple triple rockstep in the whole thing, just a few barely recognizable moves and a whole lot of I don't know what...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfIYBL45TIc
Originally posted Monday, April 9, 2007 (5 years ago)
Quoted from "asane" These people are dancing to neo swing. I think they are supposed to be doing ECS, but I do not see a single triple triple rockstep in the whole thing, just a few barely recognizable moves and a whole lot of I don't know what...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfIYBL45TIc
Huh. That is pretty bizarre.
But whatever they are doing, they do have tons of great energy/pep and really dance the thing, especially during the hip-hopish part.
Originally posted Monday, April 9, 2007 (5 years ago)
I'll give them credit for actually doing stuff that fits the music and they were way more into the music than the ballroom clips I posted, at least based on what I heard before sticking an ice pick in my ears.
Originally posted Monday, April 9, 2007 (5 years ago)
Quoted from "Lowkey_Lindy_George" Regarding the very first post and video:
It seems to me that the music is pretty much secondary (if needed at all) for these folks.
Which begs the question: When does dancing end and "just doin stuff while music happens to be playin'" begins?
If you ain't dancin' to the music, you ain't lindy hoppin'.
I think in general you can dance whenever you like to whatever you want, but the act of lindy hopping requires dancing to the music. And even if you are dancing with no music...there is still music inside you that propells you, even if it just a beat that somebody is keeping for you by shouting or clapping or something- there is still emotion/music/energy there.
Originally posted Monday, April 9, 2007 (5 years ago)
I giggled damn hard when I saw the title of this thread. :-D I think "dancing 'the swing'" is an absolutely perfect way to describe people who are, well, they're doing something to swing music, but I have no idea what it is. :lol:
I shall henceforth refer to that type of dancing as "dancing 'the swing'" whenever I see it. :)
Originally posted Monday, April 9, 2007 (5 years ago)
Quoted from "redbean" I giggled damn hard when I saw the title of this thread. :-D I think "dancing 'the swing'" is an absolutely perfect way to describe people who are, well, they're doing something to swing music, but I have no idea what it is. :lol:
I shall henceforth refer to that type of dancing as "dancing 'the swing'" whenever I see it. :)
Originally posted Monday, April 9, 2007 (5 years ago)
Edited on Monday, October 4, 2010 10:49 am (2 years ago)
Quoted from "asane" Aside from the Texas video, I'd say those videos are just examples of beginners dancing, not necessarily a wonky or unrecognizable normal style.
Originally posted Tuesday, April 10, 2007 (5 years ago)
Quoted from "Capt Morgan" How bout this video (beware of unnecessary kicking):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx1kMqUv8h4
This makes my head hurt trying to figure it out . . .
Oh, my.
Recently, at a party, some guy (who was apparently trying to have something to talk to me about) did some silly and annoying antics (sort of stomping around) that I was apparently supposed to recognize as swing. I was just confused, since the thing he was doing looked nothing like swing... maybe this is where he got his ideas from :o
Originally posted Tuesday, April 10, 2007 (5 years ago)
Quoted from "redbean" I think "dancing 'the swing'" is an absolutely perfect way to describe people who are, well, they're doing something to swing music, but I have no idea what it is. :lol:
There is actually a ballroom teacher here on campus who teaches "the swing." You can almost hear the quotes when she talks about it. The basic is "step, step, push-pull." Guess who faked a wrist injury when she taught it?
And this when the other ballroom teacher actually brought Frankie Manning in for a workshop!
Originally posted Tuesday, April 10, 2007 (5 years ago)
Quoted from "Capt Morgan"
How bout this video (beware of unnecessary kicking):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx1kMqUv8h4
This makes my head hurt trying to figure it out . . .
Originally posted Tuesday, April 10, 2007 (5 years ago)
Quoted from "RaleighRob"
Quoted from "Capt Morgan"
How bout this video (beware of unnecessary kicking):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx1kMqUv8h4
This makes my head hurt trying to figure it out . . .
Originally posted Tuesday, April 10, 2007 (5 years ago)
Quoted from "Beckto"
Quoted from "RaleighRob"
Quoted from "Capt Morgan"
How bout this video (beware of unnecessary kicking):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx1kMqUv8h4
This makes my head hurt trying to figure it out . . .
Originally posted Tuesday, April 10, 2007 (5 years ago)
Quoted from "phlip"
Quoted from "redbean" I think "dancing 'the swing'" is an absolutely perfect way to describe people who are, well, they're doing something to swing music, but I have no idea what it is. :lol:
There is actually a ballroom teacher here on campus who teaches "the swing." You can almost hear the quotes when she talks about it. The basic is "step, step, push-pull." Guess who faked a wrist injury when she taught it?
Our social dance teacher on campus teaches "lindy hop" (note the quotes cause its closer to beginner ECS) but she doesn't even describe the basic as step, step, rock-step..... its stomp, stomp rock-step.
my partner and I occasionally taught some basic lindy for the class and she kept trying to correct us and pretty much made an fecking mess of things. that was painful, gotta tell you.
That girl is seriously putting her life in danger.. that was very painful to watch. Sadly, I've taken a few aerials workshop classes, but if you asked me if I "flew in the air" while I dance or if I do any aerials, I would say no.
But pretty much, yeah, I think that is what most people think swing dancing is. Aerials or some version of the same concept is always the first thing people ask me about swing dancing.
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Videos of people dancing "the swing"
So I don't want this topic to be cruel or making fun of anyone, but I wanted everyone to share any videos they come across online of people that dance to swing music, but what the're doing is something makes you wonder where they heck they learned to dance like they do . . .
(i.e. unique styling, footwork, attempted airsteps, etc.)
For example . . .
Texas Jitterbug http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk_efq2d8wE
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Obviously you've never been to a country bar.
A College Ballroom Club's Swing routine, gotta love that ready-set-go, start intro: http://youtube.com/watch?v=yEvOWwDcTN8
Ballroom style West Coast Swing, god I hate that arm flapping lead and follows jumping the 1. At least they didn't do the stereotypical ballroom WCS swivels. http://youtube.com/watch?v=bgRDCQkKe8E
And some more giant arm leads in this fine example of ballroom East Coast Swing, dude tried to lead some of those ballroom WCS swivels, fortunately the follower didn't do them: http://youtube.com/watch?v=gUnHUDhfoOw
Down in Texas, we call that "shit kickin'."
Aside from the Texas video, I'd say those videos are just examples of beginners dancing, not necessarily a wonky or unrecognizable normal style.
This video reminds me of an Asian version of the Culps.
These people are dancing to neo swing. I think they are supposed to be doing ECS, but I do not see a single triple triple rockstep in the whole thing, just a few barely recognizable moves and a whole lot of I don't know what... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfIYBL45TIc
Looks like a fusion of Swing Kids choreography and the Gap commercial.
The last clip I posted, according to the announcer, the guy was the woman's instructor. Not necessarilly beginner. The WCS couple were also dancing too smooth to be beginner, I see (monthly) that same arm wavy style of lead in some "experienced" ballroom dancers, including Ron Montez on So You Think You Can Dance. It's part of the style, I think it looks silly, contrived and distracting.
Well, there's some stuff that was in Swing Kids!
And West Side Story.
Huh. That is pretty bizarre. But whatever they are doing, they do have tons of great energy/pep and really dance the thing, especially during the hip-hopish part.
My early jazz blog: www.avalonjazz.blogspot.com
I'll give them credit for actually doing stuff that fits the music and they were way more into the music than the ballroom clips I posted, at least based on what I heard before sticking an ice pick in my ears.
Regarding the very first post and video:
It seems to me that the music is pretty much secondary (if needed at all) for these folks.
Which begs the question: When does dancing end and "just doin stuff while music happens to be playin'" begins?
If you ain't dancin' to the music, you ain't lindy hoppin'.
I think in general you can dance whenever you like to whatever you want, but the act of lindy hopping requires dancing to the music. And even if you are dancing with no music...there is still music inside you that propells you, even if it just a beat that somebody is keeping for you by shouting or clapping or something- there is still emotion/music/energy there.
My early jazz blog: www.avalonjazz.blogspot.com
God bless em for their energy and heart, but this stuff just hurts my brain.
Why It Took Me 13 Years to Learn the Big Apple • My hiphop crew Freeplay performing at the Dance-a-Rama (video).
I giggled damn hard when I saw the title of this thread. :-D I think "dancing 'the swing'" is an absolutely perfect way to describe people who are, well, they're doing something to swing music, but I have no idea what it is. :lol:
I shall henceforth refer to that type of dancing as "dancing 'the swing'" whenever I see it. :)
Funny, i thought the same thing! hahaha!
How bout this video (beware of unnecessary kicking): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx1kMqUv8h4
This makes my head hurt trying to figure it out . . .
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Wow, now I understand Frankie and Norma's definition of Jitterbug.
Oh, my.
Recently, at a party, some guy (who was apparently trying to have something to talk to me about) did some silly and annoying antics (sort of stomping around) that I was apparently supposed to recognize as swing. I was just confused, since the thing he was doing looked nothing like swing... maybe this is where he got his ideas from :o
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There is actually a ballroom teacher here on campus who teaches "the swing." You can almost hear the quotes when she talks about it. The basic is "step, step, push-pull." Guess who faked a wrist injury when she taught it?
And this when the other ballroom teacher actually brought Frankie Manning in for a workshop!
Don't forget the ever-popular Jerk & Twirl!
Here's another from the same couple:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAaYQQFmYR0&NR=1
This might qualify for this thread.
OMG. That... was... AWESOME!!
That makes my teeth hurt...
Oh, my.
-- Rachel
It might be just a crazy crazy style, but then...the music...and the text...ouch.
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They clearly "have the moves."
Why It Took Me 13 Years to Learn the Big Apple • My hiphop crew Freeplay performing at the Dance-a-Rama (video).
Our social dance teacher on campus teaches "lindy hop" (note the quotes cause its closer to beginner ECS) but she doesn't even describe the basic as step, step, rock-step..... its stomp, stomp rock-step.
my partner and I occasionally taught some basic lindy for the class and she kept trying to correct us and pretty much made an fecking mess of things. that was painful, gotta tell you.
Sadly, this is what most of the world thinks swing is all about:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmWY1qKyyRU
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That girl is seriously putting her life in danger.. that was very painful to watch. Sadly, I've taken a few aerials workshop classes, but if you asked me if I "flew in the air" while I dance or if I do any aerials, I would say no.
But pretty much, yeah, I think that is what most people think swing dancing is. Aerials or some version of the same concept is always the first thing people ask me about swing dancing.
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