#swingdancers

[okurut]

It was of great honour for me and my brother @vascoandrewate to share our dance career and the cultural background we come from. Talking about my projects in Uganda 🇺🇬 to the fellow dancers was lovely as many of them now have picked up interest of coming to Uganda so that they can experience that slum village life. I also got opportunity to share a documentary which I featured in called "#Love is a Journey" filmed by @bluemarbleday then talking about the recent documentary coming out soon has people at the camp watched the trailer of #BeyondTheBeat documentary with my two other friends that's @messageg and @totem_mc featured in also done by @bluemarbleday, just stay tuned for the release of the full documentary soon. Let me thank @herrangdancecamp for giving us opportunity to have a library talk with fellow dancers to so that we can inspire, motivate and encourage each other on the path of dance. Don't miss out our performance at #Cabaret tonight as we are joined by few friends on the afro swing. Excited to bring #Swing #Mozambican and #Ugandan dance together. #herrangdancecamp #swingdancers #mozambique #uganda🇺🇬 #swing #lindyhoplife #swingdancing #charlestonlife #tapdance #tapdancefestival #SoloJazz #solojazzmoves #solocharleston #traveling #traveldancer #traveltheworld #swingaroundtheworld #lindy26 #shagdance #BLHF #blhfoundation #frannkiemanning #SwingDanceUganda #OkurutGeorge (at Herrang Lindy Hop Dance Camp) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgjbE47L967/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#love #beyondthebeat #cabaret #swing #mozambican #ugandan #herrangdancecamp #swingdancers #mozambique #uganda🇺🇬 #lindyhoplife #swingdancing #charlestonlife #tapdance #tapdancefestival #solojazz #solojazzmoves #solocharleston #traveling #traveldancer #traveltheworld #swingaroundtheworld #lindy26 #shagdance #blhf #blhfoundation #frannkiemanning #swingdanceuganda #okurutgeorge

[wedoitlocal]

PARTY #likealocal TONIGHT at @themintlv ・・・ Friday Nights at The Mint are a MUST! Join us for Swing Dancing tonight💃 #swingdance #swingdancer #swingdancers #swingdancing #swingdancelife #swingdanceshoes #photographer #photo #lasvegaslife #showticket #lasvegasstrip #lasvegasparty #cocktails #lasvegas (at The Mint LV) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpEoD7MLnL4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#likealocal #swingdance #swingdancer #swingdancers #swingdancing #swingdancelife #swingdanceshoes #photographer #photo #lasvegaslife #showticket #lasvegasstrip #lasvegasparty #cocktails #lasvegas

[devoniant]

Out with the swingers in Totnes. #swingmusic #jazz #swing #lindyhop #swingdance #s #lindyhoppers #music #dance #jazzmusic #swingdancing #livemusic #vintage #solojazz #charleston #swingdancers #authenticjazz #policoroinswing #blues #lindyhopper #dancing #vintagestyle #smusic #lindyhoplife #swingband #dancers #bigband #dancer #musician #jazzsinger (at Totnes) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpDxCNro7Rr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#swingmusic #jazz #swing #lindyhop #swingdance #s #lindyhoppers #music #dance #jazzmusic #swingdancing #livemusic #vintage #solojazz #charleston #swingdancers #authenticjazz #policoroinswing #blues #lindyhopper #dancing #vintagestyle #smusic #lindyhoplife #swingband #dancers #bigband #dancer #musician #jazzsinger

[angelasbandelli]

@spoonflower is celebrating the Roaring Twenties with this week 1920s Wallpaper challenge! With my entry I wanted to create some almost classic art deco design to go along with my previous '20s Charleston party pattern. Hope the collection make sense! It was fun to draw anyway 😁 All the designs in the collection are available in my shop in different scales as wallpaper, fabrics and home decor ➡️ Find link in bio . . . . #spoonflowerchallenge #spoonflowerwallpaper #spoonflowerhome #spoonflowerartist #1920s #roaringtwenties #twentiesart #20sdesign #twentiesstyle #1920swallpaper #charlestonparty #lindyhoppers #charlestondancers #swingmusic #swingdancers #swingjazznight #artdeco #artnouveau #stileliberty #homeimprovements #homerenovation #angelasbandelliillustrator https://www.instagram.com/p/CkyE7UvKCWZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#spoonflowerchallenge #spoonflowerwallpaper #spoonflowerhome #spoonflowerartist #1920s #roaringtwenties #twentiesart #20sdesign #twentiesstyle #1920swallpaper #charlestonparty #lindyhoppers #charlestondancers #swingmusic #swingdancers #swingjazznight #artdeco #artnouveau #stileliberty #homeimprovements #homerenovation #angelasbandelliillustrator

[sadmages]

Sometimes I remember i went to school to be an animator and i have the power to make my ocs dance and gaze lovingly into each other's eyes

#animation #ocs #aster #aster ocs #character animation #my art #so happy with this but hi look at salita's braid animation. that. that is my magnum opus. i was born to animate hair hire me to do that pls #this is canon to the comic btw they will do this #the official music in my head is howl by the family crest #anyway i love animating with swingdancing as a reference. they make such cool shapes #flop post probably!!! but...they are my everything

[mariatesstruther]

thinking of a mariatommy first meeting au where they get paired up for one of those improv swing dancing competitions where u get a random song and partner and basically try not to fall in love for the next however many minutes of dancing. they crush it and win first place and remain dance partners for years and take the swingdancing scene by storm

maybe sarah also does ballet and maria is a professional dancer and connects her with dance studios and other professional Black ballerinas

joel used to be a pretty famous swingdancer too, but he stepped out of the spotlight to take care of sarah. maybe he has a lost love tess from the swingdancing scene that he used to partner with all the time at competitions, and he’s able to reconnect with her because turns out she’s a longtime friend/dance partner of maria’s

@bumblepony this is definitely influenced by your mariatommy dancing fic lmfao its all i can think abt

#swingdancing au #tlou #tlou au #the millers #maria miller #tommy miller #tommy x maria #joel miller #tess servopoulos #the tipsy bison #joel x tess

[fauvester]

do any of the adoption kids dance? what's their taste in music? also is there a story behind the splash on iskra's right forehead temple?

OMG i have so many silly little thoughts about postcanon Cardassian youth music

I love my post-WWII cultural timeline for cardassia, which puts 20 years post-Fire sort of in the mainstream jazz/swing era. Out from the dignified waltzing of Garak's youth and into furtive lindy hopping in basements and bombed-out factories after government curfew.

Iskra definitely sneaks out to go to parties with the rest of the disillusioned youth of Prime. Garak knows. She knows he knows. He desperately yearns for a Cardassia filled with dancing and music and so he will condone youthful rule-breaking.

Mels suggested Romulan pop (rpop you might say) becoming a chief cardassian cultural import and I think that that's hilarious so I'm claiming it. Garak hates it but it's ubiquitous. Electropop cover of the Anthem of the Cardassian Union. Iskra Idan and Jocasta love it and play it constantly.

Young Elim listens to Terran music that he's picked up from Julian. They do sing-alongs on long drives. It's very sweet because neither of them can sing for shit. Jo listens to Cardassian classics and the occasional classical Vulcan or Andorian piece while she works.

Idan plays the Romulan harp (vulcan harp, but Romulan style [e.g. violin vs fiddle]). The harp itself was a gift from Bashir's parents. He mostly just toodles around on it for fun and appalls his Vulcan classmates with his banjo riffs.

As for Iskra's scar, it's the usual thing you'd see with being a child victim of annihilative mondicide.

#dee s 9 #garashir adoption au #ive been watching LOTS of swingdance on youtube #i also grew up doing english country dance and ballroom dancing #iskras the bitch in the ballroom that treats every dance as a test of physical endurance #she will run you to the ground #idan is not a good dancer but he is 100% ok with looking like an idiot and having fun #its his lack of embarrassment that makes him so bad hes good. a big man full of joy waggling around #young elim mr darcy ass i do not care to dance. #pre-Fire garak would have put all the kids in dance lessons. ANY good cardassian should know how to dance. #anyways iskra got shot in the head by a jemhadar or something like that :'( boooo #DANKY OC WUESTIONS!!! 🥺🥺🥺❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[lvdancestudio]

Dance Your Heart Out at Lourd Vijay's Dance Studio in Bangalore!

Unleash Your Groove at Lourd Vijay's Dance Studio! Are you ready to groove to the rhythm of the best hip hop, swing, and salsa dance in Bangalore? Lourd Vijay's Dance Studio is here to make your dance dreams a reality. Our state-of-the-art facility and talented instructors will help you master the hottest dance styles while having a blast. Whether you're seeking a fun workout, looking to develop your dance skills, or simply want to meet like-minded individuals, our friendly dance community awaits you. Let's dance the night away!

#DanceStudio #BangaloreDance #HipHop #SwingDance

[illustrationzoneagency]

Martin French - Harlem Urban Dance Festival 2022 

Harlem Urban Dance Festival 2022 by Martin French, Selected Winner American Illustration 42  (https://lnkd.in/etVfHGgB) Client: Harlem Swing Dance Society Artwork was selected to appear in the American Illustration 42 annual award book and exhibition. 

#illustration #american illustrators #poster art #harlem #urban dance #aiap #painting #fineartist #swingdance #poster #posterdesign

[freckleslikestars]

I always love in films when characters spontaneously dance together and you’re like…bro that is the most choreographed shit I’ve ever seen.

#particularly if they’re strangers #or they’ll spontaneously perform the most perfect waltz #and it’s like…there’s never enough fumbling #unless you’re trained to do it most people fumble with partnered dances #whether it’s just a turn that doesn’t go quite smoothly #or it’s a dip that you weren’t expecting #it’s so rarely as neat and tidy as in films #the exception to this is swingdancers

[fluorescentwolf]

Tiny New Years Day sketch, tablet drivers not installed

#my art #lineart #dance #swing dancing #swing #lindy hop #balboa #lindyhop #lindy #dancer #dancing #swingdancing

[okurut]

Today 27th November 2022, marks our first day of workshops about #Lindyhop and #swingdance introduction, with 16 dancers in Lira District, Northern Uganda. We have heard a lot about these dancers and their challenges in dance and what are they expecting from these workshops which will take few days. As the workshops, will continue we shall be expecting more dancers joining in to learn more and also share with each other. We need to thank @blacklindyhf for facilitating these workshops so that we can have more dancers to be motivated and encouraged into African American dance. Stay more to come with the videos and photos always. @blacklindyhf @pacificswingdance @camphollywood @littlebigswingcamp @ilhc.europe @lindyhopchamps @lindy_boogie_hoppers @sunnysideswingstudio @swingtv_tr @jazzlinswing @frankiemanningfoundation @collectivevoicesforchange #swingdancelife #swingdancers #swingdancelessons #yoga #acroyoga #lindy #lindyhopper #instructorokurutgeorge #lindy26 #lindyhoppers #lindyfocus #blacklindyhoppersfund #Swingdance #Ugandaswingkids #lira #dancers #workshops #SwingDanceUganda (at Lira, Uganda) https://www.instagram.com/p/CleaKJ9L5Lz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#lindyhop #swingdance #swingdancelife #swingdancers #swingdancelessons #yoga #acroyoga #lindy #lindyhopper #instructorokurutgeorge #lindy26 #lindyhoppers #lindyfocus #blacklindyhoppersfund #ugandaswingkids #lira #dancers #workshops #swingdanceuganda

[2eights]

若昕 & Rex

Promenade

#若昕 #柏勳 #swingdance #promenade #pecking #lindyisland #臺北植物園 #2eights #twoeights #danceanimation #lindyhop #animationdance #dancecollection #roto #兩個八拍 #兩個八 #舞蹈採集計畫

[devoniant]

Out with the swingers in Totnes. #swingmusic #jazz #swing #lindyhop #swingdance #s #lindyhoppers #music #dance #jazzmusic #swingdancing #livemusic #vintage #solojazz #charleston #swingdancers #authenticjazz #policoroinswing #blues #lindyhopper #dancing #vintagestyle #smusic #lindyhoplife #swingband #dancers #bigband #dancer #musician #jazzsinger (at Totnes) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpDsvivIcqU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#swingmusic #jazz #swing #lindyhop #swingdance #s #lindyhoppers #music #dance #jazzmusic #swingdancing #livemusic #vintage #solojazz #charleston #swingdancers #authenticjazz #policoroinswing #blues #lindyhopper #dancing #vintagestyle #smusic #lindyhoplife #swingband #dancers #bigband #dancer #musician #jazzsinger

[musicbykg]

In another life…🎙️🎺🎶

Andrej Hermlin Swing Dance Orchestra ft. Kileza

#kileza #swingdance #bigband #ellafitzgerland #berlin #germany #swingmusic

[leximsiel]

Audition.. audit what?

I saw one of those guys again today at another title Swing Dancing event.

Honestly, I am quite ill physically so I don't mind being put in a level where I'd be able to pace myself better. I also do not think I am (anywhere near to being) a brilliant dancer, as standards continue to grow (and deviate) with me still struggling to remember what I've forgotten. But if you're going to watch me for ~8 seconds dancing with someone who weren't really following in an audition setting (not at the event I'm currently in), then put me in the same category as people who have barely grasped the concept of stretch and compression (except for maybe 2 follows out of ~18), including more than half who rely on anticipation rather than communication and momentum, along others who utilise arm leading rather than body movements, I think it'd be a bit much for me to pay you any basic respect, especially if you've gone away to teach beyond your local scene. They were also so arrogantly certain with their decisions and offered no remedies. Thanks for a long weekend of boring classes (until the final class when I was mentally and physically exhausted).

Since Oslo a few years ago, I've avoided events that required auditions as much as I could. Desperate to re-inspire myself, this year I've gone to 4 such events among others. The first was okay and I felt most dancers were well sorted (probably because they only had 8 to 10 couples to watch at a time, even though there were about 100 people being audited).

The second was a disaster, dozens of dancers were made to dance repeatedly to songs ~200 bpm with few breaks, and I had the lucky pleasure to dance with 12 follows throughout that pretended to be following but didn't - this was only becoming a trend back in 2019, but seems it's now taken root (nearly had a follow whacking her elbow in my face yesterday, doing something completely out of the blue, I had to dodge). I was even more unwell than I am now so I didn't care where I was put, but I do distinctly remember one of the teachers saying dancers should be showing off all they have, and utilising all of the floor, not just where they started.

The third was described above, with one of teachers saying if you're being flashy, not doing the simple things, goes everywhere, that'd straight away be a downgrade for him. Strictly speaking, these two teachers at major events aren't completely contrasting each other, but are dancers expected to read minds of the teachers' preferred dance style in 'auditions' then? What sucky education system did you grow up in?

Anyhow, after this fourth one at a well reputed event, I'm now of the opinion that auditions just aren't something for me, and is potentially harmful to the Lindy community as a whole.

The level descriptor just did not fit about half of the dancers that were allocated there. Followers that expect you to arm lead them, present to you with a completely tense or self-moving right arm in open, the odd hand grabbing, moves ahead of any leading being communicated at all, leaders asking about how intermediate level stretches or directional communication is formed. 'Advanced'? Get out of here.

So I got to understand why it was eventually easy for someone to place me in the classes I got. But ha, the follow that didn't actually follow in the audition, nearly elbowed me twice in the face with random movements, grabbing my hand at least half the time, also got in. (N.B. Following isn't just about following in Lindy Hop, but I'm sure none of it includes initiation of the elbow towards the lead). So they're suddenly an Advanced dancer now, having been validated by you, who seemingly stand close to the top? Really? How is this helpful to them and others around them?

Bottom line: 'International' teachers may have great talent in their understanding and expression of the dance, and deliver classes at an exceptional level, but being able to judge other people's approximate / relative level of dancing by just visually observing them, is an entirely different talent - one which is becoming hugely apparent to me that not many possess.

#LindyHop #SwingDancing