Velmont
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What sort of dancing do you do, Velmont?
What kind of dancing?
I'm betting... hip hop or whatever people do at raves.
Nope, I do swing dancing. I've start again on West Coast Swing, as it is easier on my ankle, which is not fully healed but in enough good shape for it. Bu I also dance Lindy Hop and Balboa, and I dabble a little of Blues and Charleston too.
To give you ideas of each of these kind of dance:
Here Jordan Frisbee and Tatiana Mollman, world grade class West Coast Swing dancer, considered the best by many. I've taken a few workshop under them. As you will hear, West Coast have the great advantage that you can dance it on modern music. The "Swing" of it is more the dance is a children of Lindy Hop.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MmbApsDQ3o"]West Coast Swing[/ame]
Here Max Pitruzella and Annie Trudeau, world grade class Lindy Hop dancers, also considered the best by many. They have been my coach for years, and good friend. Really lucky to have learn to dance with them. The first part is more Swingo (mix of Lindy Hop and Tango) and then followed up by Lindy Hop. Oh, and take note of the hat at 2:29.
Lindy Hop is what people generally think of Swing dance. Rythme, Energy, aerials. You generally dance it on the big band music of the 30s and 40s.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpd6Atc2Kf8"]Lindy Hop[/ame]
And here some Balboa. Patricia and Fred, the couple dancing in the first part, are good friend of mine and have been my Balboa coach. They are rising star at the moment on the Balboa scene. The group after them was my Balboa Team: the Swinging Air Force Ballistic. I'm the tall guy in Black and Blue.
Balboa have a more ballroom look. It generally dance on a faster music. I really love to dance Balboa on some Swing Manouche, like Django Reinhardt.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lflb7HKOT60"]Balboa[/ame]
I still dance all of them socially. It's really hard to tells which I prefer, it is simply depending on the mood and the music that is playing.
Oh, and for the fun of it, if you are both fan on Django Reinhardt and Micheal Jackson. A bit fast to dance, but love to listen to it:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjz8Jw9F1kI]The Lost Fingers - Billie Jean - YouTube[/ame]