Articles focusing on the modern swing scene, teaching, training, etc.
As you read, please remember these articles span the time from 2009 to the present. They are of their time and the swing scene at the time of writing.
General
Long Live the King: Frankie Manning Homage
Great Debate: Should Lindy Hop be danced to non-swing music?
A Few of the (Many) Reasons I Love My Partner
The “Heavy” Follower
Finding Out A Team Name
The Jam Cellar Guide to Practicing Aerials.
Inspiring Neo-Swingers to Lindy Hop
The Deal with Stripey Socks
The Deal with Keds
The 2010 Swungover Year in Review
Oh, the dances you will have!
Things I’ve learned about dancing and having a bad back.
Anatomy of a Choreography: “Chimes at the Meeting”
The Etiquette of Stealing
So we made some DVDs for Balboa followers
Implied in the Contract: The Hidden Implications of Doing a Professional Dance Instruction Gig
Josh Collazo on Swing Drumming
In Response To “31 Signs You’re Not An Advanced Dancer Yet.”
A Quick Note on Floorcraft
On Having Fun
I Love You, Facebook
A Quick Note on Training Bands to Play For Dancers
23 Ways To Look At A Competition
John Wooden & Swing Dancing
The Proactive Follower
On #ImprovRespect
How to Move Forward & Create Safe Dance Spaces
Sexual Harassment and a Legend
Recovering from “Whiplash”
The Swungover* Guide to Basic Floorcraft
Build Your Own Practice Dance Floor
Scenes From a Movie Shoot
The Listening Leader
Swungover’s Response to the “Jack & Jill” debate
What’s it like to make a swing album (Podcast) w/ Josh Collazo, JonathanStout, Naomi Uyama, Hillary Alexander, Michael Gamble
What’s it like being Black in the scene? (Podcast) With Darold Alexander, Latasha Barnes, James Agena Georges, Javier Johnson, Breonna Jordan, Mikayla Pryor, and Radeena Stuckey
Consider this: Huh-huh-huh-ho
The Scientist, The Madman and The Mechanic.
The Pieces of Individuality
The Dancer’s Body (Video)
Consider This: Pan-style Teaching vs Lone-style Teaching
Music
What’s it like to make a swing album (Podcast) w/ Josh Collazo, JonathanStout, Naomi Uyama, Hillary Alexander, Michael Gamble
Great Debate: Should Lindy Hop be danced to non-swing music?
Josh Collazo on Swing Drumming
Interview with Hilary Alexander of the Campus Five
Interview with Paul Cosentino of the Boilermaker Jazz Band
Interview with Jonathan Stout, Leader of the Campus Five
Interview with Glenn Crytzer, leader of the Syncopators Swing Band
Interview with Kyle Smith, Master DJ
The 9-Minute One O’Clock Jump
Love & Swing (series)
I: “To Meet Boys.”
II: Non-Dancing Significant Others vs. Dancing Significant Others
III: Partnership
IV: Opportunity Costs
On Judging (series)
ON JUDGING ESSAY SERIES
On Judging (Introduction): A Few Questions
Part 1: The Basic Competition Blueprint
Part 2: Watching and Note-Taking Technique
Part 3: Judging Philosophy 101
Interview on Judging/Competing for Jo Hoffberg
Teaching & Pedagogy
The Dancer’s Body (Video)
Consider This: Pan-style Teaching vs Lone-style Teaching
John Wooden & Swing Dancing
On Education & Individuality
The Pieces of Individuality
Implied in the Contract: The Hidden Implications of Doing a Professional Dance Instruction Gig
What’s it like being Black in the scene? (Podcast) With Darold Alexander, Latasha Barnes, James Agena Georges, Javier Johnson, Breonna Jordan, Mikayla Pryor, and Radeena Stuckey
Interview with Lindsay Longstreth, Organizer of Alternative-Education Swing Events
Interview with Paul Overton of Paul & Sharon
Interview with Tim Vail, Deaf Lindy Hopper
Love & Swing IV: Opportunity Costs
Practice w/ Bobby Season 1 (videos)
Diagrams & Graphs
#1: “Friends”
#2: “Neo-Swing”
#3: “Leader’s Clothing”
#4: “Balboa / Blues”
#5: “Non-Dancing Significant Others”
#6: “Partnership”
#7: Lindy at Blues Events
Graph #1: Dancing Ability & Drinking
Swing Analogies
A dance floor is like a glacier
A good lead is like shouting in a library
A student is like a bad juggler
Balboa is like a poem…(cough)
A good follower is a proactive passenger
Follow up: Random Notes on Leading/Following
Your voice will probably be like a stew, and you probably don’t want it to be a ransom note
Moves are like legoes
Lindy Hoppers are 22-to-25-year-olds
Dips, tricks and small aerials are risque jokes
Swing Analogies: The Artist and the Tool Maker
Consider This
On the nature of Pure Balboa
On Education & Individuality
A Leader/Follower Conundrum
Swingjugend: The Real Swing Kids
German Swing Kids, Our closest Relatives?
Huh-huh-huh-ho
Pan-style Teaching vs Lone-style Teaching
Interviews
Interview with Hilary Alexander of the Campus Five
Interview with Paul Cosentino of the Boilermaker Jazz Band
Interview with Jonathan Stout, Leader of the Campus Five
Interview with Valerie Salstrom, Mastermind of the All Balboa Weekend
Interview with Lindsay Longstreth, Organizer of Alternative-Education Swing Events
Interview with Glenn Crytzer, leader of the Syncopators Swing Band
Interview with Kyle Smith, Master DJ
Interview with Tim Vail, Deaf Lindy Hopper
Interview with Paul Overton of Paul & Sharon
Interview with Norma Miller,Lindy Hop Legend.
An Interview with David Rehm, founder of The Experiment.
The Art of Vintage “Masculine” Style & Fashion
Introduction
Shaving with a Safety Razor, Lather, and Soap
Ties
Men’s Vintage Haircuts
P-Lindy-X
(Basically, a lot of workout reviews)
Complete P90X Blog (Part 1 of 2)
Complete P90X Blog (2 of 2)
Bobby’s Complete P90X Plus Blog (All 4 of 4)
P90X2: Post 1
P90X2: Post 2
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