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Tag: Charleston

  • Al Minns, Around-The-World Charleston

    This is a new project here at Swungover called Breakin’ It Down which I’m very, very excited about. It’s become my obsession, and made me very happy over the last few months. The idea is that I take a small piece of classic swing dancing footage, and try to break it down and replicate it…

  • A Year of Clips #3: Todd and Naomi Showcase ULHS 2005

    This is a new installment where we here at Swungover discuss a dance clip from the archives of past and present swing dance, the current goal to do so regularly for a year. Feel free to discuss your thoughts in the comments section. For our third clip, we’ll watch what I consider one of the…

  • A Year of Clips #1: After Seben

    This is the first of a new installment where we over her at Swungover discuss a dance clip from the archives of past and present swing dance, the current goal to do so regularly for a year. This first clip is merely a sort of instructional on how to break down the basic styling of…

  • The Decade In Swing

    For the final jam Cellar email of the decade, I jogged down a quick selection of humorous happenings from the last ten years in swing. Often written for my own amusement or catharsis (or simply out of an attempt to quickly full fill a Jam Cellar deadline), I often worry these appear too cynical. I…