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Tag: swing

  • Recovering from “Whiplash”

    This post will probably make little sense if you haven’t seen last year’s film Whiplash, and, on top of that, contains spoilers. Proceed accordingly. The film Whiplash is about a student jazz drummer pushed by an abusive teacher. Being a recent student of swing drumming, I was interested to see it, especially since the last…

  • Swing 101 — 8 Ways You Can Get Better At Swing Dancing

    This is episode 4 in Swing 101, a series for dancers new to vintage swing dancing and its scene. It can be easy to think that getting better at swing dancing is a simple two-step process: (1) learn new stuff in classes and (2) go out social dancing and do that stuff. After all, that’s…

  • Opportunity Costs

    [This article has been updated since its first publication: A paragraph and final author’s note have been added to the ending.] Being a Scandalous Tell-All of the Most Debaucherous Nature Involving the Sordid Lives of Famous (and Infamous) Bacchant Swing Dance Instructors [Part four of the Love & Swing series, concerning the complex triangle of…

  • Swing Photographers: Jason Swihart

    Photography and dance are both visual mediums of expression, and a great photograph of dancing can reinforce the spirit of both. As part of a series here at Swungover, we’re interviewing several of the great modern swing photographers and showing a gallery of each of their work. The third photographer we want to highlight is…

  • Interview With Paul Overton of Paul & Sharon

    Paul & Sharon were one of the most important international couples in Lindy Hop in the early 2000s. I interviewed Paul for the Love & Swing series, and found the interview so enjoyable I wanted to share the entire thing with you. I publish it this week as a precursor to the next post: Love…