http://jazzdance.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/dance-movie-blogathon-may-4th-to-10th/ A critical blog on lindy hop and other vernacular jazz dances Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:14:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://jazzdance.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/dance-movie-blogathon-may-4th-to-10th/#comment-276 The Riz Sat, 05 Apr 2008 09:35:44 +0000 http://jazzdance.wordpress.com/?p=79#comment-276 Oh man. So many. I remember when, in the pre YouTube/poy.no era it was crazy to get a copy of a classic video... You could write about After Seben with ShortyGeorge. Do a write up about The Maharaja with Hal&Betty Takier it's the Hellzapoppin' of Balboa. Keep Punchin's fake social dancing is coo but the idea of the big apple sequence and how Frankie choreographed it without having ever seen the "real thing" is worth a mention. Really most of all I want you to talk about any good examples of Dean Collins' style and how he has kind of fallen by the wayside in a lot of contemporary lindy. Oh man. So many. I remember when, in the pre YouTube/poy.no era it was crazy to get a copy of a classic video…
You could write about After Seben with ShortyGeorge.
Do a write up about The Maharaja with Hal&Betty Takier it’s the Hellzapoppin’ of Balboa.
Keep Punchin’s fake social dancing is coo but the idea of the big apple sequence and how Frankie choreographed it without having ever seen the “real thing” is worth a mention.
Really most of all I want you to talk about any good examples of Dean Collins’ style and how he has kind of fallen by the wayside in a lot of contemporary lindy.

]]> http://jazzdance.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/dance-movie-blogathon-may-4th-to-10th/#comment-243 Mr Jive Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:01:09 +0000 http://jazzdance.wordpress.com/?p=79#comment-243 There are some great vintage dance videos with this collection. http://www.swingjive.co.uk/music.html There are some great vintage dance videos with this collection.
http://www.swingjive.co.uk/music.html

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