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30 Day Lindy Hop Challenge – Day 28: Events I’m looking forward to
No events are booked yet so nothing is set in stone, but just some of items on the swing calendar that I would like to attend this year include the Balboa Gathering in Newcastle, the Galway Lindy Hop Championships with Skye Humphries (woot!), and either the Edinburgh Lindy Exchange or The Swing-a-Thon in Galway. I […]
30 Day Lindy Hop Challenge – Day 27: My goals this year
My goals this year are to improve my Balboa, Lindy Hop, and Charleston, make the finals of the Galway Lindy Hop Championships, and I would also like to complete a an IT project that will hopefully make life easier for the travelling dancers. I not saying much more about this at the moment – full […]
30 Day Lindy Hop Challenge – Day 26: My own level
After four years, regular weekly classes and a number of very good workshops from excellent teachers, I feel that I dance Lindy Hop, Charleston, Six Count, and Balboa at an Intermediate level. I have learned a lot and improved so much. I acknowledge that I still have a lot to learn and there is so […]
30 Day Lindy Hop Challenge – Day 25: The last night I went dancing
This should have been published yesterday, but unfortunately time did not permit me to do so. I was working in the afternoon and I then had to get myself organised for a swing / blues dance social in the Galway Rowing Club. As of yesterday, the last night I went dancing was Friday night in […]
30 Day Lindy Hop Challenge – Day 24: Favourite pro performance
I’ve seen quite a few top class performances by swing dance pros both online and in person. What I have seen would take your breath away to such an extent that it would be difficult to pick a favourite. One strong contender would be the Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown 2006 which is a fast paced […]
30 Day Lindy Hop Challenge – Day 23: A dancer I admire
The dancer I admire is that person who loves every minute of the dance or song. This shows in a number of ways including the smile that never fades throughout the song, the fun looking musical improvisations, or body language that demonstrate how much enjoyment the person is getting out of the dance. This is […]
30 Day Lindy Hop Challenge – Day 22: Favourite city to dance in
This is difficult because I have danced in quite a number of places that I have really thoroughly enjoyed. There are however two close contenders for my favourite city to dance in. One is my home city of Galway and the other is Edinburgh. Galway is a fabulous city where regardless of the day or […]