What if The Beatles hailed from Galway?

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You are probably wondering where on earth I am going based on the random nature of the heading above. There are days when there is method to my madness. I am not saying that this is one of those days. The jury is still out on that one I am afraid! You may or may […]

30 Day Lindy Hop Challenge – Day 30: Why I Dance

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The final day of the 30 Day Lindy Hop Challenge. It has been fun to share some of things that I like about dancing including a couple of photos of your truly! This post talks about why I dance. There are a number of reasons why I like to dance and they are as follows. […]

30 Day Lindy Hop Challenge – Day 29: A clip I love

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I may have mentioned these previously, but I’ll say it again. Some dancing clips that I love to watch to watch are as follows. Sylvia Sykes & Nick Williams: Fast Swing Dancing – ULHS 2006: Willie Desatoff & Ann Mills, Hal & Marge Takier Balboa Demo: Lila and Willie Desatoff doing the Balboa in Anaheaim: […]

30 Day Lindy Hop Challenge – Day 28: Events I’m looking forward to

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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

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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

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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

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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 […]