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WATCH...DANCE AND BE HAPPY...
Friday, 20 April 2012
Social Swing Dancing in Zürich
Tuesday Night Swing @ Club el Social im Viadukt 10
Lindy Hop, a dance more well known as Swing, a social dance that originated from the street and constituted the basis of a series of other dances including the Black Bottom, the Charleston and Shim Sham.
Lindy hoppers around the globe, novices and professionals alike are a most welcoming, smiling and delightful crowd that contribute through dance to bringing back a joy for life, while reviving a counter-cultural dance bourne from unprecedented recession and economic depression in 30ies Harlem, New York in parties at iconic venues such as the Savoy Ballroom, no longer in existence since 1958.
Today's swing dance enthusiasts are spreading their love of Jazz, Rythm & Blues and Swing music through dancing to the likes of Billie Holliday, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Red Garland to mention but a few...as well as big swing bands including the Count Basie Orchestra and many more...
"Social" swing dancing is the key to learning, sharing and creating the moves that fill the dancefloors with heat, energy, dynamism and happiness around the globe.
In Zürich, the Lindy Hop "scene" is surprisingly big and friendly, fully catering for the addiction of Lindy Hoppers who cannot wait to hit the dance floor after their hum-drum work day is over.
Tuesday Night Swing @ Club el Social im Viadukt 10 is a most pleasant mid-week occurence attended by regulars as well as beginners to enjoy a relaxing evening...it is also a great work-out in a fully social environment...
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| Max and Sophie admiring the talent |
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| El Social Dance Floor in full swing |
...COME ALONG, JOIN THE FUN...DANCE AND BE HAPPY
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Keep Punching - The Big Apple routine
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| Man!!!! NYC will be so exciting... |
...learning to be as good as this...
...will definitely be a challenge...
Monday, 16 April 2012
Swing City Legacy - a worldwide phenomenon
Mr Swing aka Lorenz Ilg makes history with Swing City Zurich 2001
The man behind this Swing extravaganza is no other than delightful Mr Swing - Lorenz Igl, not only acknowledged by no other than George Gee himself [skip to 18'12" until 18'50" of the youtube link George Gee Swings in Zurich 2001] and also to his name Swing productions in Switzerland and the world renouned Herräng Dance Camp in Sweden.
Swing City concept was devised as a "Swinging International Festival" to bring forth the effervescence of musical Swing culture through several days of "dancing, improvisation and lust for life."
The event that gathered over 10,000 people in the small (albeit wealthy) city of Zurich in Switzerland, played a significant role at the turn of the 20th century, bringing back the joy of life and reviving a counter-culture bourne from unprecedented recession and economic depression in 30ies Harlem, New York in now iconic venues such as the Savoy Ballroom, no longer in existence since 1958.
The Swing City concept was then embraced on a global scale very rapidly all the way downunder...
SPREAD THE LOVE...DANCE AND BE HAPPY....
The man behind this Swing extravaganza is no other than delightful Mr Swing - Lorenz Igl, not only acknowledged by no other than George Gee himself [skip to 18'12" until 18'50" of the youtube link George Gee Swings in Zurich 2001] and also to his name Swing productions in Switzerland and the world renouned Herräng Dance Camp in Sweden.
Swing City concept was devised as a "Swinging International Festival" to bring forth the effervescence of musical Swing culture through several days of "dancing, improvisation and lust for life."
The event that gathered over 10,000 people in the small (albeit wealthy) city of Zurich in Switzerland, played a significant role at the turn of the 20th century, bringing back the joy of life and reviving a counter-culture bourne from unprecedented recession and economic depression in 30ies Harlem, New York in now iconic venues such as the Savoy Ballroom, no longer in existence since 1958.
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| Savoy Ballroom prior to its closing in 1958 |
Swing is a social dance that originated from the street and constituted the basis of a series of other dances including the Black Bottom, the Charleston, Shim Sham, and especially the Lindy Hop. Today thanks to the passion of people for life,music, movement and happiness, these dances are in full swing revival, in part through events such as Swing City - a platform for professionals and curious novices alike to explore the world of Swing dance and music through a carefully selected array of workshops, crashcourses, performances and concerts.
As an illustration of the dedication to spreading the lust for life through swing dance and music, get a glimpse [approx. 18m20s into the video] of Lorenz giving a Lindy Hop crashcourse to thousands of people in the main hall of Zurich's central train station George Gee Swings in Zurich 2001.
This experience was directly recounted to me as per the footage a few days previously by the man himself during the IsThereHop? International Lindy Hop Festival that Lorenz now runs with overflowing enthusiasm and professionalism with guest teachers including Hasse and Marie, as well as Lennart Westerlund and one of the smoothest dancers I hear there is in the Swing scene: Calle Johansson. A real treat....
The Swing City concept was then embraced on a global scale very rapidly all the way downunder...
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| Swing City in Melbourne, Australia 2003 |
SPREAD THE LOVE...DANCE AND BE HAPPY....
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