And once again: Slow, slow, quick, quick, quick, ronde August 12, 2008 19:31 4 Comments
Vogue Individualist 2311, circa 1990s
I’m not sure how it happened. But. It happened. The vacuum that is YouTube sucked up 52 minutes. Yep, 52 minutes. Minutes spent looking for just the right video to show you. Minutes that will never come again. Why did I allow this to happen. Why? Well, for you, dear, dear readers. Only for you. Naturally, I would never waste a moment – not one moment – watching dance videos on the Net. No. Not me. But. I wanted you to see it, the dance that has His Bertness and I trying over and over and over again, yet not quite achieving even the very lowest rung of mediocrity. That would be, yes, the West Coast Swing. The very dance that introduced us to The Binking Bunny. http://thebluegardenia.typepad.com/the_diary_of_the_blue_gar/2008/08/dont-gag-but-it.html Thank you, Beth from upstate New York, for introducing me to that word.
So. I suffered. For you. And this is the video, dancing courtesy of Arjay Centeno and Tatiana Mollman, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZOx4nowPNY that best illustrates what we are working to learn. Work that will not be in vain. I know. Practice makes perfect, as the ubiquitous they says. And would they lie? Never.
However. One area I have much practice in is selecting the right outfit. And I think this Betty Jackson, with the 40s-flair slacks and minus the jacket, would be beyond fabulous for the WCS. Yes. I do. Tatiana, you're luscious, so, please, meet Ms. Jackson. You'll be great together. Like lemonade and maraschino cherries.
Comments
Brooke on May 20, 2015 12:10
Don’t West Coast Swing dancers wear Kippy Belts? Actually, I don’t even know what that means. I am a Lindy Hopper and that is what I hear (I also hear that West Coast Swingers have a penchant for sparkly things.) What is a Kippy Belt anyways? Would I enjoy following West Coast leads more if I had one?
Still Life in Buenos Aires on May 20, 2015 12:10
In B.A., dancers call swing, “rock and roll.” It’s a modified West Coast Swing. The DJ usually picks a lite rock song like “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” or “Centerfield.”
“Rock and roll” dancing drives me crazy because it is so reserved. When I swing, I wanna jump and jive—lindy hop, swing around, go crazy.
Argentines may have tango, but we’ll always beat them in swing!!!
Siriusmom on May 20, 2015 12:10
WCS begs to be done in a skirt- snug in the hip and swishy at the hem!
puffsgirl on May 20, 2015 12:10
U-tube “arte phillips” for a KILLER WCS. He’ll be in PHX this fall. . .take a lesson.