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“I Charleston New York”: Frenchies bring Charleston Mania to Manhattan

Posted on September 18, 2010 by

As I mentioned about a month ago, I participated in the "I Charleston New York" flash mob in Times Square along with a bunch of other local lindy hoppers.  Organized by those wacky dancers from Montpellier, the Swingjammerz, "I Charleston…" is a video project where they go from city to city around the world, spreading…

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Using Facebook and Twitter to Support Swing Flashmobs

Posted on January 26, 2010 by

Back before the meme of “flashmobs” starting sweeping the US, swing dancers had a practice we called “lindy bombing.” Which was to show up at a place that wasn’t a regular swing dance venue and start dancing. It might be swinging to muzak playing in a shopping mall, or to hip-hop music in a nightclub,…

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Freestyle to “Booty Swing” by Parov Stelar

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