Is the swing FORUM population thinning?

[MissAlyssa]

What gives guys?? :? :cry:

[pygmalion]

Wait a second! I'm trying to siphon everybody over to ballroom! :lol:

[DanceMentor]

I lost 3 pounds in 3 days! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Vince A]

I found them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[d nice]

LOL. Actually this weekend was the Santa Barbara Lindy Exchange... When exchanges and camps happen posting on boards always drops.

Of course I'm not sure how many lindy hoppers we have on this board versus westies and east coasters.

[suek]

and you've got one new member...sue from sacramento. doing lindy for just about two years now; a student of damon's.

glad to be here.

[MissAlyssa]

Welcome to the forums! :D

[SDsalsaguy]

Ditto! Welcome to the forums suek :D

[pygmalion]

Man! That'll teach me to log off early and go dancing! I missed our newest member!

Welcome to the forums, sue k! :D

[d nice]

Hi Sue!

[pygmalion]

Where is everybody? What? Do you need new topics or something?

[Sagitta]

Looks like it Pygmalion!! Up for the challenge? I'm willing to give swing a go even though it's kind of getting hazy for me, as I discovered when I showed some basic ECS moves to a couple on Friday night! :( Wouldn't hurt to ******* swing in my mind, I guess. :)

[suek]

Where is everybody? What? Do you need new topics or something?Look who's talking my dear. and where have you been?

I check in (lurking) two or three times a day and post as moved to...

I've been taking a lot of dance classes (something like 26 in January AND a Frankie Manning weekend) and taking care of my feet and working really hard with a business coach which is no big deal just affecting every single aspect of my life. One of the things I'm learning is time management and a possible result of that is being more careful about my time (duh). So when I post here maybe it'll be the things I really want to say and less frivolous stuff...Who knows?

I've also been present to my mother's and my daughter's health crises which take time and energy.

SO...I'm here and I'm dancing (although this is day three of four days off) and my life is very rich and swing is everything and I think I'll even say a word or two about Carolina Shag next.

Who knows? After this ramble, you all might be glad to hear less from me for a while!

[pygmalion]

Hehe! Last week was supposedly my DF vacation, so I only posted 100 things instead of my usual 200. Very sad, this DF addiction. :oops: :wink:

Hope all's well with your mother and your daughter. Family stuff is not just time-consuming, it's also physically and emotionally tiring, so I hope you're okay too.

Glad to see you back. Hugs.


Jenn

[LindyQuest]

Hello! I'm really new to swing dancing, but I'm starting to get hooked. I've been reading some of the posts in this forum lately, so I decided to go ahead and jump in. :D
I'm bummed that tomorrow I have to chaperone a junior high dance, rather than going out swing dancing. :( But I think I'm going to start regular lessons on Saturday, so that should be fun.

Glad to be here!

[Swing Kitten]

that's awesome LindyQuest and welcome to the forums! It's great to have another Lindy Hopper on board. Good luck with the lessons! It's a wonderful dance! Do you lead or follow?

Somedays will be harder than others but hang in there and it's all worth it. :D

[LindyQuest]

I follow. I enjoy East Cost and West Coast swing, and I've done a bit of salsa too, and would like to learn more. But since I got a taste of Lindy at the Sacramento Swing Dance Festival last September, I've decided that it's probably my favorite. :D

Thanks for the warm welcome!

[Swing Kitten]

lindy hopping ... and in Sacramento! gal after my own heart! What where you doing way out there?

[LindyQuest]

Well, I hadn't found a place to dance in Phoenix yet. Then, when I was online, I read that Frankie Manning would be teaching in Sacramento. So I decided to take a few days off, fly to Sacramento, and check it out. I love to travel, and I love going new places by myself. :D That's where I took my first Lindy lesson; I went to three of Frankie's four classes (I was so exhausted after my last lesson Sunday morning that I went back to the hotel and collapsed till 4:00, then went out dancing again that night!) It was so much fun, and I met such wonderful people! That's what really got me interested in Lindy...I hope to get back out to Sacramento for the festival next year!

[suek]

Well, I hadn't found a place to dance in Phoenix yet.See www.azswingnetwork.com and you'll find your way to some great lindy hoppers and good dance venues (give Dabney and Binky my love; I found them to be very warm and welcoming to an out-of-town newbie).

Meantime, we'll keep the scene going in Sacramento until you can get back to visit.

[SDsalsaguy]

Let me add one more welcome LQ! :D

I'm not a Lindy Hopper myself, but it's always great to have someone new who shares the love of dance that we all have!

[LindyQuest]

Hello there, SDsalsaguy! Nice to meet you! :D I like salsa dancing as well, and would like to find a place around here to learn more...

Suek - I took a workshop with Dabney and Binky - they're great! Really nice people...I think they might be teaching at the upcoming April workshops, but I'm not sure.

[Sagitta]

Hello there, SDsalsaguy! Nice to meet you! :D I like salsa dancing as well, and would like to find a place around here to learn more...

Great!! A new salsera in making! :D Welcome to df! People like you jumping into lindy is one clear indicator that swing ain't thinin' I did a little lindy a while back, but it ain't my thin'. I think that salsa swings!!

[d nice]

I wonder if I met you at the Sacramento Swing Festival. I seem to remember meeting at least one person from Arizona (of course I also remember meeting an Australian, a Swede, and a few other people from parts elsewhere, it kind of all blends in after a while).

We'd love to have you back next year.

Dabney is a nice and cool guy, and of course a good dancer.

Welcome to the forums.

-Damon Stone

[LindyQuest]

Thanks for the welcome!
I think I might have seen you in Sacramento - that was an awesome weekend! It was my first Frankie Manning workshop, it was actually my first time to try Lindy.
I'm planning on returning next year! :D

[Spitfire]

Hello! I'm really new to swing dancing, but I'm starting to get hooked. I've been reading some of the posts in this forum lately, so I decided to go ahead and jump in. :D
I'm bummed that tomorrow I have to chaperone a junior high dance, rather than going out swing dancing. :( But I think I'm going to start regular lessons on Saturday, so that should be fun.

Glad to be here!

Welcome LindyQuest, :D

I'm just down the road in Tucson.

[LindyQuest]

Hi Spitfire!
My brother and his wife live in Tucson. What is the dance scene like there (in case I decide to go dancing while I'm visiting him :D ).

[Spitfire]

Hi Spitfire!
My brother and his wife live in Tucson. What is the dance scene like there (in case I decide to go dancing while I'm visiting him :D ).

LindyQuest,

As far as swing goes the only things active that are going on are the monthly dance that is held at the Armory Park Senior Center in downtown Tucson on the 4th Saturday of each month. The next one is on the 28th; usually it's live music, but sometimes it's DJ'd. There is also a small informal dance held twice a month on Thursdays at Bookman's which is a large used bookstore and it is free of charge - this is actually on hold for the moment as work is being done on the meeting room.

Outside of that there are two studios that hold open dances on the weekends and the monthly USABDA events at the Armory Park Senior Center; this though I'm assuming your primary interest is in swing.

The only swing dance I've been to up there was to a dance held at the Storyteller Cafe in Mesa as part of an exchange event in November 2002.
Every so often I'll travel up to Chandler to attend the Friday evening open dance at the Paragon Ballroom; I know the owner who use to teach at a studio here that I once took lessons from.

If you ever wish to take the two hour drive down here to the Armory Park dance I'll be happy to give you directions. :D

[SwinginBoo]

Welcome LindyQuest, welcome!!! It's so great to hear that someone else has found the lindy bug! Nice to have you here! :D

[LindyQuest]

Hi SwinginBoo!
I agree, Lindy is great! ':bouncy:'
It really helps relieve the stress of work - sometimes teaching junior high can be really...interesting. :shock: If only I could get a few more of my friends hooked as well...
Anyhow, I'm so excited - this weekend I'll be going to two swing dances! Yeah!!!
Thanks for the warm welcome! :D

[SwinginBoo]

You teach Junior high too? You aren't kidding about dance relieving stress. I would need to dance all night tonight to relieve the stress from this morning. :wink:

[pygmalion]

Hi Boo!

Hope the stress is not too bad. :? (btw, what's up with your sign language class?)

My oldest girlfriend was assigned to teach at an inner-city middle school (after specializing in early childhood education :x ). She found it SO stressful that she quit and took a lower paying job at a private preschool, just to get back with the little kiddies.

Little did she know. She should have just taken up dancing. :wink:

What is this thread about? Anybody remember? I don't. :oops: :lol:

[bgirlswinger]

I ADMIT THAT I HAVE BEEN Missing In Action (M.I.A.),.... BUT I AM BACK NOW,... AND I HAVE A CONFESSION


I visit other forums
www.orlandoswing.com
yehoodi.com - national swing site
murrayhilltheater.com- jacksonville spot
lindyhop411.com

i guess yuo could call me a forum tart,.. but i must spread my love

-Amber D.

[pygmalion]

Okay, Missy! So you freely admit you frequent other sites. My question to you is why, when DF is the best on the web? Hmmmmm? :roll: :wink: :lol:

[bgirlswinger]

Blasphamy!!!!

I'm not sure you get out that often (to other sites-both on the web and off), otherwise you would see what you would be gaining by exploring a little. It is definitly worth it to visit other places. yuo meet more people and there are good topics and i havea lot of friends on the other forums that don't visit here.. but i do liek it here......

-amber d.

[pygmalion]

Just kidding. Truth be told, I bet I spend more time on the web looking at dance stuff (not just swing) than anybody else on this forum. And you're right. That's a great way to learn and to "meet" people. I am biased, but I have to say that I honestly do believe that DF is one of the best out there, and when you consider that it covers so many dance disciplines, I'd vote for DF hands down.

And it's a friendly place, which I haven't seen anywhere else. There are just plain nice people here.

[bgirlswinger]

yes, this may be the best in having the most categories of dance,... but i don;t know abotu anythign else. I would put any bets against yuo and anybody else on howlong yuo spemnd lokking up dance -related information on the web. I know some people who are obsesed with it,.. it's not healthy.

All of the sites that I listed are mostly swing dance genre only. as a matter of fact they are swing dance only.

We have a few dancers that do other things but they aren't the topic of discussion that often.. It does come up and peope lask them questions,.. but not that often. I focus on swing. My passion is swing. I travel for swing. I do exchanges and workshops and perform swing for groups and benifits and events all over the city of Jacksonville. I am an active swing dancer. I have been trained since I was 7 in tap, ballet,jazz,hip hop, modern, and lyrical. I also so salsa, waltz, and a little foxtrot.
Ido linedancing as well.

Iam not a fan of any of these other things anymore. except for tap. Ilove tap.

Iwill watch these ofther genres and respect the dancers that do them,.. as long as they don't jump into somethign that they don;t know abotu or start teachign something badly like swing,.. I ponly say thing becasue I have seen it before.

If the people know abotu swing,.. and the dance and the stuff behind the dance,. .they more power to them.. Iam just saying.... don;t mess up a good thing.

There are more people on the other sites, dealign with swing and swing related topics becasue they are "swing sites" only. and soem of them are nationaly based. like yehoodi.

yes you pushed some buttons....... but i could talk for hours... but that's what these are for aren't they....

-amber d.

[Vince A]

It's not about the swing forum, per say, thinning . . . it's just that most of us swing dancers are out having a great time swing dancing, as opposed to those who salsa and the ballroom dancers who have yet to learn all about their dances . . . thus are always on the best place to get that info - the DF . . .

Ok, let's see if I get away with that??? :twisted:

[pygmalion]

All of the sites that I listed are mostly swing dance genre only. as a matter of fact they are swing dance only.

We have a few dancers that do other things but they aren't the topic of discussion that often.. It does come up and peope lask them questions,.. but not that often. I focus on swing. My passion is swing. I travel for swing. I do exchanges and workshops and perform swing for groups and benifits and events all over the city of Jacksonville. I am an active swing dancer. I have been trained since I was 7 in tap, ballet,jazz,hip hop, modern, and lyrical. I also so salsa, waltz, and a little foxtrot.
I do linedancing as well.

Iam not a fan of any of these other things anymore. except for tap. Ilove tap.

Much love to you. We all have our own approaches to dance, and our first (or only) loves. That's okay too. :)

[Sagitta]

It's not about the swing forum, per say, thinning . . . it's just that most of us swing dancers are out having a great time swing dancing, as opposed to those who salsa and the ballroom dancers who have yet to learn all about their dances . . . thus are always on the best place to get that info - the DF . . .

Ok, let's see if I get away with that??? :twisted:

Nice try!! I finally caught up with you. :twisted: We salsa dancers go out dancing, then come back after you have gone to bed and chat away. We so love the dance we don't really sleep. We live, breath and sleep salsa. Never heard swing dancers talk about swing the way salsa dancers do. :)

[Swing Kitten]

Has this become the "Gross General Statements" thread?

come on people! ;)

I visit another swing forum... that's where I get information on local stuff. If I had more time I felt should be spent on my computer then I'm sure I would venture out more onto sites like yehoodi. Get it where you get it and share :D

and I'm not going to take the bait for any Salsa vs. Swing debate (but thanks for trying ;) )

[pygmalion]

:oops: :lol: That's us. Gross generalizations central. Anymore of this, and the swing forum population really will be thinning. :shock: :?

Note to self: stop this trend in its tracks. :roll: :lol:

[Sagitta]

Aww!! :( :cry:

I actually like swing and swing dancers so it was all meant in jest. [shrug] :)