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Parker Walk Fundamentals: Embrace And Walking (by SwingingInTheHood)

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The Parker Walk (by SwingingInTheHood)

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Rock that Swing 2011 best of (by louisherb)

From Andie: Here's another "best of Rock that Swing" video...it's 16 minutes long and has some real gems. The first segment is a dance to the band "Phil Haley & His Comments"    !!!   :-) This is followed by several showcase choreographed dances presented with humor and great musicality.  Watch how Juan picks up his hat in the first one!

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From Andie: This one is the Instructors' jam:  they had to dance within a real small box on the floor!  A great application of balboa!  They even worked in a few aerials and lindy moves.  You can see Marcus in his tan suit in the back corner (and about 3:30 in, holding down the box they all had to dance in.)  There's a great solo Charleston too.  Marcus shows off some of his fancy footwork after that.  It ends with what's gotta be the world's smallest Big Apple, with everyone inside the box! (The Big Apple is a routine choreographed by Frankie Manning; prior to that, it was a called improvisational dance, but now everyone dances Frankie's routine.)

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From Andie: Also from the Rock That Swing Festival. This one shows the dance contestants taking turns with showy moves.

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From Andie: Videos from Marcus & Baerbl's recent Rock That Swing festival in Munich. This is a montage from strawfish.com.