#swing dancers

[danceoftheday]

Performed by: Nicole Ramirez and Thibault Ramirez

Number: "Running Out of Roses"

Improvised by: Nicole Ramirez and Thibault Ramirez

Style: West Coast Swing

From: Budafest 2022

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Whisky a Go Go (1960s)

[demigod-of-the-agni]

So, am I right or am I right?

[ongawdclub]

J a s m i n e G u y

[sarcasmic-skies]

hearing the opening notes of ‘sing, sing, sing’ and the collective groan from everyone at the swing dance. bc it is SUCH a good song and it is THE swing dancing song BUT it’s the full 8 minutes & 40 seconds you’re committing to dance to at an unending fast tempo and by the end EVERYONE is experiencing the gasping for air with burning lungs and quivering muscles and slippery palms and cramps under the ribs and beads of sweat running down your body like raindrops on a windshield and your feet weigh a thousand pounds but you can’t NOT dance. you can’t slow down. you can’t quit halfway. you HAVE to make it to the end. so ‘sing, sing, sing’ comes on and there’s the collective groan and then the frantic scrambling for a partner and then the aggressive jockeying for a space on the dance floor and THEN everyone comes alive to the sweet sounds of benny goodman & his orchestra and the feeling is unlike anything else in the world

[oldvintageglamour]

Carmen de Lavallade, 1962 🖤🖤🖤🖤

📸: Jack Mitchell

[amygdalae]

All I have to do is think the words "darmine doggy door" and my favorite I Think You Should Leave bit of all time plays verbatim in my brain within the span of a millisecond instantly flooding my body and brain with joy hormones like a shot of heroin

[meta-holott]

2015 Paris, ballroom, swing

[am-to-pm]

For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder

[danceoftheday]

Performed by: Myles Munroe and Tessa Cunningham Munroe

Number: “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back” 

Improvised by: Myles Munroe and Tessa Cunningham Munroe

Style: West Coast Swing

From: Floorplay Swing Vacation 2020

[absolutebloodychaos]

That feeling when you start really researching the most random topic in great detail just cause you wanna write an AU

[allthecastlesonclouds]

castles castles castles the most qualified person i could think to ask about this cuz i know you do dance but can you tell what fabian’s shoes are in the new art? cuz the first time i saw them i thought maybe they were tap shoes but they dont appear to have taps. they do look like dance shoes to me like, maybe ballroom but im not sure. v interested in ur input

omg i was wondering the exact same thing!! down to the tap shoes ahdhsk i was also considering some Very Styled jazz shoes or character shoes (also called tbars i think if that’s more specific) but all of it felt off because. tap is not exactly fabian’s vibe?

but i actually Did have dance today and i asked my teacher. i didn’t even know you sent this ask in i just needed to know ahdhjskdjf

and she suggested saddle shoes? she used them as cheerleading shoes apparently, but according to her and google, they’re also used for swing dancing, golf, and making walking more comfortable because they’re apparently one of the more comfortable heeled dancing shoes?

and i think it’s pretty accurate actually. the only thing throwing me off is the toe covers but! best guess!

like. that's them right? those the shoes??

[glacierbash]

First time raiding with the static in what felt like a month or so, and we got p10s down to 40%! Gotta say, feels good to be back with the group again :)

[doodle-bun-makes]

I went swing dancing last night with some friends and all night I had my eye on this one guy who was kinda cute and absolutely killing it on the dance floor. After like two hours he finally asked me to dance and it was so fun! I'm still learning, but he was so patient with me and even taught me a new move (armbreaker dip). I'm not in love but I definitely felt something dancing with him

[oldvintageglamour]

Black burlesque beauty Toni Elling, 1964 😍🖤😍🖤😍