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Taking on the Wandering and Pondering DJ Challenge
A few weeks ago on Feburary 25th 2014, Jerry Almonte from Wondering and Pondering issued the following challenge,
I have a challenge to all DJs. Lindy Focus inspired me to hunt down music by all the great musicians that played at that event. This got me thinking that I can do a whole night of DJed music using bands that play for dancers today. I've done it a couple of times now, to a really positive response. People get really excited when they hear a good song by a band, and you tell them that they can hear that music live at a dance or event sometime in the near future. This is my challenge to DJs far and wide: Do a whole set or even a whole night of music just by musicians making a living playing jazz music today. Ellington and Basie are great, but they don't have to make rent at the end of the month. The key our exciting dance scene is the interaction between dancers and musicians. Show a little love. And if you don't have the music to pull something like that off, then use this as an opportunity to go find some. Hey Mister Jesse(the longest running and probably only swing dance music podcast out there) has a lot of great recommendations as well as sites like Swing DJ Resources. I'm also going to be posting some of my own in the near future. Swing Music! Let's do this!
After reading this challenge and realizing that I had an upcoming DJ set in Boston at Monday Night Practice I decided to give it a shot. I interpreted Mr. Almonte's rules as the following:
- All songs played must be by bands who have musicians making a living today.
- I have to last the entire set at Monday Night Practice (about 2 hours)
- Music has to be good a.k.a no playing novelty tunes just to play something that is modern.
I made a facebook event for the night and advertised that this special theme was occurring. I'm happy to say that I passed the challenge and in addition we had a much larger turnout than usual that night. I have posted my set list below but I encourage if you are a DJ looking to mix things up to give it a shot. The challenge served the Boston community well!
Set List for March 17th, 2014 at Monday Night Practice in Boston, MA:
- Indigo Swing – Ruby Mae
- Hippocampus Jass Gang – Your Smile's A Moonbeam On My Heart
- Blackstick – Si Tu Vois Ma Mére
- Caroline Fourmy – All of Me
- Joe Smith and the Spicy Pickles – A Smooth One
- Glenn Crytzer and His Syncopators – Mr. Rhythm
- Janet Klein and Her Parlor Boys – Take a Number from One to Ten
- Hippocampus Jass Gang – The Mooche
- Michael Gamble and the Rhythm Serenaders – King David (live)
- Glenn Crytzer and his Syncopators – Fortunate Love
- Smoking Time Jazz Club – Percolatin Blues
- Smoking Time Jazz Club – Sugar
- George Gee And His Make Believe Orchestra – Stompin' At The Savoy
- Gordon Webster – Sweet Potato Fries
- Hot Sugar Band – Jericho
- Norbert Susemihl, Erika Lewis, Shaye Cohn, Jason Marsalis, Kerry Lewis, Gregory Agid – Love Me Or Leave Me
- The Hot Club of Cowtown – Rosetta
- Jonathan Dole Quintet – The Fed Hop
- Blackstick – Blackstick
- Mora's Modern Rhythmists – Smoke Rings
- Cassidy and the Orleans Kids – Shake That Thing
- Boilermaker Jazz Band – When Your Lover Has Gone
- The Solomon Douglas Swingtet – Bizet Has His Day
- Gordon Webster – Sweet Sue
- Mora's Modern Rhythmists – Four or Five Times
- Jonathan Stout and His Campus – Swingin' On Nothin'
- Boilermaker Jazz Band – Someone's Rockin' My Dreamboat
- Michael Gamble and the Rhythm Serenaders – Dickie's Dream
- Rachael Price and The Tennessee Terraplanes – Just A Little Bit South of North Carolina
Lindy Hop Class Curriculum: Then and Now
A frequently debated topic among instructors for their local weekly beginner series is the best way to go about it. You've probably heard some of these phrases mentioned,
Six count moves? Eight count moves Without triple steps? Four or six week series? Heavy technique or make it fun?
Instead of hashing out that old discussion I thought an interesting comparison would be to take a curriculum from an existing scene and compare it to one that existed in the early 2000's. I have chosen Boston as my city to sample and taken the curriculum from GottaSwing in 2001 an organization which taught lessons in the past and put next to New School Swing's curriculum which offers lessons these days.
GottaSwing Curriculum (2001)
Description: An unusually thorough and entertaining Beginners course. You'll learn over 20 moves, turns, spins and dips in just 6 weeks, plus expert technique tips. Throughout, we'll strongly emphasize good (momentum-based) leading and following technique, because that's the key to becoming a superb dance partner. After our Swing I course, you'll know more Swing moves — AND you'll have better dance technique — than after any other Swing I course on the East Coast.
- Prerequisite: Ability to count to 6.
- No partner or experience needed.
- We often have several Swing I classes running concurrently. If so, you are welcome to attend any or all of them for no extra charge (e.g., to make up a missed class, or for extra practice time).
- 6 weeks – 1.5 hours each week – 9 hours total. (Occasionally shorter or longer, depending on calendar constraints.)
Swing I – Summary List. The following is just a compact summary of variations taught in class, with 'logical' groupings. It is NOT the order in which we teach things! Instead, we teach in an order that makes for the fastest and easiest learning.
- Good (momentum-based) Leading & Following Technique
- Basic step – Single, Double, Triple
- Closed Position
- Open Position
- "Simple" change of places (low hands)
- Arch Turn
- Lady's Inside Turns (aka 'Loop' Turns) (left side; right side)
- Sweetheart (2-hand version of Lady's Inside Turn) (left side; right side) — also known as Cuddle or Wrap or Basket
- Lady's Outside Turns (left side; right side)
- Parallels (2-hand version of Lady's Outside Turn) (left side; right side)
- Man's Outside Turns (left side; right side)
- High-hand version
- Break through the hands — 2 versions
- Fred Astaire-inspired version
- Man's Inside Turns (left side; right side)
- Man's Sweetheart (just for fun)
- Various Alternating-Person and Mix-and-match Turns Series
- Almost every conceivable combination
- She-Go/He-Go (5 different versions)
- Double Arm Slide (aka Dishrag or Drape) (3 different exits)
- Simple Dip [if we have time]
- As far as we know, no other 6-week (or even 10-week) Swing I class comes even remotely close to teaching you this much!
New School Swing Curriculum (2014)
New School Swing curriculum offers two different 4-week series that classes go for an hour each in 6-count move and 8-count moves and both are required to move up to the next level of classes. Included with beginner classes is something known as Lindy Dojo where instructors stick around to help beginner dancers. The cost for this is included with the beginner series.
Description 8 – Count:
Whether you are brand-new to swing dancing or would like to refine your Lindy Hop technique, this is the class for you. In these four sessions, we'll focus on basic 8-count Lindy Hop moves for the brand-new dancers, but we'll concentrate on good technique and connection so there is always something for more experienced swing dancers, too. This class is one step in our two-step beginner track. You must know all the material in the 6-Count and 8-Count Lindy Hop Basics and Fundamentals Classes before moving to advanced beginner classes. Either beginner class may be taken first. No partner required.
Description 6 – Count:
Whether you are brand-new to swing dancing or would like to refine your Lindy Hop technique, this is the class for you. In these four sessions, we'll focus on basic 6-count Lindy Hop moves for the brand-new dancers, but we'll concentrate on good technique and connection so there is always something for more experienced swing dancers, too. This class is one step in our two-step beginner track. You must know all the material in the 6-Count and 8-Count Lindy Hop Basics and Fundamentals Classes before moving to advanced beginner classes. Either beginner class may be taken first. No partner required.
6 – Count Curriculum:
- Pulse
- Open and Closed Frame (Position)
- Weight Shifts and Triple Steps
- 6 – Count Basic and Rotating Basic
- Tuck Turn
- 6 – Count Circle from Closed
- 6 – Count Circle from Open
- Send Out
- Return to Closed
- Right Side Pass
8 – Count Curriculum:
- Pulse
- Open and Closed Frame (Position)
- Weight Shifts and Triple Steps
- Side by Side 8 – Count Basic
- Follow in Front
- Leader in Front
- 8 – Count Circle from Closed
- 8 – Count Circle from Open
- Swingout from Closed
- Swingout from Open
- Side by Side Charleston Basic
Funky Move Names: Reading the older curriculum a thing that stood out to me at first was the unusual names of some moves. After some thought I realized though it's just because probably some of these names or even the moves themselves may have faded out of the common vernacular. I am thankful though that some of those moves have become unpopular such as "The Drape" from the curriculum I linked or "The Pretzel" from their Swing II curriculum.
Time Commitment: New School Swing asks for 4 one hour classes, whereas GottaSwing asks for 6 hour and a half classes. A total of 4 hours expected for New School Swing and 9 hours expected for GottaSwing it is obvious they have slightly more than twice the time to cover material. However, there is an optional 45 extra minutes each week a beginner student can commit to on top of their courses at New School Swing due to Lindy Dojo, bringing the potential time spent by beginner students to 7 hours.
I would say the advantage GottaSwing had was due to the large time commitment teachers could cover a fairly comprehensive body of material. However the disadvantage from a marketing standpoint is that produces a larger barrier of entry. New School Swing's approach shines in that area because there is an optional component for making more motivated students have a clear avenue to spend extra time to improve.
Emphasis: No partner or experience required is something they both mention from the beginning. The reason why this is important to note is because as an organizer trying to fill classes one of the fastest ways to doing that is removing as many barriers of entry as possible such as apprehensions such as "I don't have a partner" or "I don't have any dance experience".
In terms of Gottaswing's curriculum, it is kind of ambiguous because at the beginning there is an emphasis put on technique, yet the order in which the material is listed out and the disclaimer at the end they also seem to pride themselves on getting through a large number of moves. These two separate values are stated in different places which is a tad jarring. New School Swing also states it values teaching new moves and teaching good technique, however these are stated neatly in one sentence so a prospective or returning student is aware that these two things will happen in class.
Conclusion: Making a guess, I would assume GottaSwing's curriculum catered toward dancers coming off the tail end of the 90's neoswing craze who after watching Malcom X or the Gap Add thought of swing dancing as a series of flashy moves. Take a jam circle from US Open 1999 for example.
An interesting observation is they both share an element of some homogenization. GottaSwing in Boston seems to start individuals off with variations of the 6-count basic and goes into variations. Whereas, New School Swing utilizes the common method of teaching swingouts by starting students doing an 8 count pattern in side by side and continues to work towards the lindy circle, then finally the swingout. In the last two years many people including myself have made complaints about the homogenization of Lindy Hop, but it could be argued it's an ongoing process that dated back to the late 90s.
Previously I erroneously wrote here an assumption that GottaSwing in Washington DC had a relationship with the organization by the same name that previously existed in Boston. That information was a false assumption and has been edited out of the post. My apologizes to Tom Koerner in the comments section of the post and my readers.
Carnation Plaza
Fifty-seven Years Of Magic
Dave a collector of vintage Disneyland photos wrote on his website about Carnation Plaza,
When the Bandstand was moved from Central Plaza over to Adventureland and Magnolia Park, the Carnation Plaza Gardens were constructed and opened on August 18, 1956. A plethora of talent has performed under the tent of this area, including Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Harry James, The Osmond Brothers, Lionel Hampton, Tex Benecke, Cab Calloway, and Stan Kenton.
For those of you not so lucky to be from California, in Disneyland there was this place known as Carnation Plaza, which has been referred to as "The Longest Running Swing Dance Venue". A notable part of the Southern California swing dance scene for years, case in point you can see California swing dance legend Hal Takier dancing to the song Avalon there in 1987.
For a more comprehensive view, there is a small documentary on the topic of Carnation Plaza called "A Stage that Walt Built".
However, here is my personal attempt to give you a glimpse of what Carnation Plaza was and still means to Southern California.
Date Night
Beginning in 1957, Date Nights were a staple of Disneyland culture continuing almost until the 70s. Advertised in local newspapers they were claimed as a way to become a BMOD (Big Man On Dates). In 1967 for $6.50 in the United State one could get 10 rides and full admission to the park which included dancing.
In an article on Mouse Club House, the author Scott Wolf wrote,
Music has always been an important part of the Disneyland experience, with the traditional Disneyland Band performing there since opening day. And while that band remains an essential element of the overall ambience of the park today, on June 28, 1957 things really got swinging! For the first time Disneyland would extend its operating hours until 1am on Friday and Saturday nights for Date Nite, in an attempt to attract young couples as a dating hot spot. Couples could purchase Date Nite discounted tickets which permitted admission only after 5pm. Carnation Plaza Gardens became the chosen central Date Nite location and the local Elliott Brothers band were brought in as the Date Niters who had the ability to perform everything from the slow dances to rock 'n' roll to the "La Raspa," which became a Date Nite tradition.
On Stage Magazine
To give a better picture of what Carnation Plaza was about, here is an article from On Stage magazine, which features an interview with Stan Freese who booked professional swing bands for several years at Disneyland.
The Stage that Walt Built
At Disneyland's Carnation Plaza Gardens, performers can stand in the footsteps of giants.
Stan Freese calls the Carnation Plaza Gardens Stage his "home away from home." That's not too much of a stretch.
Freese has been helping put on shows at the historic Disneyland venue since 1974. Today, he books the professional swing bands that fill the stage every Saturday night. The job never gets old, thanks in large part to Freese's appreciation of the star-studded history of the stage, which opened in 1956.
"This is the longest-running big band stage in the world," he says, rattling off a list of the stars who have graced the venue over the years. The roster includes Cab Calloway, Bob Crosby, Jimmy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Lionel Hampton, Les Brown, Buddy Rich, Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Harry James, Eartha Kitt, and Benny Goodman–whose orchestra was the first big-name group to perform on the stage, back in 1961.
Freese, now 66, enthusiastically hops around the large stage, recreating how things looked when big bands performed there seven nights a week. "Right here is where Louis Armstrong sang 'Hello, Dolly!'" he says. Stepping to his left, he continues: "Over here is where Count Basie and Duke Ellington played the piano. Right on this stage, looking out at the castle."
The "castle," of course, is the famous Sleeping Beauty Castle–the ultimate symbol of Disneyland fun and fantasy–and located "just a stone's throw" from Carnation Plaza Gardens, as Freese puts it. The stage itself is about 20 feet wide and can accommodate 35 to 40 musicians; larger groups spread out onto the terrazzo dance floor. They perform for audiences of up to 150 people under a canopy of gold and burgundy, which adds to the festive atmosphere.
The history and the surroundings only enrich the experience for the student bands, orchestras and choruses that perform on the Carnation Plaza Gardens Stage. "They are walking on hallowed ground, playing in this hallowed venue," says Freese. "They should all know when they come here how exciting this stage really is."
Jim Hahn, director of instrumental music at Tuffree Middle School in Placentia, Calif., has been bringing bands to Disneyland for more than 20 years and understands the importance of sharing the Carnation Plaza Gardens Stage legacy. "Every time we go," says Hahn, "I explain the history of that stage to the kids."
Hahn, a saxophone and clarinet player, performed on the stage himself in 1981 with the Glenn Miller Orchestra. It was the first visit ever to Disneyland for the Philadelphia native. "I was in awe, knowing all the bands that had played that stage," he says. "It was mind-blowing."
Every spring Hahn brings two jazz ensembles to play at Carnation Plaza Gardens; in the fall, he brings a marching band to perform in the Disneyland parade. It's more than history and fond memories that keep him coming back. In Hahn's opinion, everything about the experience is top-notch. "It's nothing short of the Disney standard," he declares.
Hahn has particular praise for the sound quality and the location of the Carnation Plaza Gardens Stage in the bustling heart of Disneyland. "It's a loud stage," says Hahn. "It attracts a lot of people."
The effect never wears off on Hahn. "As many times as I've taken the kids there, it's still–as corny as it sounds—it's still a thrill."
Wendy Shepherd, choral director at Wilson High School in Tacoma, Wash., says the experience of playing Disneyland can be "life-changing" for students. She has been bringing her Scintillation Show Choir to perform on the Carnation Plaza Gardens Stage for 10 years. "As a child, to dream of the magic of Disneyland, and then as a young adult to achieve the goal of performing there and working with the Disney choreographers, is immeasurable," Shepherd says. "I have students who are in their late 20s who Facebook me now, and to this day, recall their experiences, the joy, the achievement of their dream, the way it moved their lives positively."
The thrill has never worn off for Stan Freese, either. Born and raised in Minneapolis, he made his first trip to Disneyland at age 12, when he marched in the parade with his school band. "It was just great," he recalls. "I had no clue I was going to work there." A tuba player, he performed as a soloist in the Soviet Union in 1969. That led to his Disney job interview and his role as leader of the original Disneyland Band, starting in 1971.
In Freese's early days at Disneyland, the Carnation Plaza Gardens Stage was still bringing in national talent for its night-time big-band series. There also was a period in the 1970s and '80s when pop acts like the Osmonds, the 5th Dimension and the Pointer Sisters played there. These days, the evening shows are performed mostly by swing bands that Freese books from Los Angeles, Orange County and as far away as San Francisco.
Whether the performers are professionals or students, they enjoy first-class treatment. Buses come straight off the Santa Ana Freeway into the Disneyland back lot, where students and gear are unloaded. On the back lot, the students can avail themselves of the dressing and rehearsal facilities as they prepare for their big moment on the Carnation Plaza Gardens Stage.
"The whole thing is magic," Freese concludes. "Now it's just up to the kids to have fun and make great music to become part of that heritage."
Walt Disney
A little known fact about Walt Disney is that he was a fan of jazz. In fact in 1935, he produced an animated Disney short named Music Land, which attempted to bridge the gap between classical music and jazz.
As a matter of fact, Walt himself was a patron of Carnation Plaza as well.
Besides supporting Jazz in different ways such as recordings, Disney was friends with many of the musicians who played at his park including Louis Armstrong.
A Sweet Note
While it looks different these days due to recent changes, dancing in Disneyland is still a notable part of the culture of swing dancing in Southern California and of Disneyland itself. I would like to leave you with a quote from the parks founder, Walt Disney,
To all who come to this happy place; welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past …. and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams and the hard facts that have created America … with the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration to all the world. – Walt Disney
A Few Thoughts on Recent Ambidancetrous Discussions
Not too long ago there was a tumblr post on Ambidancetrous advocating the idea of teaching beginner classes where you have students try out both roles. In addition on the blog The Lindy Affair there was an interview with Anne, a member of Yale's ambidancetrous scene where she describes her community.
Positive Results from this Community Discussion
What I enjoyed about these posts is that they encouraged discussion in person, on tumblr, on facebook, and even most recently on the Yehoodi talk show. I took the time to talk to several of my students, dance instructors I am friends with, fellow dancers I know, and even a few non-dancers as to how they would feel about the advantages and disadvantages of teaching in this manner. We also explored the tangental conversations that sprung up from exploring this line of conversation.
What I enjoyed the most is that it seriously challenged my views and methods of how I teach dance, which as an instructor I am always trying to test and improve.
My Views As A Student and Participant in the Swing Dance Community
In a previous post I wrote that a few months after I started dancing as a lead, I took several classes as a follow after being thrust suddenly into a teaching role. Until recently, I had forgotten an important fact: that when I enrolled in these classes, I asked the instructors' permission to take the classes as a male follow. Nothing on the website stated that this was forbidden and neither of the instructors indicated in their speech that I had to choose the role of a lead. Regardless I thought it was the polite thing to do to run it by them first.
When I was learning how to follow, my classmates were generally polite. Once in awhile I would get a question like, "So why are you learning how to follow?" One thing I really appreciated was that I had a few instructors actually point me out in classes and mention what I was doing was a great idea for improving as a dancer. However, there were some notable negative experiences: once I had the unpleasant experience of having a guy outright refuse to dance with me in a workshop class because I was in the rotation as a male follow. Another incident that left a particularly bad taste in my mouth was I when was asked to compete as a lead instead of a follow in a competition because "we don't have enough leads".
Based on my personal experiences I do have to agree that there are definitely social pressures to choose the gendered stereotypes for partnered dancing within classes. There are still a significant amount of instructors, for example, who use gendered language for roles in classes. It is a tad odd for me, a male follow, to be referred to as a lady during class.
As a student or participant in a community, I will fully admit I have a bias. I'm a natural extrovert and it makes me not as empathetic to others as I should be at times. However, I have had to learn as a teacher, that not everyone is as comfortable in an unfamiliar social situation. Most newbies when they are taking their first dance class already have enough apprehensions to deal with; adding onto the heap the idea that people might see them as the odd one in the group could steer them from a role they were curious about in order to fit in with their class and appease anxieties they may have.
I Like My Vegetarian/Vegan Friends
On a tangent I am addressing this post "Why a lead who doesn't follow is like a vegan making barbecue." The author writes about the idea that instructors should know both roles in order to be effective at their job. I agree with this point, please no more classes where I have leads telling me "you just follow" as advice on how to understand that role.
However where I disagree with this blog post is that it implies that you need to pick up the other role to be a better dancer. Learning the other role in swing dancing competently is not the only avenue nor a necessity to becoming a better dancer. I have many
vegetarian/vegan friends and peers who are amazing dancers, as in they compete and place at the big name competitions like ILHC and such. However in spite of being fairly experienced dancers, when they dance in their non-primary role some of them are absolute rubbish.
I'm not going to disagree that learning the other role does provide some advantages, especially in terms of being considerate to individuals in dancing. However I disagree with the tone this post takes where it implies that one is at a serious disadvantage if they do not learn both roles.
My Views As A Teacher in the Swing Dance Community
To give a short background of my teaching experience I have been teaching swing dance for about 3+ years on the East Coast of the United States. Usually local drop-in classes, monthly series, and the occasional one-day workshop out of my local area. As just a general dancer I travel a lot and tend to go to larger national/international competition events and nearby smaller regional events.
What this background means is that as a teacher, skill acquisition and/or improvement for my students is a high priority. For other instructors, creating an inclusive environment where students feel welcome or ensuring their students have fun may be more of a priority. Now I am not saying that I do not factor those other two things in when I teach; in beginner classes making sure my students have fun and are comfortable is my main priority. Beginner classes are the equivalent of sticking your foot in the pool to see if the water is okay, and I know the majority of people taking their first swing dance class aren't there to throw down in a competition the next month. However, making sure that I provide the base fundamentals of the dance I am teaching and allowing my students the opportunity to succeed is something I am not willing to compromise on.
I think that teaching a beginner class with students learning both roles in a 45 min to 1 hour time frame (typical for swing dancing) is not an optimal idea. This is based on my experience as someone who has danced and competed in both lead and follow roles in the last few years, taught beginner classes where people learn both roles, and has been teaching for a few years. This has been further reinforced by discussions I have had with other instructors.Interestingly enough though, for Blues it seems to work perfectly fine.
The main reason why I think it works for Blues and not so much for Lindy Hop is while both dances take a considerable amount of skill to do well, as a new dancer Blues has a lower barrier of entry. Certain dances are easier to social dance at the beginning of one's dance education. In my beginner 6-count swing drop-in dance classes a noticeable portion of my class struggles to do one role barely competently. While there is overlap between the two roles of lead and follow, it is a fact that each role does inherently pose unique challenges. When I have had students trying to tackle all of the challenges of the roles of both lead and follow in a 45 min to 1 hour time span for a typical 6-count swing beginner class, often a notable portion of my class did not get to the level of competency that I am satisfied with as an instructor.
Am I completely against the idea of an ambidancetrous newbie class for Lindy Hop? Nope. I think a beginner 6-count class for Lindy Hop can be taught ambidancetrous if you have more time, such as 1h and 30 minutes and/or if the class has a considerable amount of already experienced dancers in rotation. Another option is teaching a weekly series instead of a drop-in class, because you will have more time to work with students.
Closing Thoughts
Overall while I think exploring the idea of teaching both roles to students in a class is an interesting concept with a potential for positive results such as allowing one to be an effective instructor, gives insight to dancers about the challenges faced by both roles, and addresses issues of gender equality within the swing dance community. However based on my experience an instructor and a dancer who dances both roles I do not believe this should be at the expense of possibly leaving new students not receiving a basic amount of knowledge in their beginner classes.
Aut Inveniam Viam Aut Faciam
I have always wondered if other people in the Hammond Building found it strange to hear the sound of desks sliding and screeching across the floor for over an hour.
About four years ago in State College, Pennsylvania I was a new lead and frustrated that follows I danced with couldn't feel me lead a rock step. The result of that was I decided to take the matter into my own hands. An immobile object wouldn't compensate for my shitty leading, so I drilled leading rock steps on classroom disks at the top floor of the engineering building in an attempt to get my body to understand the feeling of using my body to create a stretch during a rock step.
The Benefits of an Isolated Scene
The running joke in State College was "we were four hours from everything" and with Washington D.C., Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia in that range it wasn't far from the truth. As a scene we had 1 hour classes followed by a usually 2 hour dance twice a week and one monthly large dance. Our big deal event was our semester workshop which had international instructors for absurdly low prices such as $20 dollars for a weekend workshop of 8 classes. While it wasn't the worst situation in the world, it still was no L.A. or Washington D.C. where you have a large community of dancers and regular instruction from nationally recognized instructors.
What it did give us is the gift of forcing those of us who wanted to improve to take ownership of our dancing improvement. We would do stupid things to get in dancing with advanced dancers like leave after colleges classes at like 5pm and drive four hours to Washington D.C. to dance at the Jam Cellar (which at the time as a newbie I was convinced was like the Mecca of dance), stay to the bitter end, and then take shifts driving back to make it home in time for 8 AM classes the next day. I believe I visited Washington D.C. about three different times before I actually saw what it looked like in the daylight.
One memory that stands out in my mind was feeling left out after attending a workshop weekend that during the shim sham I had no idea what it was or how to do it. That became the catalyst which caused me the following week to use the video below and teach myself the entire routine.
The important concept I got from living in a somewhat small/isolated scene is it was not my communities' responsibility or whatever instructors' responsibility to help me to improve, it was mine. If I watched a video and thought I looked like shit there was always a mirror to remind myself of whose fault it is.
The Problem
The problem I have noticed in swing dance communities in general is a sizable portion of dancers are not proactive. What I mean by that is they expect to be spoon-fed and given the answers from instructors. Yes, you can learn that way but it is a slow route and not conducive to getting past intermediate at best. Even worse I would argue you are likely to end up more looking like a poor imitation of another dancer instead of developing your own voice or personality in movement.
I'm not saying to completely abandon teachers or classes, obviously those have value. What I am saying is there is a definite value being able to develop yourself as a dancer outside of formal swing dance class and many of those skills such as being able to visually learn and recreate movement have multifaceted applications. When you have classes as your only source of learning then the material your teacher's present and possibly the social dance floor are your only source of input. However when you choose to attempt to learn something anything you can grasp is a source of inspiration; Frankie Manning, Dean Collins, Willa Mae Ricker, or Jewel McGowan. Even non Lindy Hop sources are game, one dancer I have personally have pulled from is Maurice Mouvet.
Over the years I've had requests for me to teach people some things like swingout variations or solo jazz routines and often my thoughts are, "It's on youtube, you could learn it tonight instead of waiting around for me to show you."
An interesting trend is a lot of amazing dancers (including a few from State College) have always had this attitude in dance and in many cases they actively seek out opportunities to work and collaborate with others outside of a traditional workshop and classroom setting whether that is locally or involves travel. Jon Tigert wrote in his blog about his experience when he was in a tiny remote town in Italy for two and a half months and out of the dance loop. Did he use that as an excuse to rest on his laurels and complain about how there was no one to dance with? Hell no, instead he worked his ass off at improving his quality of movement through solo jazz.
Don't Dream It Be It
Here is my challenge to you dear readers. Take something you have always wanted to learn (within reason, please don't crack skulls learning aerials off of youtube) and do it. No partner? Post a facebook status, ask people in your classes, or worst case scenario work on solo quality of movement. Tranky Doo, Big Apple, or California Routine? There are videos for all of those online. If you actually take me up on my challenge write in the comments about it or even better show me on video or in person. I'll leave you with this quote from Mr. Tigert,
So you are wondering how you can become a better dancer, even if you don't have a partner, or you can't afford classes. Get off your butt, stop reading blogs and watching videos, put in your earbuds and just dance. – Jon Tigert
Teaching Dance In Five Minutes Or Less
Yesterday I was taking a teacher training class ran at Blues Union by Amanda Gruhl and Shawn Hershey in Boston where I faced an interesting challenge. I had do something I have only done once before, which was teach an idea or a concept in five minutes or less. Oh, did I mention it was in the context of Blues dancing which I feel completely unqualified to teach?
Anyways in spite of me having 2+ years of teaching experience in Lindy Hop/Balboa/Collegiate Shag at Penn State and the Central Pennsylvania area this was a definite challenge for myself because;
- This class was almost improvised on the spot, we maybe had ten minutes max to brainstorm a lesson plan.
- I was teaching Blues, a dance that I am not confident of my abilities in. To add to the difficulty this was in front of a crowd of individuals who knew the dance arguably much better than myself.
- The time constraint made the choice of class material a more pertinent issue than usual.
Anyways in the interest of giving you guys some of the insight I received from the class, I want to list a few things I learned from the experience.
Teach What You Know
In the past my most successful classes were ones I had taught literally a dozen times before and knew the material, common mistakes people make, and analogizes that would convey concepts to dancers like the back of my hand. One of the important things that comes from teaching what you know you exude confidence. This is important because students can clearly tell when a teacher is hesitant or unsure about their material.
What you know also does not just entail knowing how to lead or follow a move or concept. It is more along the lines of understanding how the move or concept works and being able to break it down to another person. Understanding why a person will struggle with certain technique aspects of a move or concept and knowing multiple ways to convey the knowledge they need to them mentally and physically are all part of this idea of "knowing" something.
During the teacher training class I saw some people have issues teaching their mini-lessons because they did not predict how people would struggle with the material they chose. One mini-class the teacher had the issue that he was unaware he was doing different variations of the move he was teaching without realizing it until it was pointed out. Unfortunately a lot of learning how individuals struggle with moves or concepts is simply through experience of teaching them and troubleshooting.
Realize and Incorporate Class Constraints
With five minutes as a limit choosing class material which is normally a priority for classes became essential due to the need to convey a concept to a group of students quick and dirty. Candidly I admit that a good portion of teachers (yes even professional international instructors) will ride the struggle-bus when attempting to stay on time for classes. How I usually cheat is by putting an alarm in my phone on silent mode that will go off 5 minutes before class is over.
The time limit is not the only constraint you have to deal with though. Are there mirrors available? Does your class consist of newbies, or advanced dancers, or a mix of mainly newbies with a ringer or two? Have these students had classes with you before? All of these are small details which one can use to slightly tweak their class to better tailor it to students' needs. One mini-class I saw that had an issue was the fact that the teacher while doing a great job of teaching, she chose class material that simply could not be covered in five minutes.
Less is More
One of the mistakes I made in my mini-lesson was when starting the class off with a monkey-see monkey-do exercise I said several things such as "Focus on your arms", "Think about what lines you are making", "Watch yourself in the mirror", and et cetera. However for some of the students that level of information was a lot to process at once and was perceived as overwhelming.
Treating each word you use as a valuable resource, being conscientious of the analogies you use, and limiting the amount of information you provide to your students during each portion of class are essential to being a good teacher. My least favorite classes are when what is supposed to be a dance class turns into a lecture and it was not advertised as a lecture class. The mini-lessons I liked the most during the teacher training class were the ones that gave ample time and rotations to try out and troubleshoot class material.
Never Stop Improving
Last but not least an important part of being a teacher is not getting complacent in your own dancing or teaching abilities. There's always an analogy that you haven't used that can better convey an idea to students. Improving your own dancing provides a better visual example for students to copy. An unfortunate truth is every technical deficiency you have as a dancer your students are visually picking up as well. Another thing I would recommend is talking to other teachers and talking shop, at least for myself I get fun and creative ideas of how to approach teaching that I would never think of.
I would like to hear from all you guys though. Any important ideas/lessons/concepts you've learned about teaching either through being a student or on the battlefield teaching a class yourself?
Handling Drama In Your Swing Dance Community
I used to say with a smile one of the advantages I had being constantly between California and Pennsylvania is the second I started to get involved in any local swing dancing drama I would be boarding a plane and saying goodbye to people for a few months. Now that I am (for now) settled in as a resident of Boston, I can't sing the same tune.
Scene drama is one of those topics that is normally discussed over Skype chat, carpool rides to events, at a host's place after a dance, or over meals. How to handle it though is not something I think that is discussed enough and unchecked it can cause major problems for individuals involved. This is an essential skill if one wants to be a successful organizer, teacher, and et cetera within the swing dance community. However for a dancer in an non-organizational role, I believe this is important as well just to be a positive member of the community.
Organizer Woes
As an organizer in the past I have had to deal with unpleasant things such as:
- Having the police forcibly remove someone from a venue after the individual was told to not to attend any future events due to inappropriate behavior, followed by mountains of paperwork after.
- Telling a dancer who attended a workshop I was helping run to not play with the lights or attempt to climb out the window to play on a rooftop.
- People not doing their assigned jobs and scrambling to find people to cover it (often myself) to make sure everything ran smoothly.
One of the hardest things is dealing with any of those situations and on top of that maintaining a pleasant disposition during the venues or events I am helping to run. Often I have to request things nicely when my preferred method of conversation would be a litany of swear words and crass language.
The one thing that has helped me to remain civil and keep calm in those situations is remembering one important fact, that my actions do not just represent myself but an entire organization. Do I want X dancer thinking that Y swing dance organization is a welcoming, professional, and friendly organization? Yes. In result I shut my trap and later privately vent my frustrations through (ideally) healthy methods.
Byron Alley from swingdynamite out in Ottawa, Canada makes an excellent point which he referred to as the "Rule of Contribution" in a blog post which he wrote,
Always ADD rather than SUBTRACT.
The idea is that in general, you shouldn't seek to replace what's already in the scene–that is, to take people away from the dances, events or classes they're already attending–but rather to fill in the gaps. Obviously there can be exceptions, rare cases such as unqualified instructors teaching dangerous aerials. But it's too easy to get seduced into thinking that whatever you want to offer the community invalidates what other people are doing.
I would like to add that this is an important concept in not just choosing dates for an event or creating one [1], but even in general actions as an organizer. Unless if someone is clearly crossing the line in a matter that needs to be dealt with professionally or in worse cases legally, the better route for dealing things is in a discreet and constructive manner that if criticism has to be given it's toward individuals actions and not towards them as a person.
Personal Woes
As with any community or even a small circle of friends, a person invested in a dance scene long enough will eventually come across some drama ranging from frustration over competition results to romantic interests gone wrong [2]. I can confidently say nearly every dancer has had the moment of, "Well shit, is now my local dance scene going to be uber awkward for me because of X" where X can be a bad breakup, one got in a major fight with a friend due to a bad housing situation at a swing dance event, and the list could go on.
I can't go into every specific situation due to time constraints but I think (with exceptions) most drama issues can be solved by; discretion, empathy, and respect.
Discretion: By discretion I mean unnecessarily involving people into the problem at hand and/or airing dirty laundry to the point it becomes common gossip [3]. The latter may give one a sense of immediate gratification due to venting, however the opportunity cost of the long term consequences 99% of the time outweigh the short term benefits.
Empathy: This is the ability understand and relate to the feelings of another, but in terms of dealing with drama this means incorporating your actions to deal and account for that. People will occasionally do off the wall and crazy things, however often there is a reason for it and having the patience and understanding to handle it to the best of one's own abilities is not the easiest thing. I will fully admit as a person who likes being frank and dealing with things on the spot a big weakness of mine is having difficulty to empathize with non-confrontational individuals.
Respect: It's fairly easy to get in the mindset of vilifying individuals and thinking "Because they are doing this, my life is sucks". An important fact to remember is that this person or people are human beings and they have reasons for those actions. Even if you feel the actions they have done to you are irreconcilable at the very least you should ideally take the higher route and be civil at least out of respect for the individuals who everyone involved has to interact on a routine basis with.
Closing Thoughts
While handling drama as an organizer has an added difficulty of being a representative for an organization I still believe for any dancers in the swing dance community the importance to dealing with it is respect for anyone involved and respect for the local community.
I'd like to add on a more personal note that if you struggle with this, don't feel alone. I am not a saint by any stretch and I have made my fair share of mistakes as an organizer and a regular dancer dealing with these type of matters. What I try to do to reconcile that though is look back on decisions or mistakes I have made in the past and use them as learning experiences to better myself as a person.
While I would love to go into detail and share personal stories that I have learned things from one of the downsides of losing anonymity is one of the people in those stories might stumble across it. General advice I can give is if you really need to vocalize negativity about someone having a close friend who you know is a trusted confidant that you can vent to or writing (in a private document/book, not a public blog) are excellent sources of stress relief.
Lastly, if you have any stories of dealing with difficult drama situations in your local swing dance community and had a valuable learning experience you would think benefit others I encourage you to share it here in the comment section or even with friends in your local community just to give friends perspective.
[1]: If I had to list one of the bigger mistakes I made as an organizer when I was at Penn State it would be arrogantly assuming taking away things and adding new things to that local scene would automatically work. Due to inexperience I had the mentality of, "This is how they did things in southern California and because that area produced awesome dancers, this is how it should be done."
[2]: A good addition to the running joke of "You know you are a swing dancer when…" list would be if you have ever had the conversation about the issue that if you date a non dancer they are unlikely to understand your crazy dance lifestyle, but if you date a dancer and it doesn't work out then your local scene can potentially become own your personal hell.
[3]: Side Soapbox Rant: Guys, if you and a girl in a scene don't work out attempting to refer to your ex in public as "crazy" or slut shaming her makes you look like an utter asshole to not just any women in the scene, but to many of us guys as well. Women, this is not cool as well however in my experience i've noticed this behavior unfortunately more as a pattern of people from my own gender.


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Engine light and ABS light came on as soon as we pulled out from Uhal so we prayed for the best and luckily we made it thru our move.
In general for U-Haul contracts. There could be a differnt policy for short delays.
I was late for one hour and led to a full day charge. There could be half day charge if you are late less than 2 hours late.
We had requested a truck for two days. We had gone to the location to solidify our order and were assured by the employee present that we would have the vehicle for two days. "It won't be a problem." When we went to pick it up, however, we were told we had to have it back in 20 hours. We stated that we were to have it for two days and the employee, who was the owner, said that wasn't possible and there was nothing he would do. We were being penalized because we wanted to pick up and drop off our truck at the same location.
There was only one worker at the location. He was friendly, but unable to assist my needs. There was misinformation given to me by the people who worked at the 800 number and instead of him calling direct and getting everything sorted out, he had me call and waste 45 minutes of my time getting transfered a million times and hung up on twice! So not happy with this expierience. The worker had a good attitude, but was extremely lazy!
I never received the original invoice from pickup location because their printer was down. They said a copy would be sent to my email, but never received. Can you help or do I need to go back there??
I spent a few minutes figuring out how to adjust the side mirrors. I finally went back in for help and found out they were manual and I needed help adjusting them.. If the guy hadn't helped, it would have taken me quite a while to do myself, and seeing out them is obviously saftey necessary... Also, the seat did not shift up far enough for me being short... (Cargo van) a booster or something would have helped. Other than these two things everything was great!
My experience with Uhaul was 100% fantastic. The pick up and drop off was much easier than I expected and the guys working at the store were great. I was impressed with how helpful they were in making my move smooth and headache free. Bobby was especially observant of all my needs, a stellar chap for sure. I wish all customer service representatives would be a replica of his character and professionalism.
When I returned vehicle I followed the gas guide provided on invoice. I needed to return with 3/8 of a tank (tank was almost empty). Guide said add 12 gallons. When I did this , gauge then said 5/8 full. A call to the 800 number said too go back to location for an adjustment. I was told nothing could be done and the call center "was a pain in the ass" for telling me this. No satisfaction whatsoever. This appears to be a scam to get vehicles returned with excess gas-saving Uhaul a lot of $ over the course of many returns. Curious to see other customer complaints along these lines. Probably will find an alternative rental next time.
Uhaul staff met our needs when we asked for our truck rental a day early from our original reservation. They ensured us that they could make it happen and they did! Thanks guys.
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I made a reservation for a 24 hour rental of a 14' truck. I was told I could pick up the truck between 4:15 PM and 7 PM on Saturday. I arrived around 6 PM and the first thing I was told was "we probably don't have a truck for you because we are overbooked". Then your associate pulled up my reservation and said "we don't have a truck for you because you scheduled a 24 hour reservation and the only truck we have must be back by 9 AM. I explained that I am need the truck for early Sunday morning prior to your business opening and that is why I reserved the truck to be picked up Saturday evening. The associate told me I can not have the truck becasue it is reserved for someone else on Sunday morning. The conversation got ugly and he finally agreed to give me a truck as previously committed per the reservation BUT he told me that if I didn't return the truck prior to 9 AM I would be charged for two days of rental. I had people scheduled to help on Sunday morning but they were not available to help Saturday night. My company had a booth at the Westmoreland Fair Grounds and I had to remove the appliances from the fairgrounds by noon on Sunday. I called the fairgrounds and was told they permitted me to remove the appliances I had at the fairgrounds after midnight but I had no one available to help move these appliances and this is at least a two person job. I called around and found an acquaintance who would help me if paid him. I paid him $40.00 to assist me to pick up these appliances from the fairgrounds. Not only did this cost me additional money becasue your company refused to honor the reservation even though I had guaranteed the reservation with my credit card and would have been billed for the rental if I had not picked up the truck.
I consider your business practices to be unethical and very possibly illegal. I will be filing a formal complaint with the Better Business Bureau and the PA State Attorney General's office.
I reserved a van for two days, but when I arrived to pick the van up, I was told that I only had it for one day. This totally disrupted our plans for moving, and caused us to move thru the night to be able to return the van the next day.
The person at the store was not apologetic. He said that the person establishing reservations did not know the availability in his store. I said that was ridiculous. He just shrugged. I will never use that particular store again.
I found all employees I spoke with extremely knowledgable and friendly. U-Haul made our move a good experience!
Uhaul staff was friendly, helpful and professional. The car trailer suited my needs well. This place gets busy on weekends and sometimes you have to wait.
quick easy process, vehicle was very clean.
Bob the ASST Mgr was the very best
Have more than one customer service agent at the counter.
Waited in line for an hour. Only had one person working the counter. Delayed the move.
The truck was clean and ran well.
Should have been told to return agreement or 30$ charge. Had my husband not seen that on the door we would have just left the key.
Make sure vehicle goes straight before renting it to a customer, made u-haul aware of the problem they just got an attitude with me when I mentioned it to them. Make sure tires are properly inflated before renting as well, couldn't see out of the windows they were so dirty! Won't be going back! $128 for terrible service
Truck drove like shit all over the road filled truck up when returned and was still charged for fuel. Never again
POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE!! Every time we walked in the place it seemed as though we were bothering the staff. We bought all of our moving supplies from U-Haul. Spending close to $1000.00 on supplies for the move. We were to have the truck back at 7:00 PM….when the unloaders did not have it unloaded by then. The truck was returned at 8:45…they were closed. They charged us for 2 trucks for two more days…including insurance. The store manager would not reverse the charges. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND!
Truck was not in good running condition. No response back from management. Customer Service should be better.
I used a 10 ft truck. The fuel level was a tad below the full mark but marked full. The The Went approx 28 miles. I was made to put almost 6 gallons of fuel back to get it reurned correctly. Basically saying the truck got 4.6 miles to the gallon. I think something is seriously wrong. Not that this complaint will be taken very seriously. It isn't right. I have rented trucks many times this was first time I have ever complained.. But something isn't correct either the recording of the fuel or the equipment.
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From what I could tell it would only allow 1 phone pairing at a time and if you pair your phone and you have a Bluetooth headset paired with the phone, you need to ensure the headset is off and not broadcasting while you are using iFusion.
Another gotcha can be if you have your iPhone connected to your car and your wife or husband starts the car and your phone has a higher priority than theirs, you might loose the Bluetooth from the iFusion to the car.
We have a BMW and it allows you to select which phone will take priority when you start the car so that if you want your phone to be the one it pairs with even if you have another paired phone in the car.
Since our cars in the garage are close and within Bluetooth range, sometimes my phone will switch over to the car when my wife takes my car. Not all the time but certainly something to think about especially if you use for business a lot.
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|Sharon Mitchell
| January 18, 1956
New Jersey, United States
|5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
|No. of adult films
|512 films and 29 as director (IAFD)
|Sharon Mitchell
| January 18, 1956
New Jersey, United States
|5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
|No. of adult films
|512 films and 29 as director (IAFD)
Sharon Mitchell (born January 18, 1956) is a former erotic actress, with a pornography career spanning over two decades. In 1998 she founded the Adult Industry Medical Health Care Foundation, which tested hundreds of adult film performers per month before a 2011 lawsuit led to the clinic's closure.
An adopted only child, raised Catholic, and briefly married at age 17, she was an Off-Broadway actress and dancer who toured with the Martha Graham company, before becoming an adult actress in the mid-1970s.[1]
During her career in hardcore adult films, she appeared in over 200 movies and directed 38. She made many appearances as a bondage model in underground magazines and, in the 1990s, made the transition from sex films to bondage and S&M videos, nearly always playing the role of a dominatrix.
She is a member of the AVN Awards Hall of Fame,[2] Legends of Erotica[3] and XRCO Hall of Fame.[4]
As an erotic performer, Mitchell was a soft butch lesbian. She also performed sex scenes with men (often as part of a bisexual threesome with another female performer), but this was usually in her early career. She contracted herpes, chlamydia and trichomoniasis during her career.[5]
During her adult work, Mitchell was addicted to heroin for nearly two decades,[1] a condition she eventually overcame. She contracted hepatitis from needle use.[5] She subsequently referred to her 16-year addiction to heroin as her "blackout years."[6]
Mitchell had a relationship with production assistant and adult actress Tigr Mennett that was the basis of the 1986 movie Kamikaze Hearts.[7]
On March 30, 1996, she was attacked and raped by a stalker who almost killed her. After that incident, she briefly left the sex industry, only to return to make sporadic appearances until retiring permanently in 2003,[1] and earned a Ph.D. from the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality.[8] She was the Director of the Adult Industry Medical Health Care Foundation, which she established in 1998 until it closed its doors in May 2011.
Sharon Mitchell is one of twenty-five women of the golden era of adult films featured in the 2012 book, by author Jill C. Nelson, entitled: Golden Goddesses: 25 Legendary Women of Classic Erotic Cinema, 1968-1985, published by BearManor Media.[9]
After the end of her adult career, Mitchell obtained a degree in human sexuality from the San Francisco-based Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality.[13]
In 1998, she founded the Adult Industry Medical Health Care Foundation, an organization which provided information and STD testing to workers in adult entertainment. As of 2004, they were testing 1,200 adult performers a month.[14] In 2011, a security breach led to over 12,000 adult performers' personal information being released publicly.[15] A privacy breach lawsuit was filed against the institute and they closed their doors in May, 2011.[16]
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