I had the pleasure of meeting Stephanie last Camp Hollywood and she has quite the story to share! From her introvert journey to her dance understanding and being an instructor now was so cool to hear! Hope you enjoy!

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About 1 year ago, I filmed the very first episode of the podcast with Blake and Grace but the footage got lost. Luckily, we filmed another one and it was such a fun and amazing time! They spoke about their dance journeys, their routines, and this pretty darn hilarious prank they pulled on me! Hope you enjoy!

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I had the awesome opportunity to speak with Pate about his connection to Jazz and Afro movement! We got to speak of our joint African connection to the dance, his experience in the dance community and his research! Enjoy! Don't forget to subscribe if you haven't already and hit "Going" on our Facebook event below! LInks: FB Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/3581875942048527 Event website: https://socalsummerswingout.wordpress.com/ IG Page: https://www.instagram.com/socalsummerswingout/ Music Links: https://linktr.ee/PappaD

Today we have 3 single swing dancers who hopped on the podcast to talk about dating in the scene, what they are looking for, and their dance journeys! If any of them appeal to you, feel free to reach out to them on IG below:

Taya: https://www.instagram.com/lynnepriori/

Rachel: https://www.instagram.com/rachelmaryluv/

Juan: https://www.instagram.com/saint.looney.tattoo/

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Kenny Nelson is a veteran of the lindy hop community and he shares some of his best insight on how to grow the scene, community tools that help and a multiltitude of links that will inform us of the root of the dance. Highly recommend everyone check out the links below and support Swingin Denver!

Sam Caroll's Blog - https://samanthacarroll.com/index.html Blog: https://thehomeofhappyfeet.com/ Book: Steppin' on the Blues: The Visible Rhythms of African

American Dance (Folklore and Society) Paperback – March 1, 1996 by Jacqui Malone (Author) Book: Jazz Dance: A History of the Roots and Branche Book: Waltzing in the Dark: African American Vaudeville and Race Politics in the Swing Era Quote: "I Pay my People"- Duke Ellington https://dogpossum.org/ https://www.azquotes.com/quote/527793 “The term vernacular refers to dance performed to the rhythms of African American music; dance that makes those rhythms visible.”

More on Kenny: https://www.swingindenver.com/blog/ https://www.instagram.com/swinginden/ https://www.instagram.com/p/C2iGAfMOrKT/ Take "Your identity is attached to it and that's a disruption." What could be the "it" he refers to could be me and others grappling with growing up on East Coast Swing/Jitterbug being the first thing you learn coming into a swing dance class, then teaching it because we never questioned why or why not, then grappling with how your dance identity is tied to it and the feelings that might arise

Many people around the country know Bert as the friendly dancer who dances with everyone! I sat down with him to learn more about his incredible travels and his experiences in other scenes. Enjoy! Sorry that there isn't any video as the video file got corrupted :/

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Many people around the country know Bert as the friendly dancer who dances with everyone! I sat down with him to learn more about his incredible travels and his experiences in other scenes. Enjoy!

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Happy New Year everyone! Thank you for your patience as I worked on ramping up the podcast for you all! Great new things coming so stay tuned for those updates as each episode drops!

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I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Mishu today where we explored his dance journey, his work a physicist, and a lot about his journey in emotional awareness and intelligence. We talked about how it related to dance and competition, overall looking at Empathy. We got deep into the emotions of dance and answered questions so hopefully you enjoy!

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