Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 3:15 pm
Ahhh.... Good ol' N'awlins. The city that care forgot.
Our scene got a late start when you compare us to the rest of the nation. (Lindy hadn't really been introduced until around 2000.) Our scene is pretty small, but we make up for it with music that is second to none, (sorry Dave).
Lindy Hoppers have existed on nothing but live music since the scene began. However, the music that is provided to 'the dancers' at our regular dance venue(s) has not always been the best for lindy hopping and our dancing has stagnated because of it. (Starting in a few weeks, we'll have a weekly DJd dance however.)
We really only have one night a week of dancing right now, (Wednesdays). There are traditionally around 10-15 Lindy Hoppers in the room and 100+ EC dancers. However for large events, and workshops, we get 70+ Lindy Hoppers.
It's a bit sad, but the music that New Orleans is famous for, hardly makes it into the dance floor. Most of the music we see at our weekly venue is blues & Boogie Woogie. We're hoping the DJd dance will cure that.
Most of the lindy hoppers are found out and about in the city, dancing to live jazz in clubs with little or no dance floor in packs of 6-8 dancers.
Our scene got a late start when you compare us to the rest of the nation. (Lindy hadn't really been introduced until around 2000.) Our scene is pretty small, but we make up for it with music that is second to none, (sorry Dave).
Lindy Hoppers have existed on nothing but live music since the scene began. However, the music that is provided to 'the dancers' at our regular dance venue(s) has not always been the best for lindy hopping and our dancing has stagnated because of it. (Starting in a few weeks, we'll have a weekly DJd dance however.)
We really only have one night a week of dancing right now, (Wednesdays). There are traditionally around 10-15 Lindy Hoppers in the room and 100+ EC dancers. However for large events, and workshops, we get 70+ Lindy Hoppers.
It's a bit sad, but the music that New Orleans is famous for, hardly makes it into the dance floor. Most of the music we see at our weekly venue is blues & Boogie Woogie. We're hoping the DJd dance will cure that.
Most of the lindy hoppers are found out and about in the city, dancing to live jazz in clubs with little or no dance floor in packs of 6-8 dancers.