SwingDJs

I always thought that the jitterbug stroll was choreographed originally to Woodchopper's Ball by Woody Herman. Another thing that most folks don't seem to know about the JBS: it works way better if you dance it in a circle rather than lines all facing the same direction. Everyone starts facing in fo...

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There are many versions on Emusic, including one by George Gee. I have a good rendition from the Pasadena Roof Orchestra off their 25th Anniversary Album. On Emusic here.

Lookin' forward to it!

There's been some serious work from psychologists around defining and understanding the concept of flow. Somewhat less so from swing DJs. I'm a relatively beginner DJ, still learning what sort of transitions and flow works in my scene. To try and test my own understanding, I would love to hear from ...

I'm gathering a mix for my lindy hop practice group that starts at about 100 bpm and maxes out at 250, in increments of 5 or so. So far I've found plenty of solid tracks up to about 220 bpm, but am now realizing that there is a gap in my collection between 220 and 250 (the 250 bpm track being: Jumpi...