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May 28, 2009
all the single ladies!
Posted by dogpossum on May 28, 2009 8:34 PM in the category lindy hop and other dances | Comments (2)
There's been a bit of talk about gender and roles in swing on twitter today. As you might expect, there are some teachers who don't approve of men following and women leading, and then there are some (fully sick) teachers who do approve.
I'm a bit iffy about some 'girls routines' and 'boys routines' getting about. But these have reminded me of their awesomeness.
Know Beyonce's clip for 'Single Ladies'?
Well, these lads really know it:
(They do it here too, bringing it a little more... bet it's a queer crowd...)
Posted by dogpossum on May 28, 2009 8:34 PM in the category lindy hop and other dances
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Posted by: Kate at May 28, 2009 11:13 PM
Oh my god! Those guys rock, they are sooooo good. Thanks Sam for finding this and sharing it. I loves it.
As a former and hopefully future teacher, I'm all about men following and women leading. Mixing up standard gender roles in swing = win.
Posted by: Kate at May 28, 2009 11:13 PM
Posted by: kait at May 30, 2009 10:39 PM
wahoo, the color purple broadway touring crew is coming through here sometime next year -- that makes an AWESOME advertisement! (i didn't realize it was a musical 'til that made me look.)
y'know, now that i think about it... i started in a scene where guys teaching with guys and girls with girls wasn't frequent, but it happened. i can remember being a little resentful for a while because two of the guys were much better follows than me - the galling part wasn't "guys who follow", it was that they were also some of the best leads in town and it's just not fair to have BOTH roles locked up!
Posted by: kait at May 30, 2009 10:39 PM
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