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I recommend you see a medical professional and/or a physical therapist.

However, based on your description you may have the symptoms of plantar-fasciitis. If that is the case I recommend getting one of these for calf stretches.

Baby, It's Cold Outside is plausibly not about sexual assault but a seduction where both parties know exactly what's up. See Metafilter, previously. A lot depends on the singers, too: Tom Jones and Keris from Catatonia clearly both want it, for example (Keris: "bloody freezin, innit?"). Carsie Blanton changed the most suspect lyric to "the answer is maybe", which helps a bit.

That's a lot of data and a lot of questions. Are you really sure you need all that info?

Read The Lean Startup by Eric Ries, this will help you save time.

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Democratic

2. pertaining to or characterized by the principle of political or social equality for all

Literally

4. in effect; in substance; very nearly; virtually

Usage note

Since the early 19th century, literally has been widely used as an intensifier meaning “in effect, virtually,” a sense that contradicts the earlier meaning “actually, without exaggeration”: The senator was literally buried alive in the Iowa primaries. The parties were literally trading horses in an effort to reach a compromise.The use is often criticized; nevertheless, it appears in all but the most carefully edited writing. Although this use of literally irritates some, it probably neither distorts nor enhances the intended meaning of the sentences in which it occurs. The same might often be said of the use of literally in its earlier sense “actually”: The garrison was literally wiped out: no one survived.

I just messaged Jonathan Stout to get an answer. It's actually an original tune, "A Mellow Bit of Rhythm" by Michael Gamble. You can find it on the "Michael Gamble & The Rhythm Serenaders" self titled album.

I see in the original post you mention that you prefer free software, but I'd also like to mention two non-free applications that are indispensable for me.

Like many other Swing dance DJs, I use one application to organize-and-preview songs, and another application for playing songs. I'm on a Mac, and the two applications I use are:

<strong>Swinsian</strong> for previewing. Swinsian has a similar layout as iTunes and iTunes-like apps. It's been very fast and flexible for me. Over the last decade or so, it's been the one application I've used the longest. The developer has been responsive to feature requests and bug fixes. In addition, Swinsian has supported FLAC for a long time, which is a requirement for me.

<strong>Embrace</strong> for playing. Embrace was created by a social dancer for DJing social dances. I've been using it for a few months now, and I really love it. It has a very simple interface, and many built-in features that are specifically created for DJing a social dance. My favorite feature is the ability to set the duration of silence in between each track. With Embrace I can have it auto-stop after every song, so that I manually start each track—this is my preferred way to DJ.

I hope this helps!

During the improv sections, the trumpet, trombone, and guitar are certainly swinging (or not swinging) however and whenever they want, because they can.

The rhythm section - the banjo, steel guitar, and drums - are not swinging. You can check this by tapping your foot to the constant beat and noticing that every banjo strum/drum hit lands at the same time as your foot - that's straight time quarter notes aka "four on the floor," with no swinging eighth notes nor triplets. At no time are they emphasizing or favoring the "back end" of the beat, a la dotted-eighth + sixteenth or quarter + eighth triplet rhythm.

Mind you, I don't really care if it's of the Swing genre or not; I'm no gatekeeper. But OP's original observation was that the backing rhythm is not swung is correct. I'd be happy to lindy to it all the same.

Just to be clear, wax cylinders were way before jazz altogether. The first accepted jazz recording, from 1917, was recorded on a 78. And swing as such wasn't a genre in its own right for another 15 years or so, depending on who you ask. So jazz on wax cylinder is interesting to be sure! But more anachronistic than historic.

I agree that some people in the swing scene (and this sub) tend to be a little purist. The mentality tends to be, if you want to dance swing, you should listen to swing. Otherwise there is west coast.

There are 2 DJs in my scene (I'm one of them) that experiment with other songs to see if they work. Not all of them will be entirely appropriate but they can be fun near the end of the night.

Electro Swing for Dancing

Be careful with these songs. Use them at the end of the night and sparingly. And in general I feel the majority of the set should be classic swing songs. And definitely keep it classic for the beginning of the night especially if there is a swing introduction lesson that some scenes do.

You could also have a go with rock and roll songs. Have a go with a rock pattern (big in France). It's like east coast with triple steps instead of step step and body movement is...bigger.

I've recently been getting into live bands. They do covers of swing songs and maybe some originals. Check out The Acoustic Swing Quartet, The Spicy Pickles, Tres Bien, Gordon Webster, or The Solomon Douglas Swingtet.

He might sticky it for a while but the nature of a sticky is that it changes when there's something new and worth considering.

Adding it to the subreddit's wiki would be a better option but in terms of traffic outside of reddit I think a blog is still much better. If he likes it, the best would probably be to provide a link to the wordpress page.

When you feel like it, register on https://wordpress.com/ and PM me your username or email, and I will add you as owner of the blog.

Ik hou van "Stacy Adams" schoenen. Velen hebben leren zolen, wat geweldig is om te dansen. Je kunt ze vinden op Amazon Duitsland.

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Désolé si vous êtes Wallon, mais si vous êtes Belge, vous devriez au moins lire aussi le Flamand... ;)

Capezio makes dance shorts. I have their straight across and boy short. I think I'm up to 2x Vfront, 3x straight across black, 1x purple, 1xtan/nude https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002KIBLI0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_rQcNCbDAK14VC

I size up 1 size from my regular to avoid panty lines since I'm not wearing them over a leotard.

This is a work in progress by a bunch of Catalan dancers (and it's in Catalan) but explains a lot about musicality in swing dancing:

https://sites.google.com/site/swingthismusic/

Impressive work. It's a shame that translate.google.com doesn't work with this site, I don't know if the automatic translation in chrome will work (I don't know how to activate it, as I don't need it).

Made ours with node/express/stylus/jade, but that's only because I use it in my dayjob so I'm extremely comfortable with it. No front-end framework.

I also made it database-less. The news and events update automatically from facebook, the music from spotify, and any other dynamic stuff like registration, schedule and course descriptions is managed with contentful

Any modern well-designed service can handle spikes in activity by dynamically scaling the number of virtual servers available to handle the load. The most popular way to implement this is with Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud.

I have a speaker similar in size to what you linked to: it works really well inside, in small rooms, but I've been underwhelmed when I've tried to use it outside. Like, if only one or two couples are dancing and can crowd around it, then great; otherwise, less good.

I've seen people get better results with "tailgate" or "party" size speakers, although I don't have one myself. They're not supposed to be carried in hand, but rather rolled around. This one has good reviews on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/ION-Audio-Tailgater-Portable-Bluetooth/dp/B00SNBCBGE/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1529953422&amp;sr=8-5&amp;keywords=tailgate+speakers

Good luck!

>"When the band would see real fine dancers, the musicians would try to become a part of what they were doing. Really, the dancers inspired the musicians and vice versa. If the musicians did something exceptional, it inspired the dancers to do something exceptional, and then the dancers would inspire the musicians to do even more. It was a party, it was the best."

-- Legendary jazz singer Joe Williams. From <em>Swingin at the Savoy</em>, Norma Miller / Evette Jensen (1996), p. 215

Ok, that first image cannot possibly be day to day wear for anyone. I wear platforms like this: https://www.amazon.com/CYNLLIO-Womens-Gothic-Platform-Booties/dp/B08FMBGMF1/ref=mp_s_a_1_12?keywords=platform%2Bboots&amp;qid=1665466383&amp;qu=eyJxc2MiOiI5Ljc1IiwicXNhIjoiOS42MCIsInFzcCI6IjguNjkifQ%3D%3D&amp;sr=8-12&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1

They're not a solid block, they are flexible at the arch, but yea all that extra flex force I'm putting on them is definitely why they're getting destroyed.

Thank you for the resource! It's hard to find good dance wear shops just by googling, and I will definitely check that out.

There were no lessons or workshops, not for Lindy Hop or other dances like that. Have you read Frankie Manning's Autobiography? It goes through how he learned to dance.

If the braids are thick enough, try Spin Pins! They probably have them in the hair section of your local large grocery store or chain pharmacy and they're pretty awesome!

You might find better success with a removable product like dance socks or bands. Here's an example band (I have not tried this specific product): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09M9VC88X/

Anyone able to contact the author? I found several libraries that seem to have it in Canada and New York. Anyone able to pick it up? Swing Book

I think everyone has had some good things to say so far. With one of the key factors is listening to the music, as functor7 had mentioned.

The thing I think most people lack if they are building personal style, is the ability to dance solo. My advice is to just let go of your need for a partner and dance it out of the dance floor... alone.

I feel like we get in the comfort with having a partner to fall-back on, that without them, we feel awkward just dancing solo. This goes hand in had with listening to music, because like a partnership, you can have a conversation with the music and move to how you want to move. Get comfortable with it, and you'll soon develop your own dance identity IMO.

Also forget the fact that you have to worry about connection and all that jass. Try dancing solo with another person and stay connected to them through everything but physical contact. That means, eye contact, motion, dance movement, improvisation, call and response (you see what they are doing, and respond with your own). Technically you are still dancing with a partner, it's just not through a direct physical connection.

And just to pimp out a video my blog partner took, https://vimeo.com/29887155 Near the end, is a good (but short) example of how solo dancing can still be connected with your partner :)

Great question. I am currently also getting into the DJing side of things.
I got myself an external soundcard so I can preview music. I bought a Behringer UCA202, but you can buy cheaper ones.
Software: I trialed Traktor, Virtual DJ, but landed with the open source and free software MIXXX. http://www.mixxx.org/
It's really good and was the only one I got everything set up actually.

There is a problem with electro swing music is that most of it is at 128 bpm and in most cases only takes light influence from classic swing music. With a greater take from House. Having said that, Here are some electro swing tracks that you <em>can</em> dance to.

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For anyone wondering Framagenda is basically nextcloud calendar.

I think it's been pretty conclusively shown that 'political correctness' or 'wokeness' or whatever you want to call it is predominantly a middle-class phenomenon. In my opinion, it's old school middle class moral panics given a progressive sheen.

It also has a lot to do with middle class fetishization of 'authenticity' - there's very much an idealized past that has been constructed and mythologized. What this ignores is that swing and many other African-American dances came from the sort of places many middle-class white people wouldn't be caught dead in even today.

For example - when people talk swing history, barely anyone brings up the fact that one of the ancestors of Lindy Hop was a dramatization of an argument between a prostitute and a pimp (which came to America from France, incidentally). Sources on the internet are a bit spotty but I learned of it in this book. The fact that this is the case opens a whole can of worms that I'm not sure many in the community would like to confront.

I actually used an app to slow down the music. You just need to get a local copy of the song on your phone and the app will play it at whatever speed you want. This is the app I used on Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.martianstorm.temposlowmo

To shed some light on your first question, there is a very relevant section in The Language of the Blues: From Alcorub to Zuzu by Debra Devi:

> To be hip is to be aware of what's happening in pop culture, in music, and in world events. Hip has been traced by linguist David Dalby to the Wolof word hipi, which means "to open one's eyes" and "to be aware of what's going on". The Wolof language includes an agentive suffix, -kat, which means "person". Add "kat" to "hipi" and you get the Wolof word for a conscious person who knows what's going on - a hipi-kat or "hepcat." In the 1930's, one of the first African-American radio DJs, Texan Lavada Durst, became famous for the swing music he played and his fast jive on-air patter. He called himself Dr. Hepcat. Swing-era hepcats evolved into the hipsters of the 1950s and the hippies of the 1960s.

While I wouldn't say that this is the definitive answer to your question, I hope it points you in the right direction in your search.

the information listed on the youtube video leads me to Amazon or iTunes

Some friends of mine recommended these.

It's a very popular style right now in and out of the dance community- oxford/brogues with a white sneaker-looking sole. I can't speak for what Felipe is wearing, but if you search for "brogue sneaker" on amazon you'll see a million. I know at least one dancer who wears Cole Haan's version: https://smile.amazon.com/Cole-Haan-Grand-Tour-Wing/dp/B01I47RI0U/

This is the easiest method I've used to suede my shoes: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CBJLPMA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_cdC8CbF0397BS

Also recommend buying used Allen Edmonds or a brand of dress shoes that have leather soles. I've picked up a few pairs on eBay for $60-90US

I'm sure they'll be some Youtube videos out there but this dvd from Daniel Newsome and Giselle Anguizola definitely covers them.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ultimate-Lindy-Hop-Fundamentals-Essential/dp/B003B56IE8/ref=sr_1_8?s=dvd&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1549891120&amp;sr=1-8&amp;keywords=swing+dance

Shoe stretchers

https://www.amazon.com/KevenAnna-Premium-Professional-Wooden-Stretcher/dp/B01A6VM1AO/ref=asc_df_B01A6VM1AO/?tag=hyprod-20&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=198055185038&amp;hvpos=1o1&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=11495721528978759643&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9061299&amp;hvtargid=pla-348849563209&amp;psc=1

I picked up a pair of Tommy Hilfiger Sneakers at Ross for like $25. They have a fuzzy sole for some reason on the toe and heel of the shoe. They're not super slippery but they do have just enough give even on crappy dance floors to make dancing fairly easy. Anyway, I've been surprisingly happy with them. I couldn't find any sneakers with that specific sole on their website, but they do have them on Amazon. I think they're worth keeping an eye out for.

https://www.amazon.com/Tommy-Hilfiger-Powen2-White-Medium/dp/B01M7RRKV1/ref=sr_1_98

One need not look very far to see that blackface is a sensitive issue in many countries outside of the U.S., Wikipedia breaks it down by country: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackface I am sad to read these words that you write - that the world does not care about degrading black people. I would encourage you to read more about the history of this dance, perhaps you will appreciate more the roots of the dance and develop more empathy for your fellow humans. I'll even give you a recommendation - I am enjoying this book right now, because it gives a lot of context to set up the story of how the Charleston came to exist as a dance and because the author writes with genuine interest and excitement for this topic: https://www.amazon.com/Doin-Charleston-American-Popular-Orphanage/dp/0615852033 Thanks to Bobby White for the recommendation via the Swungover blog. In spite of what you may believe, this issue is bigger than the US, it is not a self-contained issue, and I would encourage you to look outside of yourself, Russia, or whatever seems to be holding you to this unwavering opinion for more information.

I have one of these: https://www.amazon.com/1byone-Bluetooth-Wireless-Bathroom-Visceral/dp/B01FHELB56

And it will tell you if you are gaining fat, muscle or retaining water, and allow you to track a graph over time. Very handy to see if you are gaining muscle, or just eating more because of increased appetite due to exercise.

Also, any kind of bent leg posture like African dance or Lindy Hop will shorten the hamstrings and cause lower back pain. It's just something you need to keep counteracting with stretching.

Recently bought and read Norma Miller's book "Swingin' at the Savoy" after the Harlem Swing Dance Society paid a visit to Baltimore. https://www.amazon.com/Swingin-at-Savoy-Norma-Miller/dp/1566398495

Really interesting look into the history and the life of one of 'the greats' - and tangentially includes stories about a lot of the rest of Whitey's Lindy Hoppers.

Doesn't include any sort of instruction, but good for history.

Thank you, these do seem to me more discrete. I eventually went with a pair of these based mostly on the reviews, but also on their low profile.

I like bike shorts (not the padded kind!) like these. Many times I'll just go with my cotton undies though, if the skirt is long enough, because I like the airflow.

I also have knee problems due to Lindy and it comes and goes often. I did physical therapy and it was diagnosed as IT band injury as another person mentioned in this thread. I don't go to PT anymore but I still do the exercise or some form of them every single time I go to the gym (3 days a week ideally).

First thing I do when I get home from dancing is ice both knees with one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Polar-Standard-Therapy-Universal-Color/dp/B001G0N70I/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1454982759&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=ice+wrap

Also I would suggest you do all of these things on both knees even if only one is hurting currently. I also ice every time after the gym therapy exercises.

In the end of the day Lindy is hard on your knees as other people mentioned.

You get a radio-controlled hotshoe. One piece mounts to your camera hotshoe, the other to your flash unit. Then have your assistant bounce the flash off the wall or ceiling near your subjects. The flash is synchronized to your shutter. If you don't have an assistant, you can mount the flash to a tripod.

http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B002W2DPYC

However, the advice by /u/JSAlmonte is probably more useful than mine -- bouncing the flash is more important than having it off-camera.

I've been using these for swing, blues, and contra for a little over a year now. They've survived concrete and wood floors without any concerns. They have also broken in really well.

There have been times that I've had to leave a venue because it's too loud. I find this is especially a problem at venues where dances aren't held regularly...sometimes the acoustics are terrible so the DJ/Sound person will just crank it up.

If I was to bring earplugs to a dance, I'd bring something like these high fidelity Hearos. Normal earplugs (like foam) block different frequencies by different amounts, so you'll be hearing the music in a way that's sometimes quite significantly different than the way it's being played. I wear Hearos when I'm playing music and they do a great job keeping the sound the same...just much quieter.

You would probably like the Ken Burns documentary on Jazz. It's available free if you have Amazon Prime. If you don't have Prime, you can sign up for a free one month trial.

http://www.amazon.com/Gumbo-Beginnings-to-1917/dp/B002P3OCUE

I use Sound Meter as it's supposedly got a calibration for my model phone that makes it decently accurate. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kr.sira.sound&amp;hl=en

Additionally, OSHA publishes a more nuanced exposure chart for sound. Keep it under 85DB A weighted people.

https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=standards&amp;p_id=9735****