#Swing Dance

[professorcalculusstanaccount]

the most anticipated comic from this blog: White Boy Goes Dancing (follows directly from this)

Everyone's been sending me asks for this! I have a second part to this planned for the future. Watch this space!

[gleafer]

The fanfic where Crowley dares Aziraphale to go swing dancing so they sneak out incognito and have an absolute BALL.

I need nice things like this to muse about while I’m in storyboard frame HELL.

[laomelettedufromage]

One of my pet peeves after having gotten very into swing dance as an aroace is seeing videos of people swing dancing or really doing any type of partner dance and over half the comments just being stuff like “how are they not in love😳” or “friends🤨” like please free yourselves, you can have a lot of chemistry and fun dancing with someone and it doesn’t have to be anything more than that!! Just fun!!! I’m not saying a little bit of lighthearted friendly love can’t be involved but it’s not always that deep, it’s just having fun!!

[ullilya]

Rock it for me! 💜💙

[beggars-opera]

IT'S LINDY HOP TIME AGAIN

[underratedgrapeju1ce]

binge listened to caravan palace while drawing these

[narcissistcookbook]

okay not to put my people on blast or anything, but why are so many poly people into swing dance?

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Dancing at the Savoy Ballroom, ca. 1930.

Photo: Bettmann Archive/Buzzfeed News

[hauntingpackart]

I love that 1940s swing dancing era.

Here’s some pen and ink 1941 Aziracrow to hold you over until the next GO Horror post.

[lesbxdyke]

Found this video posted by Mackenzie Keister (lighter brunette, hair down, brown shirt, jeans) and, like, Holy Shit! The skill involved here is breathtaking!

[d-llahanspade]

I love swing dancing, it looks like so much fun- so obviously, I drew the girls having the time of their life on the dance floor!

This barely took me an hour, I just find them so easy to draw. PLUS, I didn’t forget Wednesday’s freckles this time!

(Beastmore AU by @Sweettea_art25 on Twitter)

[skybrushus]

Drawing figures dancing is a great way to push yourself to develop more dynamic figures drawings. Other subjects are sports, martial arts, and drawing musicians. Link

[gleafer]

Sepia toned for old photo aesthetic!

[britcision]

Got to the MBMBAM bit where Griffin compared swing dance to human nunchucks and I have never wanted to learn swing dancing more in my life, and I have always thought it looked awesome

This is the exact opposite of what he was hoping to achieve the whole bit is about not learning swing dancing but sorry dude you made it sound too awesome now I gotta

[hidefdoritos]

I just went to a swing dance for the first time! I really, really recommend it.

-The crowd was mostly homeschooling families and middle aged couples, so exactly what you'd expect in the American midwest.

-Everyone was SO nice and polite!

-What we did is called "called" dancing, so there's a person (caller) at the microphone the whole time.

-Before the music starts, everyone lines up. The caller announces the moves that are about to happen, and everyone walks through them as a practice run.

-Once the band strikes up (did I mention the live music??!), the caller still announces every motion before it happens.

-What we did was technically contra dancing. You start off dancing with a partner, and you're neighbors with another pair. You go through 4-6 motions that all take about 8 beats of music, and then you move up/down the line to another set of neighbors.

-My swing-dancing brother and SIL, who invited me, said it's a wonderful easy introduction. Less footwork than proper swing.

-Asking someone to dance isn't a romantic thing. Can be, but not necessarily. I found a confident-looking guy there by himself, told him I was new, and asked him how it worked. Danced like three dances with him, and it was fun! He taught me a lot.

-Bring a BIG water bottle. It gets sweaty and hot SO fast.

-Everyone else is also very sweaty. I was self-conscious about a guy putting his hand onto my sweaty back, but putting my hand onto his soaking wet shoulder was reassuring. And gross, but still fun.

-Also bring your inhaler. I didn't. I was fortunate to be spared an attack, but I had to sit out the last dance.

-Due to the general shortage of men, there was a little table with pre-tied neckties. Girls who were dancing the guys' part just slipped one on for distinction. Sure, your partner knows which role you're taking, but by the time you two have moved down the entire line, your inattentive neighbors could be confused.

-This one was in a church. I imagine they're also in gyms and community centers.

-I can't guarantee they'll all be this good, but in my experience it was easy and fun and welcoming. There was a mathematical precision to how all the couples moved, and also an artistic fun to swinging around and twirling a lot!

-It was all by donation, and it went to the caller and the band. Support your local arts!

-Highly recommend wearing a big swooshy skirt. :D