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Art Deco vs. Art Nouveau
Alphonse Mucha, "Princezna Hyacinta", 1911Personally, I’ve always been a huge fan of Art Nouveau, probably because I grew up in a house decorated with Alphonse Mucha posters [Mucha was the “father” of...
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Illustrating the Jazz Era [John Held Jr.]
If ever an artist's work so consummately defined a particular era, it was that of the Roaring Twenties illustrator John Held, Jr. (January 10, 1889 – March 2, 1958), whose creations both set the...
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Illustrating the Jazz Era [Jim Flora]
James (Jim) Flora is best-known for his wild jazz and classical album covers for ColumbiaRecords (late 1940s) and RCA Victor (1950s). He authored and illustrated 17 popular children's books and...
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Fox Trot
The foxtrotis a smooth progressive dance characterized by long, continuous flowing movements across the dance floor. It is danced to big band (usually vocal) music, and the feeling is one of elegance...
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NICK WILLIAMS & NINA GILKENSON WORKSHOP
Nina, Mariangela & Nick @ The Swing LoungeHere are Nick & Nina summarizing what we've learned at the 2-hour workshop for Beginners on February 17, 2012.You can learn more about Nick Williams...
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Swing & Swim III - Our Teachers
Swing &Swim is the name of the Lindy Hop Summer Camp in Greece, organized for a third consecutive year by Lindy Hop Greece.This year Lindy Hop Greece with the cooperation of the Frankie Manning...
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One Year Anniversary
It’s just over a year now since I started learning the Lindy hop, the leader’s part mind you, since we were lacking boys and some of us girls had to volunteer to dance the boy’s part. I haven’t...
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House Rent Parties
According to Wikipedia, “a rent partyis a social occasion where tenants hire a musician or band to play and pass the hat to raise money to pay their rent, originating in Harlem during the 1920s. The...
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Balboa
Image by © Bettman/Corbis [Stock Photo ID: BE034426]The original Balboa dance is a form of swing dance that started as early as 1915 and gained in popularity in the 1930s and 1940s.Balboa came from...
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