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December 10, 2013
More US Open Swing Dance Championships
I HATE missing the US Open Swing Dance Championships! It’s one of the few West Coast Swing events I make a point of attending, since [...]
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December 3, 2013
Atomic Ballroom Takes the US Open by Storm
Congratulations to all the US Open Swing Dance Championship competitors and award winners!! Orange County and Atomic Ballroom Family Members made a strong showing, with [...]
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October 15, 2013
Celebrating Local Swing Dancers in Music Videos
During the swing and lindy hop revival of the 1990’s, musicians turned to talented dancers and performers to bring their music videos to life. Today, [...]
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September 3, 2013
OC Dancers Bring It Again at Camp Hollywood XVI!
For the second time in two weeks, the ATOMIC Ballroom dancers threw down the gauntlet at another renowned swing dance camp, Camp Hollywood and the [...]
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August 27, 2013
OC Swing Dancers Represent at ILHC 2013!
Congratulations to the numerous Orange County winners and competitors at the International Lindy Hop Championships (ILHC) in Alexandria, Virginia this past weekend! Not only did [...]
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April 30, 2013
Celebrating the Carnation Plaza Legacy
It’s been one year since the last Jump, Jive Boogie Swing Party at Disneyland’s Carnation Plaza, which was closed for the construction of the new [...]
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April 2, 2013
A Brief History of Swing and Balboa in Southern California
Swing – like most vernacular jazz dances – cannot be reduced to a singular definition. Swing dancing refers to a group of dances which developed [...]
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March 5, 2013
March Mayhem : Part 1
Solo Dancing! Solo Jazz. Solo Charleston. Solo Blues. Tap. And more… Welcome to March Mayhem where we will be celebrating a variety of dance styles [...]
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February 26, 2013
Inspiration Weekend 2013
…is Here and the Time to be Inspired is Now! Inject some creative fire into your lindy hop with tracks for all levels of social [...]
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February 19, 2013
A Spark of Inspiration
As we gear up for Inspiration Weekend 2013 We all have periods of feeling uninspired, when you slip into a pattern of mental (and physical) [...]
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January 29, 2013
Swing Dancer Catches Stockholm Syndrome
or ‘Shani’s Adventures in Swedish Swing’ This past fall, your Atomic Blogger in residence finally got a chance to make her pilgrimage to Sweden for [...]
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November 27, 2012
Swing Dancing Around the World
The Orange County Swing Scene and Beyond… Jazz and Jazz dancing was once a world wide phenomena. From New Orleans to Old Shanghai, jazz bands [...]
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September 4, 2012
DJ Amber is Swingin’ Sock Hop Tuesdays at Atomic Irvine
With Jazz Music for Every Taste Bud Ever since Atomic Ballroom began, many years ago, I have loved going the Tuesday night swing dance, because [...]
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August 1, 2012
Killing It at Camp Hollywood XV
Atomic Ballroom and OC Lindy Hoppers showed up to win at this years 15th Annual Camp Hollywood and National Jitterbug Championships! Check Out this years [...]
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June 26, 2012
Honoring a Balboa Legend – The Maharaja Mashup
Balboa Dancers Honor the Legendary Hal Takier at ABW2012 The Balboa community honored the life and contributions of old timer and original jitterbugger, Hal Takier, with two incredible [...]
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May 22, 2012
Happy Memorial Day!
The Military is Coming Out Swinging and Dancing!! This week, in honor of last week’s Armed Forces Day and this coming Memorial Day Weekend, we’re [...]