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7 Lindy Hop Songs for the New Year

By |2010-01-24T00:19:14-08:00January 20th, 2010|Music|

Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

Now to some of you more "seasoned" dancers out there, this list might sound a little outdated. Even I could agree to that, however, I am finding that more and more people haven't heard some of the classic songs that were apart of the swing resurgence some 14 years ago. No, I'm not talking neo-swing, I'm talking classic big band swing. So I have put together a list of songs that I think you should either hear for the first time, or sit down and get reacquainted with. In no particular order:
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The Legend of Billie Holiday

By |2010-01-24T00:19:27-08:00January 12th, 2010|Music|

Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday (April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959)

As seems to be infamous with many legends of the swing era, the life story of Billie Holiday isn’t clear cut and various versions of her life float about, so you really don’t get a list of facts that tell you who Billie Holiday was, rather you get stories, many of them contradictory, and it’s up to you to choose which stories to believe and create for yourself a picture of the woman, the singer, and the legend that we know as Billie Holiday.
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Top 10 Reasons why you should join Swing Pre-Team

By |2010-01-24T00:21:42-08:00January 7th, 2010|Swing Dancing|

10. The team experience helps you push your dancing to a higher level. Many of the swing dancers you enjoy watching today are or were once members of a dance team. 9. Be coached rather than taught. If you want to be a good dancer you have to take personal responsibility for your training. James is your coach; he will push you and give you the tools to progress using your own super powers. 8. Get a taste of performing. At the end of the 6 week series you will have the opportunity to perform your audition routine in front of your peers.

Get the rest after the break!
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Tap Class Notes from Shesha

By |2010-01-24T00:19:30-08:00December 11th, 2009|Tap Dancing, Class Notes|

I'm excited to be starting my new tap program at ATOMIC Ballroom. We have some 35 people now signed up for the class, held 5pm on Sundays as part of my super popular swing dance series. Each week I'll post the class notes here so that you can practice.

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ATOMIC Kids dance in Parade

By |2010-01-24T00:22:15-08:00December 5th, 2009|Swing Dancing, General|

Young Lindy Hoppers Luc and Kimmery dance in a parade for Watersafe Swim School See the video by clicking here ATOMIC Ballroom lindy hoppers Luc (age 14) and Kimmery (Age 12) danced in a parade in Seal Beach, CA last night. The parade was hosted by the city of Seal Beach. Ginny Ferguson, another ATOMIC Ballroom swing and salsa dancer, organized Luc and Kimmery to bring attention to her Watersafe swim school based in Fountain Valley, CA. This was the 22nd time that Watersafe Swim School has marched in that parade. Ginny is the founder of NOVA and is the creator of the widely used Smart Fish Method. Dancers Luc, Kimmery, and Ginny are all students of Shesha Marvin, a professional swing dance teacher and president of the OC Swing Dance Club and owner of ATOMIC Ballroom. As a side note, Ginny is the personal swim teacher of Shesha and Nikki's baby girl, Anjali. So, if you see the Kids or Ginny out dancing be sure to throw a high five their way.

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Our Rockin’ New Website!

By |2023-12-06T09:29:22-08:00December 1st, 2009|General|

New ATOMIC Website

After much ado, I am proud to present to you the new ATOMIC Ballroom website!!! Check it out: www.atomicballroom.com. We are really excited to have the new website up and running. It was an arduous process, tons of work and lots of long hours, but it was completely worth it. I might be a little bias, but honestly the new website is AWESOME! Building it from the ground up we were able to design it specifically for ATOMIC and its got all the bells and whistles.

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Shesha and Sarah win the US Open

By |2024-11-18T20:55:36-08:00November 30th, 2009|Swing Dancing, Competitions|

Sarah Breck and I were proud to represent Lindy Hop at the US Open Swing Dance Championships in 2009.

In a "Strictly" Lindy contest we improvise to a song chosen by the DJ. Our content must be lindy hop, rather than balboa or Shag, or West Coast Swing. At the US open they have four "Strictly" divisions; West Coast Swing, Hand Dancing, St. Louis Shag, and Lindy Hop. At the end of those contests they top 5 of each Genré participate in a team battle.

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