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12 December 2007

If I had grown up in the 20's, The Charleston would have been my dance of choice.

post by: Hellbient at: 13:50 | 8 comments

I don't have sound on my work machine, so that was really amusing to watch. But yeah, I can see how one would want to choose The Charleston.

posted by Specklet 12 December | 14:13

A lot of Charleston moves are included in today's East Coast Swing and Lindy Hop. And they're every bit as fun as they look.

posted by Miko 12 December | 14:29

I am with you on that! When I was in high school my mom taught me how to Charleston for an extra credit assignment for History class. :)

I wish I still remembered how to do it!

posted by Sil 12 December | 15:09

Dig, here's a vintage video. I don't like that they switched up the music.

Here's the kind of stuff I like to do, though I'm neither that fast, that cute, or that good. And no aerials yet, thanks, saving the broken arms for later.

Damn you for showing me that there are dance videos on the web!

posted by Miko 12 December | 15:40

Holy moley, that looks... fun. And very challenging. But mostly fun.

posted by bassjump 12 December | 17:02

Thanks Miko. Those are awesome. The energy in those rooms is palpable. Good luck with the moves.

posted by Hellbient 12 December | 17:07

This is awe-inspiring. From the 1941 film Hellzapoppin'. First half is music, second is dance. Who needs gravity, anyway?

posted by Zack_Replica 13 December | 01:20

wow, humans are amazing sometimes.

posted by Hellbient 14 December | 11:13

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