ENDAR |e Battalion Aggielife Page 3 • Wednesday, November 4, 1998 member 4 e: Practice vit* "Stetson" The Guy . No experienc Fedora Hat ) for more infor; | i us for a 3-4ir ihite. All s Handkerchief 'e information. Suspenders i-Aggfe Sitstev ust a Swingin’ ind fellowstiip1;! .oo k at the scte 'ulture of classy clothes, With a few simple steps, Zoot Suit i: Practice will;;| e Zachry park* win’ music makes its way Chain wallet- re information, anyone can he a Swinger BY RILEY LAGRONE of suspenders and a watch (or wal meet at 8:30:j to College Station The Battalion let) chain can add a lot to the over n room. all look. BY BETH FOCHT Swingers gave the Swing trend its o you want to be a Swinger. The important part to remember There will be The Battalion first big exposure in 1996 with the Don’t feel too bad about jump is that both suspenders and belts are ole being rail fashion, dancing, club scene and sing; onto the Swing-dance used to hold up pants — pick one. i at 8:30 p.m. st, it was the 1960s that came music featured in the film. bandwagon. After all, it’s fun, it’s The standard Swinger shirt is the 579 or Chris a! back in style. Disco dancing The Gap khaki commercial fea great exercise and 10 years from button-down. Bowling shirts are ide was the next to emerge, fol- turing Louis Prima’s “Jump Jive and now when you look back at the pic al, but they can be a little difficult to "Stacey Adams" ed quickly by the early ’80s retro Wail” helped push the Swing craze tures, you will look a lot cooler in find. If you don’t know what a bowl black and white e. Now it is Swing dancing, and / wingtip shoes I Engineers: into the spotlight, and the music and your zoot suit than you did in your ing shirt is, watch “Seinfeld.” Tachry 102. era of most Aggies’ grandparents dance has continued to get more parachute pants. Kramer wore bowling shirts (just he newest big thing. popular since the commercial first Before you can become a full make sure yours fits better). If you The Swing dancing revival has aired in April. time Swinger, however, there are a decide to wear long sleeves, roll a general mee‘. ide its presence known through- Some of the bands that make up few things you should do to prepare them up and add a cool tie. Hair pulied back /ill have C.L.E. The Gal -in a barrette or tthe country and now, in College the new Swing scene are Big Bad yourself. For girls, style is a little more diffi rolled as at 694-68S ition, where dancing the two-step Voodoo Daddy, The Cherry Poppin’ First and foremost, you need cult to define. Many Swing chicks of Red lipstick- salsa were once the only partner Daddies, Royal Crown Revue, Brian Swing dance classes. There are a the ’90s like to wear the same thing cing that was popular. Setzer Orchestra and 8 1/2 Sou few good places to learn the basic as guys do — khakis and short- earn: We From James Horner’s “Sing, Sing, venirs out of Austin. Each band steps. Along with several dance stu sleeve, button-down shirts are com ' Fields nextta with a Swing” to Big Bad brings their own personal mix of dios in Bryan-College Station, Uni mon. For those who want to really essary andai odoo Daddy’s “Mr. Pinstripe Swing, big band, ska, rock, jazz and versity Plus, located in the basement get into the spirit of things, skirts are it 731-8093f( it,” Swing music, dancing, style rockabilly to the forefront. of the MSG, offers reasonably priced the way to go. The main feature of a Id culture are being embraced and Steve Perry of Cherry Poppin’ classes. Swing skirt is that it twirls easily dur dified by Generation X. Daddies said, on a Website on the After you have the basic steps ing dancing. The trick is to find a skirt ■oup: Opendi Swing started in the times before new Swing movement, “We could down, it’s time to search out the that will show a garter during a twirl .Full skirt and ill be from 8:1 rid War II with a jazz style of mu- get involved in a nostalgic type of proper attire. Since the 1930s, style without flashing anyone. blouse or a dress a at 731-1121 and evolved into the big-band scene, but we don’t want to do that. has been an integral part of the Think cool but classy. Pin curls ductions of Count Basie and the Swing has to be reinvented.” Swinger persona, and no reputable are a popular hairstyle. Garter bel |en Miller Orchestra. Swing has been reinvented with male Swinger would be caught dead The most important part of a true 3 a meeting all This style of music had an infec- this trend and has a different musi without a zoot suit, complete with Swinger’s outfit are the shoes. Re y at 847-061 us and consistent beat that en- cal sound than those bands of the spats and a watch chain. member that the whole point is to Black or nude, luraged people to dance. 1940s. The music has the bounce of In the Brazos Valley, however, dance, so rubber soles are out (they thigh-high stockings" The music was slower than the the ’40s, but with a ’90s edge. zoot suits don’t grow on trees. The stick to the floor). A pair of com iwell, Headfi ing bands that play today and Melissa Hinojosa, a freshman best idea is to try and achieve a bal fortable, sturdy two-tone (or at the an High Sch iged from bands with full-horn math major, said she enjoys this lat ance of style and comfort. One of the very least wingtip) dance shoes are d. Call Joe at ictions to smaller ensembles, est movement in club dancing and key features of the zoot suit is a pair the norm for guys — girls some hich are more similar to groups to- is glad it has resurfaced into the of baggy slacks that tapers to a cuff. times prefer loafers. As long as your ly. This style of music was strong dance scene. The baggy part is key. After all, no shoes have smooth leather soles and lub will mee! roughout post-World War II. “This movement is definitely one wants to Swing dance in a pair look sharp, you’ll be OK. •Leather soled an. at Chili's, I The recent Swing revival has something good to revive that our of skin-tight Wranglers. Now that you look great, it’s time shoes iving are ver) ;en building for the last few years, generation missed,” Hinojosa said. For the purposes of Swing danc to learn a little lingo. tacfKristen^ decent months have shown an ing in the ’90s, a loose pair of 3il.com forde plosion in popularity. 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