Street Swing Partner Dance Intro to Street Swing together and apart, ‘round and ‘round, and away we go The Play Circle – Why (Purpose), What (Principles), How (Practice) Connecting dance and daily life, swing and the street. Why Purpose Engage life as play. Play is defined as imaginative interaction. Play is an attitude rather than an activity. Emphasize process over performance. What Principles Swing In the midst of life filled with multiple options, discover connections. For dance, incorporate different styles. Street In the midst of life defined by change increasing exponentially, look beyond technical solutions to adaptive solutions. For dance, employ improvisation. Partner In the midst of life characterized by changing roles, recognize interdependence and influence the interaction. For dance, engage in greater mutuality. Dance In the midst of life bombarded with competing messages, tune into the rhythms of life and interpret accordingly. For dance, let the music guide you on what to do. How Practice Arthur Murray meets Contra Folk in the Google Age. Arthur Murray – Stride and glide through life centered and collected. Contra Folk – Embrace natural rhythms of life. Yin and Yang Circle of existence Life as a journey Google Age – Intuitive Live your life with imagination and improvisation. Recapture the spirit of Jazz Dance in the Ragtime Era for the Google Age. *Adaptation of Simon Sinek - The Golden Circle - TedTalks 2009 - YouTube Playlist After finishing a particularly lively improv polka dance, a woman asked me my favorite kind of music for a dance. I replied, “Honky Tonk.” This genre is otherwise known as Texas dance hall music. Honky-tonk - Wikipedia Before World War II, the music industry began to refer to hillbilly music being played from Texas and Oklahoma to the West Coast as "honky-tonk" music. In the 1950s, honky-tonk entered its golden age, with the popularity of Webb Pierce, Hank Locklin, Lefty Frizzell, Ray Price, Faron Young, George Jones, and Hank Williams. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honky-tonk Images for honky tonk music Ameripolitan artists such as Asleep at the Wheel and Dale Watson seek to carry on this tradition. I like the smooth pace and the brisk tempo of their music. Ameripolitan - Wikipedia Ameripolitan is a genre of contemporary original music encompassing four prominent subcategories: Western swing, honky-tonk, rockabilly and outlaw. Championed by Austin-based singer Dale Watson, the ameripolitan genre was established for contemporary artists upholding traditional roots-influenced musical formats to distinguish themselves from the formats produced by the mainstream country pop music industry.[1][2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameripolitan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameripolitan_Music_Awards Images of ameripolitan Otherwise, I enjoy various kinds of up-tempo music. I appreciate what a leader of an old-time band, which also plays Western Swing, said, “If they can’t dance to it, we don’t play it.” Following are songs from various genres. In addition, I include links to YouTubes, videos, and resources on the following dances: Balboa, Black Bottom, Boogie Woogie, Cajun, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Contra, Country, Cumbia, East Coast Swing, 50s 60s Rock and Roll, Honky Tonk, Hustle, Jazz Dance in the Ragtime era, Jitterbug, Jive, Jump Blues, Lindy Hop, Merengue, Peabody, Quebradita, Rockabilly, Salsa, Savoy Style Lindy Hop, Swing Dance, West Coast Swing, Zydeco. In addition, check out the Movies section to watch dance scenes from movies. Al Dexter – honky tonk, western swing Al Dexter & His Troopers 'When We Go A Honky Tonkin' - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyckZbKtnWw Images for Al Dexter & His Troopers - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZqENaG4rGI Al Dexter---Cajun Guitar - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKBU_HF9hpI Al Dexter & his troopers - Pistol Packin' Mama – YouTube Images for Al Dexter & his troopers - Pistol Packin’ Mama - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_LYW-P8LlI Al Dexter & his Troupers Hot Foot Shuffle (1952) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSqw5c42Mpc Al Dexter & His Troopers - Honey, Do You Think It's Wrong - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH5Y-Y-rDU8 Al Dexter & His Troopers 78 RPM Record - Texas Rose & Barrel House Boogie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nXeUppr38M Al Dexter Rosalita - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXECPumWNdU Honky Tonk Blues - Al Dexter feat the Nite Owls - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgqnmyxVoAg Al Dexter And His Troopers So Long Pal – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7zpKV1Vb_s-uiW8YgDtdv6kRdZSdQWTD Top Tracks - Al Dexter – YouTube Images for Top Tracks - Al Dexter - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7zpKV1Vb_s-B1x3VzASPdI15TEz-lOxD All Tracks - Al Dexter – YouTube Images for Tracks - Al Dexter - YouTube https://open.spotify.com/artist/49tS3TTwFNW1O1KsY6IbJO Al Dexter on Spotify https://play.google.com/store/music/artist/Al_Dexter?id=Acekx6rxf622277f5jvfkqy5cky&hl=en https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/wst/artist/Acekx6rxf622277f5jvfkqy5cky https://www.deezer.com/en/artist/147528?autoplay=true https://www.iheart.com/artist/al-dexter-23103/ https://www.iheart.com/artist/al-dexter-his-troopers-119735/songs/ https://www.iheart.com/artist/dexter-story-30582987/songs/ Images for Related search Al Dexter & His Troopers songs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Dexter Images for Al Dexter – honky tonk, western swing Alvis Wayne – rockabilly Alvis Wayne and the Ramblers - Rockabilly Daddy - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFec--sbbYY Images for Alvis Wayne and the Ramblers – Rockabilly - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9-2pauQJQY Alvis Wayne Proud - Of My Rockabilly Roots - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa7KqTas9f4 Alvis Wayne Swing Bop Boogie - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6QpBSvo5l8 Alvis Wayne "Sleep, Rock A Roll Rock A Baby" – YouTube https://www.discogs.com/artist/2099073-Alvis-Wayne Images for Related search Alvis Wayne and the Ramblers songs https://open.spotify.com/artist/0ZMdIqifHQ2XBsphrsrrF3 Alvis Wayne on Spotify https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/wst/artist/Am4rvpvfhkjm2kyfifqfmahpywm https://www.iheart.com/artist/alvis-wayne-173844/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/alvis-wayne/66345103?ign-gact=3&ls=1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvis_Wayne http://www.rockabillyhall.com/AlvisWayne.html Images for Alvis Wayne – rockabilly Andrews Sisters – swing, boogie-woogie The Andrews Sisters - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfWc52smNs8 Images for Andrews Sisters – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwcNg07NhjU Chattanooga Choo Choo - The Andrews Sisters – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daOr8KGNl6E The Andrews Sisters - Sing Sing Sing - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcyiC79l910 1942 Andrews Sisters - Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMyZf3F9o8Y Andrew Sisters-In The Mood – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGxL2uNr7bk The Andrews Sisters - Rum and Coca Cola - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed2CwIghpNI Bounce Me Brother with a Solid Four (Buck Privates) – The Andrew Sisters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZv6hL6aYfQ Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar-The Andrews Sisters - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSpTwzOs-E8 The Andrews Sisters "Hold Tight" - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgbckHlUK5UxnAR8APnDeH9XS9mPr0e23 Songs from Buck Privates Andrews Sisters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzvD31-Vkxc The Andrews Sisters - 20 Years of Jazz in 27 Songs - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X80b6D2KeqQ The Best of Andrew Sisters – YouTube Images for Best of Andrew Sisters - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf2of-0KjL8 The Andrews Sisters - All the Best (FULL ALBUM - BEST OF JAZZ - BEST OF EASY LISTENING) – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL09498DEDD8073661 Andrews Sisters - Aurora – YouTube https://open.spotify.com/artist/2NCGI6dLTxLdI9XHdv7QfM The Andrews Sisters on Spotify https://play.google.com/store/music/artist/The_Andrews_Sisters?id=Asd2m5hzhf6axp64g2ig4dcy2fu https://www.iheart.com/artist/the-andrews-sisters-2249/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-andrews-sisters/25745?ign-gact=3&ls=1 https://www.deezer.com/en/artist/10625?autoplay=true Images for Related search Andrews Sisters songs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Andrews_Sisters Images for Andrews Sisters – swing, boogie-woogie Anson Weeks – big band, jazz Anson Weeks & His Orchestra - "Rain, Rain, Go Away" - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgSKvrwEIMA Images for Anson Weeks and his Orchestra - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t55cOPBj6WA Dancin’ with Anson Weeks - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbRmrwcrqOQ Anson Weeks w/ Carl Ravazza - "Buckin' The Wind" (1933) – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMab3K_b3is 1935 Anson Weeks - I've Got A Feelin' You're Foolin' (Ben Gage, vocal) - YouTube https://archive.org/details/AnsonWeeksCollection1925-1935/ATreeWasATree1933AnsonWeeks.mp3 https://www.ymusicvideos.com/videos/?v=Anson+Weeks https://open.spotify.com/artist/4n9Ielel8F5uuquOyY9EbG Anson Weeks & His Orchestra on Spotify https://play.google.com/store/music/artist/Anson_Weeks?id=Aajb2d5pv73qfkbelsuaak3wwqe https://www.iheart.com/artist/anson-weeks-his-orchestra-32237747/?autoplay=true https://www.deezer.com/en/artist/1352966?autoplay=true Images for Related search Anson Weeks songs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anson_Weeks Images for Anson Weeks – big