The music is off with the dancers in this video. To see the video and audio matched together check out:
watch?v=i1wRoDVu2NQ
@swinginkatz & TumblingDice66: There is no real distinction between what "makes a song a jitterbug" or a "Lindy hop" song. Also, the term "Jitterbug" often used to refer to lindy hoppers.
I would like to know the song since "Things Aren't What They Used to Be" by Ellington sounds nothing like the song in this video.
What is that move called where the guys slowly rotate around the follows as the follows do swivels? What are the leads doing with their feet to move around in a circle slowly like that as they make their steps. It looks like maybe they are slowly cranking the circle around by rotating on the heels of their feet with each step.
@TumblingDice66 You are correct: It's a heel pivot and a toe tap with the opposite foot. There are other ways of doing it, but that's the way Dean does it in this clip.
What's cool is that they all still had their chops-- even back in the dark ages when swing was out of fashion. And a great rebuttal to the people I meet who say, "Oh, I cold never learn to Lindy Hop-- it's too fast!" I hope that, even if the current swing venues fade away again, I'll still be able to swing my honey and dance like these cats and kittens in 2059.
Awesome! These old-timers could dance! You see their performance coming out of 1000's of hours of social dancing! You see Lead and Follow right in there with style, grace and efficiency of movement! Great video!!
From left to right: Lance Schermoen and Mary Anne Nunez; Bobby Hefner and Natalie Esparza; Dean and Mary Collins; Tom Boots and Shirley Fietsam; and Bart Bartolo and Kathy (I forget her last name).
I read that Mary Ann Nunez was one of the dancers here...looks like her on the left side
KMartin730 7 months ago
I was trying to include this link:
itunes.apple.com/us/album/things-aint-what-they-used/id7313218?i=7312904
uvdance 1 year ago
Ben, it is a Duke Ellington arrangement of Things Ain't What They Used to Be. It's just a lot faster than any recording I have heard Duke's band play.
Check out the slower version with Quincy Jones on the Cote d'Azur Concerts on Verve (Box Set)
The weird thing is that I've come across other recordings by Duke that are labeled with the same song name that sound completely different.
uvdance 1 year ago
The music is off with the dancers in this video. To see the video and audio matched together check out:
watch?v=i1wRoDVu2NQ
@swinginkatz & TumblingDice66: There is no real distinction between what "makes a song a jitterbug" or a "Lindy hop" song. Also, the term "Jitterbug" often used to refer to lindy hoppers.
I would like to know the song since "Things Aren't What They Used to Be" by Ellington sounds nothing like the song in this video.
benswing 1 year ago
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benswing 1 year ago
"Things aren't what they use to be," Thats the song. Ellington did it.
swinginkatz 2 years ago
What is that move called where the guys slowly rotate around the follows as the follows do swivels? What are the leads doing with their feet to move around in a circle slowly like that as they make their steps. It looks like maybe they are slowly cranking the circle around by rotating on the heels of their feet with each step.
TumblingDice66 2 years ago
@TumblingDice66 You are correct: It's a heel pivot and a toe tap with the opposite foot. There are other ways of doing it, but that's the way Dean does it in this clip.
balboagorilla 6 months ago
They call themselves Lindyhoppers, but that song is a Jitterbug. Dean was one of the best. See him in the early days, and we looked and danced alike.
swinginkatz 2 years ago
@swinginkatz What makes this song a "jitterbug"? Is it because it's better suited for 6 count moves rather than Lindy's 8 count moves?
TumblingDice66 2 years ago
Absolutely great. I wish I could have watched brother Malcolm doing this
tendarine1 2 years ago
What's cool is that they all still had their chops-- even back in the dark ages when swing was out of fashion. And a great rebuttal to the people I meet who say, "Oh, I cold never learn to Lindy Hop-- it's too fast!" I hope that, even if the current swing venues fade away again, I'll still be able to swing my honey and dance like these cats and kittens in 2059.
anatomizt 2 years ago
Can't stop watching :)
KatjaHrastar 2 years ago
Awesome! These old-timers could dance! You see their performance coming out of 1000's of hours of social dancing! You see Lead and Follow right in there with style, grace and efficiency of movement! Great video!!
shawnstylie 3 years ago
What's the name of the music playing? any clues? I like the choreography!
internetyev 4 years ago
it's been awhile since you asked what the name of this song is, and i'm not sure if anyone has answered it for you, but it's called
"Things Ain't What They Used To Be"
toln1976 3 years ago
This clip is so awesome. Do you have the names of all the dancers?
michaelter 4 years ago
From left to right: Lance Schermoen and Mary Anne Nunez; Bobby Hefner and Natalie Esparza; Dean and Mary Collins; Tom Boots and Shirley Fietsam; and Bart Bartolo and Kathy (I forget her last name).
EastlakeZoo 4 years ago
OMG ! thanks so much peter. ;)
tommyblacharz 4 years ago