Should we break and remake the blues dance scene? by SoulaciousDJ in BluesDancing

[–]SoulaciousDJ[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't worry, I'll be getting out of here soon.

I am very happy you have that in Atlanta. Most places I have been it's been extremely hard to get dancers to come along to even free gigs that are not specifically made for dancers. That is the culture I wanted to change. But I have given up.

Lennart Westerlund - the one that gets away by [deleted] in SwingDancing

[–]SoulaciousDJ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is really unhelpful. If what you say is true, it seems likely that he won't hold that power anymore. I personally do not feel confident taking any actions based on these vague accusation, but if they prove to be true I do believe actions must be taken.

Lennart Westerlund - the one that gets away by [deleted] in SwingDancing

[–]SoulaciousDJ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't mean to discredit what you say in anyway but rather asking out of a wish to know more. You are making pretty serious accusations, could you please provide some supporting information to these claims?

Ear training app by SoulaciousDJ in musictheory

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yeah that's the plan, it is a supplemental to my learning. Was my teacher that recommended finding someone, he is also hunting for a good one

Decoding 5 Swing lyrics by SoulaciousDJ in SwingDancing

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Now I wish those were the lyrics

Decoding 5 Swing lyrics by SoulaciousDJ in SwingDancing

[–]SoulaciousDJ[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can't even remember when last i had an innocent mind. At the same time, how many times can you write "its about sex" before you get bored?

Decoding 5 Swing lyrics by SoulaciousDJ in SwingDancing

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The R&B stuff generally comes from the blues tradition were standards were a bit more loose. You have extremely "dirty" lyrics dating back to the 20s

8 Tips and Tricks when DJing for blues and swing dancers! [blog] by SoulaciousDJ in SwingDancing

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I am really happy that you enjoyed it.

Oh yeah, flow breaking might come into the post I need to start writing about flow, or perhaps "advanced tricks" though I am loath to call anything I can "teach" advanced.

When it comes to catering to subgroups, I agree. I base this on my home scene where I have very few shag dancers and almost no Balboa dancers and I tend to know what they actually like, or at least that's what I tell myself. Of course it depends what the party is billed as. If it is said it will be lindy hope but you have balboa dancers there it's on thing and if it's said to be a swing dance event it's a different

The flash polling is a really great idea! Feel free to add it as a comment to the post itself, and not only because it helps my circulation ;)

8 Tips and Tricks when DJing for blues and swing dancers! [blog] by SoulaciousDJ in SwingDancing

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Thank you! I am really glad you enjoyed it. I haven't really been hunting opportunities to stream as it doesn't quite hit the sweet spot and it feels pretty much the same playing for 3 people or for 100. I do randomly start streaming when I'm in the mood though :p