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SELECTED SWING VIDEOS
ALL BALBOA WEEKEND 2011
JEREMY OTTH AND LAURA KEAT
Some great dancing from Balboa greats Jeremy Otth and Laura Keat!
ASSORTED SWING AERIALS
This is a random video I found on YouTube from 2007 but it has a good assortment of aerials... Love the helicopter at about 5 minutes (towards the end).
INTERNATIONAL LINDY HOP CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010
ANDREW THIGPEN & KAREN TURMAN
The delightful routine is chock full of homages to everything from Hellzapoppin, Buck Privates, Goovie Moovie, the Gap ad, bad East Coast swing dancers, to popular dancers within our swing community. It's basically a six-minute history of swing dancing!
CAMP HOLLYWOOD 2010
STRICTLY LINDY FINALS (SPOTLIGHTS)
CAMP HOLLYWOOD 2010
TEAM DIVISION CHAMPIONS - THE FLY RIGHTS
More Camp Hollywood videos available at camp hollywood.net!
LA/OC's TOP TEN MOST INFLUENTIAL
VINTAGE SWING CLIPS
#1 GROOVIE MOOVIE (1944)
Groovie Moovie is my pick for L.A./O.C.'s most influential vintage swing clip. It is credited by many as the inspiration behind the revival of Hollywood Style Swing dancing in Southern California. Special thanks to John Cooper for helping compiling this top ten list!
#2 HELLZAPOPPIN (1941)
Certainly anywhere but in Southern California, this famous clip featuring Frankie Manning and Whitey's Lindy Hoppers would be number one. It's probably unmatched in the sheer number of aerials per minute. You'll get winded just watching this. Fast-forward to just past half way for the dancing.
#3 BUCK PRIVATES (1941)
This Abbott and Costello movie features a dance scene with the Andrews Sisters and showcases Dean Collins and Jewel McGowan in a jam circle. Jewel's swivels are incomparable.
#4 SWING FEVER (1944)
This jam circle footage featuring Jean Veloz is nice because it stays focused on the dancers for the entire song. I still remember Bill Elliott playing "One Girl and Two Boys" so faithfully to the original.
#5 LET'S MAKE MUSIC (1940)
This clip could have been taken straight from a jam circle at Camp Hollywood (aside from the fact that it's black and white and fuzzy). The styling has really been emulated by the Hollywood folks.
#6 WHITEY'S LINDY HOPPERS PERFORMING THE BIG APPLE (1939)
The Big Apple had a resurgence a few years ago. This is one of many variations, but it doesn't get more authentic than when Whitey's Lindy Hoppers do it.
#7 A DAY AT THE RACES (1935)
Another frenetic routine from Whitey's Lindy Hoppers. It's chock full of aerials and jam circle material that you still see today.
#8 TWICE BLESSED (1945)
This is a clip where background dancers are the good ones to watch and the main actors are lousy dancers. Lots of "signature" moves that you'd see in a contest at Camp Hollywood. People even dress like this at Camp Hollywood..
#9 SENSATIONS OF 1945 (1945)
Cab Calloway's crazy energy is evident in this number. The swing clips are fragmented, but there are lots of jam circle moves that you still see today.
#10 TILL THE END OF TIME (1946)
Okay, the actor leading here (Guy Madison) looks like he learned to dance a few hours before shooting. However, the follow (Jean Porter) is quite good and manages to salvage this clip. Notice Erik and Sylvia's trademark Flash Kicks in the middle of the routine.