By Evita Arce| 2018-03-10T14:01:24+00:00 March 14th, 2018|Blog|
Improvising is one of the great skills of Jazz. Frequently students request help with improvising and ask for suggestions on how to confront their fear. It's difficult to explain this and it takes time and experience. You need a collection
By Michael Jagger| 2018-03-11T02:31:43+00:00 March 9th, 2018|Blog|
One of our members, BJ, posed a great question the other day in our Member’s Forum asking what content would be “appropriate to teach in a half-hour beginner lesson before a social dance?” In his scene, the lesson consists of
By Michael Jagger| 2017-09-11T03:00:53+00:00 August 29th, 2017|Blog|
I read an interesting article the other day in Backstage, a print and online publication dedicated to giving performers advice, tips and insight about the professional industries of acting, singing and dancing, entitled, 7 Things Not to Do in A
By Evita Arce| 2017-07-25T21:19:06+00:00 July 25th, 2017|Blog|
This is a special announcement for anyone interested in improving their swivels. The swivel is an iconic movement made by the Follow while in open position. Most often the swivel is taught on counts 1 and 2 of
By Evita Arce| 2017-07-07T17:41:33+00:00 July 6th, 2017|Blog|
Great questions about dance shoes came in from a student in the UK. Basically the question was, is it better to learn in slick shoes or sticky shoes and further, does this mean you dance differently? I thought I would
By Michael Jagger| 2017-05-23T21:06:49+00:00 May 6th, 2017|Blog|
The concept of leading swivels is topic that comes up time and again as Evita and I teach at events around the globe. It always raises a few eyebrows (if not worse) when we describe how and why I lead
By Evita Arce| 2017-04-19T17:14:53+00:00 April 13th, 2017|Blog|
The new Swing Documentary, "Alive and Kicking", has officially been released to the public. Facebook news feeds for Swing dancers exploded with shares and comments about the movie. Over all, it's been a positive reaction. I have seen the film
By Evita Arce| 2017-03-06T03:29:46+00:00 March 5th, 2017|Blog|
"Improvisation, within the context of performing arts, is a very spontaneous performance without specific or scripted preparation." - Wikipedia I have a story to share about a recent experience I had with confronting my fear and having to improvise. While
By Michael Jagger| 2017-02-18T17:54:29+00:00 December 6th, 2016|Blog|
Swing Dancing vs. Lindy Hop: What’s the Difference? Dancers who are in the the early stages of their educational journey most commonly ask, “what is the difference between Swing dancing and Lindy Hop?” And like many oral traditions, the answers
By Michael Jagger| 2016-11-11T00:32:40+00:00 October 18th, 2016|Blog|
I'm sorry for losing my temper. That normally doesn't happen, but Swing Scene... we need to talk. While teaching at a large Lindy event last month I had to apologize to a class for yelling at them because two different
