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'97 Harvest Moon Ball: Amy and Ken confound devoted swing dancers by dancing the Foxtrot while everyone else swings. Meanwhile, Christian gets pointers on Lindy Hop swing from a friendly member of the Houston Swing Dance Society.
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Dancing in support of Alcalde Heritage Week in front of the LSC: Christian and Tracy dance the cha-cha. President of the club during its formative first year and a talented dancer and instructor, Shelley mugs for the camera (she claims she didn't see it), as Jimmy leads her in swing. Jimmy was the one who gave us the idea of forming a social dance club focused on encouraging and enjoying Swing, Latin, and the smooth ballroom dance steps like Tango and Waltz.

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Frankie Manning, who once performed with his fellow Lindy Hop swing dancers in movies and before royalty, is still hopping at 83. Here, he demonstrates the next move we are learning at his Lindy Hop workshop sponsored by the Houston Swing Dance Society.

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