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SoCal Summer Swingout Podcast

SoCal Summer Swingout Podcast

by Andry Rakotomalala

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Season 2

Growth of an Introverted Dancer ft Stephanie Paloma

I had the pleasure of meeting Stephanie last Camp Hollywood and she has quite the story to share! From her introvert journey to her dance understanding and being an instructor now was so cool to hear! Hope you enjoy! Don't forget to subscribe if you haven't already and hit "Going" on our Facebook event below! Links: FB Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/3581875942048527 Event website: https://socalsummerswingout.wordpress.com/ IG Page: https://www.instagram.com/socalsummerswingout/ Music Links: https://linktr.ee/PappaD

Dance Journey + The Perdido Prank ft. Blake Thiessen and Grace Babbes

About 1 year ago, I filmed the very first episode of the podcast with Blake and Grace but the footage got lost. Luckily, we filmed another one and it was such a fun and amazing time! They spoke about their dance journeys, their routines, and this pretty darn hilarious prank they pulled on me! Hope you enjoy! Don't forget to subscribe if you haven't already and hit "Going" on our Facebook event below! Links: FB Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/3581875942048527 Event website: https://socalsummerswingout.wordpress.com/ IG Page: https://www.instagram.com/socalsummerswingout/ Music Links: https://linktr.ee/PappaD

How Jazz and Afro Movement are connected ft. Afrolindyhopper

I had the awesome opportunity to speak with Pate about his connection to Jazz and Afro movement! We got to speak of our joint African connection to the dance, his experience in the dance community and his research! Enjoy! Don't forget to subscribe if you haven't already and hit "Going" on our Facebook event below! LInks: FB Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/3581875942048527 Event website: https://socalsummerswingout.wordpress.com/ IG Page: https://www.instagram.com/socalsummerswingout/ Music Links: https://linktr.ee/PappaD

Valentines day Special! Single Swing Dancers Episode!

Today we have 3 single swing dancers who hopped on the podcast to talk about dating in the scene, what they are looking for, and their dance journeys! If any of them appeal to you, feel free to reach out to them on IG below: Taya: https://www.instagram.com/lynnepriori/ Rachel: https://www.instagram.com/rachelmaryluv/ Juan: https://www.instagram.com/saint.looney.tattoo/ LInks: FB Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/3581875942048527 IG Page: https://www.instagram.com/socalsummerswingout/ Music Links: https://linktr.ee/PappaD

How to market swing dancing ft. Kenny Nelson

Kenny Nelson is a veteran of the lindy hop community and he shares some of his best insight on how to grow the scene, community tools that help and a multiltitude of links that will inform us of the root of the dance. Highly recommend everyone check out the links below and support Swingin Denver! Sam Caroll's Blog - https://samanthacarroll.com/index.html Blog: https://thehomeofhappyfeet.com/ Book: Steppin' on the Blues: The Visible Rhythms of African American Dance (Folklore and Society) Paperback – March 1, 1996 by Jacqui Malone (Author) Book: Jazz Dance: A History of the Roots and Branche Book: Waltzing in the Dark: African American Vaudeville and Race Politics in the Swing Era Quote: "I Pay my People"- Duke Ellington https://dogpossum.org/ https://www.azquotes.com/quote/527793 “The term vernacular refers to dance performed to the rhythms of African American music; dance that makes those rhythms visible.” More on Kenny: https://www.swingindenver.com/blog/ https://www.instagram.com/swinginden/ https://www.instagram.com/p/C2iGAfMOrKT/ Take "Your identity is attached to it and that's a disruption." What could be the "it" he refers to could be me and others grappling with growing up on East Coast Swing/Jitterbug being the first thing you learn coming into a swing dance class, then teaching it because we never questioned why or why not, then grappling with how your dance identity is tied to it and the feelings that might arise

Bert's Been Places

Many people around the country know Bert as the friendly dancer who dances with everyone! I sat down with him to learn more about his incredible travels and his experiences in other scenes. Enjoy! Sorry that there isn't any video as the video file got corrupted :/ FB Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/3581875942048527 IG Page: https://www.instagram.com/socalsummerswingout/ Music Links: https://linktr.ee/PappaD

Some Major 2024 Updates & Announcements!

Happy New Year everyone! Thank you for your patience as I worked on ramping up the podcast for you all! Great new things coming so stay tuned for those updates as each episode drops! FB Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/3581875942048527 IG Page: https://www.instagram.com/socalsummerswingout/ Music Links: https://linktr.ee/PappaD

Season 1

Personal and Dance Empathy ft. Mishu Khan

I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Mishu today where we explored his dance journey, his work a physicist, and a lot about his journey in emotional awareness and intelligence. We talked about how it related to dance and competition, overall looking at Empathy. We got deep into the emotions of dance and answered questions so hopefully you enjoy! Links: https://linktr.ee/PappaD

Being a follow and dance community ft. Calvin Lu

This is a special podcast where we have Calvin talk about his dance journey, being a primary follow, and his view on community! There might also be a special person on the podcast this week too! Take a look! Links: https://linktr.ee/PappaD

New SoCal Performance Team ft. Jack Chen

Jack Chen, a California Swing Dance Hall of Famer, joins us to talk about his extensive dance experience from dancing back in 2007 til now. He brings a wealth of knowledge about dancing as a whole, being true to yourself, and the exciting news of the open auditions for the SoCal Swing Dance team called Air Mail Special! Auditions are on Sunday, November 12th and Callbacks are Sunday, November 19th! Links: http://www.msptinc.com/ https://www.instagram.com/pappadmusic/ https://linktr.ee/PappaD

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