Further Back in Time For Dinner - 1940s with Swing Dancing

Cake Walk

This section, which is an extract from the Sprit Moves, features the Cake Walk, danced by Leon James, Al Minns, Pepsi Bethel et al. The Spirit Moves, by Mura Ziperovitch Dehn (1905-1985) is a 3 part documentary about African-American social jazz dancing at the Savoy Ballroom and can easily be purchased online. Joseph Sewell, from JiveSwing.Com organises and teaches workshops in the Cake Walk and other types of Jazz dance. To learn the cake walk visit: https://youtu.be/AaaDWM-zNJE?si=hGARqk0_vOF-rfNl The cake walk has also been a featured workshop at: The Savoy Jazz Jam Good Night Sweetheart www.GNSH.co.uk For more information visit: www.jiveswing.com

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GNSH 2013 - Steve Sayer & Chanzie Roettig - Shag

http://www.gnsh.co.uk/ | http://www.facebook.com/GNSH.co.uk Steve & Chanzie perform a Shag routine, as part of the GNSH 2013 Teacher's Cabaret. Goodnight Sweetheart 2013, February, Hertford, UK Camera Man: Bob Barrett Video Editor: Emmanuel Palmer

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GNSH 2012 Max Pitruzzella & Maeva Trunzer

Goodnight Sweetheart Swing Dance Camp, February 2012, Hertford, UK. Teachers' cabaret performance with Max Pitruzzella & Maeva Truntzer. Check out GNSH 'The Movie' - http://youtu.be/lJj_wV8nph8 http://www.gnsh.co.uk

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Blues Dancing - Spirit Moves dancers Al Minns and Sandra Gibson

http://www.jiveswing.com/ Blues Dancing with Sandra Gibson (Mildred Pollard) and Al Minns. An extract from 'The Spirit Moves'. This is a great place to start, to gain inspiration for blues dancing. The clip also mirrors how many of the African American's would have dance blues between the 60s - 80s on both sides of the atlantic. You can purchase the spirit moves at: http://www.swingdanceshop.com/spiritmoves1.html For blues dance classes visit: www.JiveSwing.Com

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BBC Wartime Farm - Featuring The Lindy Hop

http://www.jiveswing.com/ | http://www.facebook.com/JiveSwingCom BBC Wartime Farm Episode 6 - Featuring The Lindy Hop, AKA the Jitterbug or Jive, with dancers from JiveSwing.Com. This is part of the popular BBC2 documentary Episode 6, set in the 1940s features Joseph Sewell, from JiveSwing being interviewed and teaches Ruth Goodman how to Lindy Hop. Dance & Movement Choreographer: Joseph Sewell - www.jiveswing.com Presenter: Ruth Goodman Key Swing Dancers from JiveSwing.Com viewed: Joseph Sewell Charlotte Middlemiss Steve Merchant Jodie Sharman Louise Collins Michael Proctor Megan Smith Fiona Benson Emmanuel Palmer Re-enactors: Billy Ko Watch other videos featuring Joseph & Charlotte: Royal Albert Hall - http://youtu.be/YZutETo9SEo GNSH -- The Movie - http://youtu.be/lJj_wV8nph8 ULHS 2012 Showcase - http://youtu.be/98tr_NKvofs Lindy On the Edge 2012 - http://youtu.be/_geM4Yuz8rM PSSF - http://youtu.be/QFhm0jiyJq8 BBC Radio 2 - Swinging at the Savoy Documentary - http://youtu.be/ireSheTSJ9I For more information about Joseph & Charlotte: http://www.jiveswing.com/ http://www.gnsh.co.uk/

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The Nicholas Brothers in Stormy Weather

With Cab Calloway leading his band in Jumpin' Jive, the Nicholas Brothers perform this tap routine in 1943's Stormy Weather. It was described by Fred Astaire as the greatest movie musical number he had ever seen.

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