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ILHC 2011 – Showcase – Michael Darigol & Brittany Johnson
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Swinging Projects for Lindy Hop & Balboa Dancers
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This was a special video presentation at SVJD's second annual Swing/Jazz Dancing Music-Video Contest.
Description: The famous Lindy Hop scene from Hellzapoppin can't be done better.
But it can be re-done. Here's our rendition.
Participants: Lukas Allenbaugh, Katie McLaughlin, Celeste Olds, Jason Schroeder, Jared Luxenburg, John Platt, Amy Weber
And here is the original dance scene by Whitey's Lindy Hoppers, featuring Frankie Manning (in the Mechanic's Dungarees), from the movie «Hellzapoppin» (1941):
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by Chris
Today (I'm in Sydney Australia right now), I've found this article which made me laugh.
AUSTRALIA'S heaviest newborn, the elephant calf nicknamed Mr Shuffles by zookeepers, spent his second day getting to know his extended family at Sydney's Taronga Zoo.
The «miracle» calf, who emerged from his mother Porntip's womb on Wednesday morning — two days after being declared dead — is continuing to make good progress. […]
«He appears to have a lot more co-ordination, has great control of his trunk and is shuffling around more confidently.» […]
Source: The Australian (article is not available anymore)
Conclusion: The animal keeper must be a Balboa teacher…