The Swing Club PDX

This isn't for praise or a victory lap. (While I do like people recognizing the tremendous effort) This is for anyone who knows what it feels like to be dismissed.

​At 415+ lbs, the world treated me differently. I was excluded from activities, assumed to be intimidating without speaking, and even told there wasn't enough physical space for me in people's homes. Despite always being active, almost every doctor I encountered gave me the exact same surface-level brush-off: "eat less, move more." No investigation. No root causes. No past history.
​It took five years to finally find medical professionals who treated me like a human being, listened, and helped me solve the actual issues.

Getting down to 240 lbs was a team effort. If you are fighting your own battle and being dismissed by the people who are supposed to help you, keep pushing. There are providers out there who will hear you.

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Thought we would try the trend.... 😁

Nobody said we haven't tried.

(This is less then a third of the videos we have taken of this one airstep)

Lauren and Meg have put in so much work these last 6 months and their hard work is clearly paying off.

We were already going to be late, then we sat in traffic for a half hour. We made the most of it.

Guest star Ashley Neufeld

Al Minns and Leon James are some of the legends in Lindy Hop. They were a duo of pioneers dancers at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, NY. They certainly have their own distinct style and have also seen the "Al and Leon Shim Sham" on our page too.

Our Lindy Hop series (Absolute Beginner and Lindy 2 - Beyond Basics) are restarting start on September 1st!

Absolute Beginner Series is great for dancers who are starting from ground zero! We will go over the basic rhythm and concepts that will get you out on the social dance floor!

Lindy 2, Beyond Basics Series is made for the dancers who can comfortably dance 6 count at 140+ bpm

Pre-register online and get a discount!
Link in Bio!

We just learned this earlier this week and it is so high!
How do we land softer when we get higher with it?

Any and all suggestions are welcome.

Also Airsteps AtoZ we finally did it!

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As a flyer in Lindy-Hop, landing is something that needs its own practice.

The bigger the lift the longer the fall.

The three points that are used to ease the landing are the ankle, the knee and the hip. You can collapse all three but then it isn't very performative to crumple.
So you start jumping in place? Trying to make your landing soft or even silent/quiet. As you get really consistent with that you go higher and continue to move up.
All this being said, if you go high enough you need to start thinking about the shape you will be landing in and weather you will have your bases support with hand connection or not. As Kate gets higher she is thinking of making the shape of a frankie throw since that is the step we are working on. Many airsteps have the dead bug shape so making it when jumping helps simulate the real thing in this exercise.

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Low-Downs as seen in the "Tranky Doo"