USA 2011

USA Grand National Dance Championships 2011

The last event for our trip was the USA Grand National Dance Championships. This event has been running for seventeen years and is a landmark event in the US West Coast Swing calendar. This event hosts both Shag and West Coast Swing dancers… Continue reading →

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Canadian Swing Championships 2011

The Canadian Swing Championships held in Montreal Canada was a really fun event. It is originally and still primarily a Lindy event and the Lindy influence made it very interesting for us.

By the time we arrived at the venue… Continue reading →

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Mario Robau aka “Swingdaddy” West Coast Swing Legend!

!!!! News Update – Mario Robau is coming to Perth October 22-23, 2011, Dont miss out !!!!

We have just spent another four days in Houston Texas training with Mario Robau and Stephanie McPherson-Robau and we are shattered.… Continue reading →

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Swingapalooza 2011

Swingapalooza in Baton Rouge Louisiana was a fantastic event. It was organized by the Capital City Swing Dancers Association, a non-profit organisation who’s mission is to promote swing dancing in South Louisiana, and to this mission they have been, in… Continue reading →

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Houston with Mario Robau

Thats a Truck!

The trucks seemed big in San Diego, but they are even bigger here in Texas.

We are now in Houston for some West Coast Swing Texas style training and hanging out with with Mario Robau and the lovely… Continue reading →

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SwingDiego 2011

SwingDiego 2011 was an awesome experience. The event was professionally organized and ran without a hitch.

It was so great to share such a huge West Coast Swing event with hundreds of other people who love the dance.

There… Continue reading →

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SwingDiego

We are at SwingDiego in San Diego sharing the venue with a gymnastics convention and a steampunk convention. We have just had our first set of lesson for the tour with Mary Ann Nunez who was amazing. She is incredibly… Continue reading →

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Swing Night San Diego

On Tuesday night we went to our first American Swing Night in San Diego. We had an awesome night dancing with the San Diego locals as well as some of the early arrivals for SwingDiego. The night was held in… Continue reading →

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American Air v’s Jeep

Sometimes when it seems that bad things are happening it is tempting to feel sorry for yourself. But sometimes its just life giving you a nudge in a different direction you might not have thought about.

At least that’s how… Continue reading →

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