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Ballroom dancing video clips are well catered for on the
BBC's website, largely due to the success of Strictly Come Dancing. However for the lesser-known dance styles, below are links to some of the more noteworthy clips from the huge choice available on YouTube. |
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99 video clips — if you've any other favourites, please let us know :) ‾‾‾ |
| Introduction | » 1 Ladies - imagine yourself sitting in the secretary’s seat - then take the trip of a lifetime back to the Swing dance era ! | |
| Lindy Hop | » 1 Liberation Finals - fast & furious with plenty of aerials
» 2 Dax & Alice - show dance » 3 Kevin & Carla - slow but with serious style » 4 Juan & Sharon - guest teachers at Stompin East, Copdock 2008 » 5 Malcolm X (1992) » 6 A day at the Races (1937) » 7 Hellzapoppin' (1941) - Lindy classic » 8 Pro Lindy finals with aerials galore » 9 Swing Fever (1944) - "one girl & 2 boys" » 10 Twice Blessed (1945) » 11 Killer Diller (1948) » 12 Zack & Carla - show dance » 13 Doug & Dax - Dances with fishes ! » 14 Somewhere On Leave (1943) - the dance partner from hell ! » 15 Bowery Boys - Saturday Night Fever (1943) » 16 Great Swing Moves of the World that never quite caught on » 17 Swing Dancing chaos in Mustafa Centre (Singapore) » 18 Swing Kids (1993) - tracing events in Germany 1930’s | |
| Balboa / Bal-swing | » 1 Bobby & Kate - pure Balboa then Bal-Swing
» 2 Mickey & Kelley - delightful, starting with pure Balboa » 3 Randy & Kara - Bal-Swing » 4 Nick & Sylvia - masterful use of hesitation timing » 5 Marcus & Barbi - Bal-Swing » 6 Steve & Heidi » 7 Competition - last couple in blue are worth the wait ! » 8 Mickey & Kelley - champions » 9 Bernard & Anne-Helene - one of Caroline’s teachers ! » 10 Maharaja (1943) - the way it used to be done ? (pity the band!) | |
| Shag | » 1 Sam & Sarah - notice the lead gets to do the more flamboyant steps
» 2 superb slow motion control » 3 Brian & Sharon » 4 Mike & Lilly » 5 Carolina Shag » 6 Collegiate Shag — Blondie meets the boss (1939) » 7 Collegiate Shag — juxtaposition of the old & new » 8 Collegiate Shag — Artie Shaw » 9 Shag demonstration - learn the fundamentals ! | |
| Shim Sham | » 1 Fritz & Alex - simple demonstration
» 2 Lead by Frankie Manning » 3 Al & Leon’s version of the Shim Sham (1930’s) | |
| Boogie Woogie | » 1 Espen & Tina
» 2 (unattributed) » 3 Will & Maéva (Silvan @ piano) - seriously fast » 4 Inge & Marianne | |
| Other Swing | » 1 Max & Jessica - Swing then Lindy Hop
» 2 William & Maeva - delightful show dance » 3 Showcase - this girl has a body like rubber » 4 Michael & Kimberly - showdance » 5 Chuck & Melissa » 6 Groovie Movie (1942) - instruction & demo » 7 Charleston ! » 8 Quickstep vs. Charleston » 9 Jitterbug - the hard way with tap ! » 10 Arjay & Melissa » 11 Myles & Tessa | |
| Rock'n'Roll | » 1 Rock around the clock
» 2 Gonna Rip It Up | |
| Samba | » 1 (unattributed)
» 2 Street dancing » 3 More street dancing | |
| Ballroom Jive | » 1 A good example of the standardised Ballroom Jive style
» 2 Andrej & Katrarina » 3 Bryan & Carmen » 4 Jive with a touch of Country & Western » 5 2005 World Championships | |
| Argentine Tango | » 1 Introductory compilation with attitude
» 2 Allison & Ivan » 3 Al Pacino - Scent of a Woman » 4 La Cumparsita - film version » 5 La Cumparsita - stage version » 6 La Cumparsita - another stage version » 7 Larroca » 8 Arnie style » 9 Delicously slow - admire the initial embrace » 10 Teaching the street kids ! » 11 Shall we dance ? (I wish !) | |
| Flamenco | » 1 Alegrias
» 2 (unattributed) » 3 Saura » 4 (unattributed) » 5 El Corral de la Morería » 6 Concha Jareño » 7 Flamenco al Baile Belén Maya | |
| Belly Dancing | » 1 Sadie
» 2 Tabla Solo improv by Ishtar bellydancer | |
| Miscellaneous | » 1 Aerials - some of the moves I do every week !
» 2 Dancing with the stars - raunchy » 3 The dancer’s nightmare - playing hard to get ! » 4 Tap with a touch of Swing - cos I like it ! » 5 Dean Martin & The Andrews Sisters (couldn’t resist this !) » 6 Harlem in Heaven (1932) - stair dance (tap) | |
| Fred & Ginger | » 1 Smoke gets in your eyes
» 2 Let yourself go » 3 Night & Day » 4 Swing Time » 5 The Pink Panther Theme | |
| Strictly Classics | » 1 John Sergeant doing his sack of potatoes routine with Kristina
» 2 John & Kristina - sentimental farewell dance | |
| 99 video examples as at 20:40 29Jan09 | ||