Evolving

The stats are turning out most interesting. The blogs are written mostly by me, but what do I know? However, I go by the hits, even though Google has the most screwed up page view analysis on this planet. It is free and I am stuck with what they have to offer.

"Too many of us are not living our dreams because

we are living our fears."

I have the advantage that I can compare several blogs and even though Google is lacking in the correct information, I can compare. The same errors and omissions are in all the blogs. For sure, Blogging Hawaii is the most likely to challenge Town Dancer for the number one spot. The Guest Author is all that is required. We just have to find the person willing to share dance information and perhaps photos too. That is what the reader/dancers want, and the hits are there, just waiting. I can see it in the Stats.

"The Sounds Of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel

I am now going through the bushes and actively seeking the organizations that do not have a Web sites. They need us and those are the ones that we can put on the map of dance on these Islands. And the proof is gradually coming out for those that I have been fortunate enough to help. They are even getting to be known throughout the Islands.

What is West Coast Swing? West Coast Swing is a grandchild of the popular “Jitterbug,” also known as the “East Coast Swing” and “Lindy,” of the 1930s and 1940s.

In the 1950s, when dancing was very popular and dance floor space was at a premium, Southern California dancers refined their dancing to dance in what is called a “dance slot,” as opposed to dancing in a small circle.

"Gimme Some Lovin'" by the Spencer Davis Group

It is most appropriate for our kind of dancing on a medium size floor. Large size floor is Ballroom like the now famous Palladium in Honolulu. Small size is like most Night Club floors, not really made for dancing. And Medium size are our kind of dance floors, 1000 to 3000 square feet of dance floor space. If the Palladium has 11000 square feet of dance floor, one quarter would be just fine for the rest of us common folk.

The “slot” method allows more dance partners on a dance floor than that of the East Coast, Lindy and Jitterbug swing varieties. Since it was invented on the West Coast, it has become known as the West Coast Swing. or WCS. West Coast Swing is danced to blues, funk, and R&B music, which is a slower beat than that danced by the other swing dances.

There are basic patterns with quick turns and spins, but as the dancers improve, they are able to improvise and syncopate to the music so that what you see is a sexy, smooth dance, that is timed to the beat, lyrics or various instruments of the music being played. Once you see West Coast Swing, you’ve got to learn it. Come out and dance it!