I’ve been reading and exploring a lot of Buddhist material in my personal life these days, so I’ve taken that as inspiration to write a little about some Zen-like bits of experience that I’ve picked up while learning to dance
How I Started Swing Dancing (part 2)
A common variation on the question “How did you start swing dancing?” is “When did you start swing dancing?” My invariable response is that I started swing dancing in 1997 and lindy hopping in 2001. The point of that distinction
How I started swing dancing (part 1)
Every swing dancer and lindy hopper I know has their version of The Story — the unique tale of how they got started (and eventually addicted) to swing. Etched permanetly in memory, we are only too eager to recount it as soon as anyone asks, “So, what got you started swing dancing?”