HAIRSPRAY NAT'L TOUR 2ND YEAR- Page 4

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 4:35am

"Never look back, never look back..."

[JimVukovich]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 4:37am

Updated On: 8/9/04 at 04:37 AM

[JimVukovich]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 5:06am

Updated On: 8/9/04 at 05:06 AM

[Zola Q. LaPlaya]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 10:28am

What's the point in sticking to the topic? Sweet'ums, as soon as Namo said "black jockstrap" we were off-topic.

Updated On: 8/7/04 at 10:28 AM

[Phantom2]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 12:02pm

I'll bring it back on topic. I bet Link/Matt would look good in one of those. There.

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 3:03pm

link/Austin???

[Zola Q. LaPlaya]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 3:32pm

You would know, P2.

Jim, is that the trophy I won at the Eagle last weekend? How did you get it?

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 4:28pm

Okay Zola, I have to ask...what trophy did you win at the Eagle?

[JimVukovich]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 4:58pm

Updated On: 8/9/04 at 04:58 PM

[Phantom2]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 5:39pm

The Eagle? Sounds very patriotic! What kind of a place is it?

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 5:53pm

Jim,
you mean "Jack O'Brien's well earned and LONG overdue Tony..."

[JimVukovich]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 6:38pm

Updated On: 8/9/04 at 06:38 PM

[Phantom2]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 6:52pm

What's that a tattoo of on your arm?

[DAME]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 9:02pm

Jim;
You wanna know about the Eagle? Maybe you should be asking me. theres one in NY. And I believe there is one not too far from the Faultline in Silverlake. You are familiar with Silverlake Jim?

[JimVukovich]

Posted: 8/7/04 at 11:00pm

Updated On: 8/9/04 at 11:00 PM

[DAME]

Posted: 8/8/04 at 5:29am

Oh Jim, Jim, Jim;
Kniting? Actually; next time you wanna shake your thing on a Saturday nighty you should come over to Oil Can Harrys. Saturday night is retro night. They play everything from Diana Ross to Madonna. Everyone is dancing and the crowd is extremely friendly. It doesn't get going till about 10:30 so your timing will be perfect.

[Phantom2]

Posted: 8/8/04 at 11:09am

How much is it to get in?

[JimVukovich]

Posted: 8/8/04 at 12:22pm

Updated On: 8/9/04 at 12:22 PM

[Phantom2]

Posted: 8/8/04 at 12:36pm

West Coast Swing? HAHA

[JimVukovich]

Posted: 8/8/04 at 1:40pm

Updated On: 8/9/04 at 01:40 PM

[Phantom2]

Posted: 8/8/04 at 1:46pm

Talk to Jerry Mitchell if you have any further questions. HAHA

WEST COAST SWING - Described as “the Cadillac of swing” by Robert Bryant of the US Swing Dance Council, the California versions of West Coast Swing stay in a slot and has the girl moving from one end of the slot to the other. Annie Hirsch, who with Jack Carey, represents the golden days of West Coast Swing, mentioned Dean Collins as a leading figure in establishing the West Coast Swing. It was in the 1940’s that Dean Collins and several others were the West Coast version of Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers—the best of the best.

According to Annie the dance remains pretty much the same since it's creation sometime in the 40’s. Skippy Blair, another dancer involved with West Coast Swing in it’s formative years says it was first called Western Swing and then came to be called West Coast Swing to differentiate it from country-western swing dancing. Both Annie and Skippy agree that the big difference between West Coast Swing then and now is that now both partners dance more upright to slower music, allowing time for interesting footwork variations called “syncopations.” The syncopations may take several beats when the woman goes to the end of the slot and are the primary difference between the California and mid-west variants of West Coast Swing.

As far as the music — well it varies and the only thing most people seem to agree on is that it is best danced to a medium tempo. Some dancers like rhythm and blues, some like contemporary rock, some like oldies from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s.

The basic West Coast Swing dance steps consists of 6-beat and 8-beat patterns executed in a slot area on the dance floor. Due partly to the work of the U.S. Open Swing Dance Championships and the now-defunct United States Swing Dance Council, west coast swing has risen in popularity in recent years. There are West Coast Swing clubs in over half of the states. Some of them have their dance as a state dance. On January 1, 1989, West Coast Swing became California's official state dance.

Updated On: 8/8/04 at 01:46 PM

[JimVukovich]

Posted: 8/8/04 at 2:14pm

ok then, 5-6-7-8

[DAME]

Posted: 8/8/04 at 2:16pm

Jim;
On Saturday nights it is a $5.00 cover. The drinks are cheap. And thats where I met my hubbie ( so it is special to us). And that dancing you do is too hot and sexy to be only doing in the pit.

[JimVukovich]

Posted: 8/8/04 at 2:22pm

Awwwwwwwwww.......well I am single.....and I am blond-ish.........ok, I'll do it.

[DAME]

Posted: 8/8/04 at 2:24pm

And Jim; Today happens to be the LA GAy rodeo at the equestrian center.... If men in boots is your thing...