The Perth Swing Dance Society (PSDS) is a non-profit organisation, committed to actively promoting swing dancing, its music and culture in Western Australia.
Swing Culture
The history of Lindy Hop…
This a great video made by Timeline about the history of Lindy Hop. Check it out!
Charlotte & Jethro’s winning AJC routine
Kudos to Charlotte Round and Jethro Hardinge from Swing Zing for their first place in the Showcase at the Australian Jitterbug Championships (AJC) in Melbourne last weekend! Jethro also took out first Place in the AJC Jack & Jill competition with Erin Richardson. If you haven’t seen their wonderful performance already, here it is!
*Just click on the image to open to open the video.
Can’t Stop the Lindy Hop shirts
A few years a go the PSDS designed a fun T-shirt for the society. We wanted something other than our logo so Michelle Turner put together this ‘Can’t Stop the Lindy Hop’ design for us featuring original Lindy Hoppers Willa Mae Ricker and Leon James. It is still available on Red Bubble and you can custom design it by choosing different shirt colours, shirt styles and even hoodies. We’ve seen a few people around town wearing them but wanted to remind new and long term dancers that they are available online here. $25AUD for shirts, more for hoodies and other variations.
Hullabaloo 2016 photos
Posted Saturday 21 May 2016 by Perth Swing Dance Society in Swing Culture, Events, Hullabaloo, Photo Galleries
Here are the links to pretty much ALL the photos taken at Hullabaloo this year by amazing photographers Mark Rontondella, Fudz Qazi and Stephen Endicott. These guys run around at events taking pics purely for fun and totally volunteer their time. The photos show the pure joy and fun that is Lindy Hop and capture the spirit of our events perfectly. Thanks again guys!
– Please make sure you credit these these photos in the future if you use them.
Pic: Fudz Qazi
Mustang/Friday Frolics:
https://www.facebook.com/mark.rotondella/media_set…
https://www.facebook.com/thefudz/media_set…
Hullaballoo Ball:
https://www.facebook.com/mark.rotondella/media_set…
https://www.facebook.com/thefudz/media_set…
https://www.facebook.com/stephen.endicott/media_set…
Hullabaloo Hop:
https://www.facebook.com/mark.rotondella/media_set…
https://www.facebook.com/thefudz/media_set…
The Last Hurrah:
https://www.facebook.com/mark.rotondella/media_set…
https://www.facebook.com/thefudz/media_set…
https://www.facebook.com/stephen.endicott/media_set…
Pic: Mark Rotondella
Pic: Mark Rotondella
May is Frankie Manning Month!
Posted Monday 2 May 2016 by Perth Swing Dance Society in Swing Culture, History
Frankie Manning’s birthday is May 26 but his birthdays never could be contained to just a single day of celebration. So we use the entire month of May to honor Frankie’s contributions to Lindy Hop and his positive spirit.
In the spirit of Frankie, we encourage you to:
- Party like Frankie! Throw a swingin’ birthday party or a lindy hop dance that Frankie would have enjoyed.
- Play the music of the Savoy Ballroom and the big bands of the swing era.
- Hold Frankie Manning inspired dance classes and workshops.
- Share Frankie videos and stories.
Consider donating proceeds from your Frankie Month activities to the Frankie Manning Foundation. The Frankie Manning Foundation preserves Frankie’s legacy and promotes Lindy Hop worldwide through events and celebrations, as well ambassador programs, scholarships and youth initiatives.
If you don’t know who Frankie is you can find out all about him in the Music and Resources. directory.
