More US Open Swing Dance Championships
I HATE missing the US Open Swing Dance Championships! It’s one of the few West Coast Swing events I make a point of attending, since [...]
10
December 10, 2013
30
November 30, 2009
Shesha and Sarah win the US Open
Sarah Breck and I were proud to represent Lindy Hop at the US Open Swing Dance Championships in 2009.
In a "Strictly" Lindy contest we improvise to a song chosen by the DJ. Our content must be lindy hop, rather than balboa or Shag, or West Coast Swing. At the US open they have four "Strictly" divisions; West Coast Swing, Hand Dancing, St. Louis Shag, and Lindy Hop. At the end of those contests they top 5 of each Genré participate in a team battle.