I have to say that this was probably my favorite Ignite, and it was not because I felt like I succeeded — that’s just the icing on the cake. There were some fantastic presentations that exceeded my expectations and absolutely blew my mind. I laughed, learned, and overall, I really enjoyed myself.
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I’m in love with the Lindy Hop
March 18th, 2009
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I think I love the Lindy Hop.
I must admit that when I first tried the Lindy Hop, I wasn’t very good at it. This was in high school. I didn’t like it at all, actually, and I did it wrong.
But after getting going with swing again here again, I’ve become quite fond of the Lindy [...]
Swing Dance Class, Weeks 4-6
March 13th, 2009
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I must admit, I didn’t have all that much to write about swing dancing during the last half of the class.
Part of this is because I missed weeks 4 and 5 due to illness and prior commitments (like Ignite Boulder 3!). But during the last class, on week 6, I felt like I was able [...]
Swing Dance Class, Week 3
February 17th, 2009
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We still had pretty good turnout for week 3. I’ve made a new friend, Nathan, who also goes to events sponsored by CU International. We’ve decided that we make a pretty good team and hopefully we won’t have to switch partners too much next week.
We worked on the Charleston some more, at which I’m becoming [...]
Swing Dance Class, Week 2
February 4th, 2009
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This week saw a small drop in numbers, but we did gain a few people, and there are a good dozen of us who seem genuinely committed. I hope we all show up weekly. My new friend Nathan is probably my favorite person to dance with in class — we click pretty well.
I’m doing really [...]
