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   Dora Dingle said, about 1 month ago

   I bet those two were very cute when they were little. Guess they never heard of “Dancing With The Stars”.

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   ninmas said, about 1 month ago

   i don’t get this……….

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   camelsamba2 said, about 1 month ago

   Which dance craze lasted longer, swing or the foxtrot???

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   kab2rb said, about 1 month ago

   I don’t know which but I’m glad Dancing With The Stars is making people more aware of the different dance styles. I only wish I could but unable to, I enjoy the show. Even children of different ages are getting into the swing of dance.

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   bubbie7 said, about 1 month ago

   swing is a form of music( a really GREAT form ) foxtrot is a form of dance

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   TrapperJohn said, about 1 month ago

   Swing is STILL going strong. Check out the music of Brian Setzer, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Veronica Martell, Cherry Picking Daddies, and many, many others.

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   kauri44 said, about 1 month ago

   Ninmas, I think this strip originally came out when (or shortly after) there was a swing dance revival. I remember seeing twenty somethings dressed in vintage outfits heading off to swing dance at a local club. Clearly, however, the dad is clueless about the fact that there was a revival at all.

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   Magasek said, about 1 month ago

   @TrapperJohn: I believe that’s “Poppin’”, not “Picking”…offensive name but great music. And don’t forget the awesome Squirrel Nut Zippers (also sounds questionable but the band took their name from a brand of candy in the 20’s).

   @bubbie7: swing is a form of music and a form of dance (East Coast and West Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, etc.), both GREAT forms.

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   Ushindi said, about 1 month ago

   It still seems strange to me to remember Brian Setzer rocking out on stage in the Stray Cats and then see his swing orchestra performing years later.

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    itisme said, about 1 month ago

    Go to www.wsge.org on Sundays from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time and listen to old Rog’ on the radio. 3 hours of classic big band hits.

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    Johanan Rakkav said, about 1 month ago

    Xuthia B’lang
    Field Cultural Anthropologist, Alpha Centauri A III
    Field Notes: Sol III

    Pursuant to earlier notes on October 10, 2009 (local civil calendar):

    “Tipping” is only one example of innumerable inconsistencies in the natives’ cultures. For example, in the leading nation-state of the western continent (I have just learned today), “foxtrot” is a dance form and a graphic art form called a “comic strip”, “swing” is a style of music and a style of accompanying dance, and “tofu” is served widely across the world yet in its poorest variety here in the west, and thus is avoided by many at all costs. (…)

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    dbrugg said, about 1 month ago

    This originally ran in 1998, back when Swingers, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Cherry Poppin’ Daddies and other bands were riding a swing wave.