I am really stunned by this view. I'm not a Lindy dancer either, but there is very little music that is really undanceable as a jiver IMHO. And although it's harder, there's just as much interpretive stuff to do with the fast stuff (not that I have that aspect at all sorted yet). And, on the few occasions several are played in succession, by the time a couple of fast ones have been played, enough people have gone to have a rest for those that haven't gone into cardiac arrest to have a bit more roomOriginally posted by Andy McGregor
I hadn't been for many months on a Tuesday because they play Lindy music and I don't do Lindy. That was still the same But it was still a great night with plenty of good tracks between the time wasted waiting for the Lindy stuff to finish - one track in particular was much, much too fast for proper modern jive - you could dance to it but it was no fun - I don't want to travel 160 miles on a week night to listen to Lindy music or dance badly to it.
I think the music on Tuesdays is the best out of all the venues I've been to, as much because there's a good sprinkling of swing as well as the rest - and for the few tracks where the jivers all depart to the sides cos it's too fast - or just too Lindyish - it's a real pleasure to watch the few really good Lindy dancers proving to me that I should wait till my next lifetime to give it a serious try.
I reckon the Lindy influence contributes a lot to the atmosphere, whether Lindy is being danced to a given track or not.
Chris
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