Besides singing barbeshop, I also enjoy dancing - a lot.  For several years, my favorite dance was West Coast Swing.  It's danceable to all kinds of popular music.  West Coast Swing, like all kinds of swing is derived from Lindy Hop that originated in Harlem in the 1920s.

West Coast Swing that I'm used to dancing is slower pace, smooth and upright.  Lindy Hop by contrast is high-energy, grounded, and much more expressive.  At least in Omaha, where I like to dance, the Lindy Hop venue is also a much younger crowd - lots of teenagers and 20-year-olds.

There are various styles of Lindy Hop.  Here's a dancer I'm working to emulate.  (He's tall like me.):


I love the dance, I love the music.  Last night, I danced off and on from 8 until midnight.  I've had at least a month of private Lindy Hop Lessons, and last night was a test if I could pull it off and dance with partners other than my instructor.

It was nerve-racking at first.  Then I won a door prize.  The MC called me on stage.  MORE attention didn't help at all!  I wanted to be invisible.  But, after I figured out who the experienced followers were, I had an easier time leading.  I felt the night was a success when experienced dancers asked me to dance AGAIN, and smiled when we did.