The Crafts Report: Profile In Success Article on Alice Simpson, whose bookworks celebrate contemporary dances such as Tango, Rumba, swing, and Hip Hop.Work by this New York based artist is collected internationally.Feature article by James Weaver. http://www.craftsreport.com/february03/profile.html
Extractions: nce all books were made by hand. Scribes copied original manuscripts and the copies were bound in book form to preserve them for future scholars (few others could read). The advent of the printing press in the mid-15th century caused a print revolution, comparable in many respects to the computer revolution of the past 40 years. Today, while books can be turned out overnight in editions of tens of thousands of copies, there are still handmade books. Craft artists, like Alice Simpson of New York City, are preserving an ancient art form and giving it new vitality. Her illustrations appeared in such magazines as Self, Good Housekeeping, Vanity Fair and Vogue. Before establishing her design business in New York, Simpson also worked in Los Angeles as an art director with several major cosmetic companies. Book arts discovered on vacation Dance themes in many of her books Book making grew from pastime With a special awareness of drawing and color, her books are lively and colorfully romantic. Initially, Simpson made books for her own satisfaction, as a relief from pleasing clients, and as a hands-on experience while still operating her design business. Working with paste paper figures, Simpson created wild, finger-paint-like backgrounds that capture the color and suggest the sensuous sound of the dancers and music.
Swing Dancing swing Dancing. Unlike shag, swing is totally led by the man whereas shag is a call danceeach pertner must know his/her part. It is danced to the same music. http://www.cc.gatech.edu/gvu/people/Phd/Keith.Edwards/SwingDancing.html
Extractions: I've recently gotten into swing dancing. I'm by no means an expert at it or anything, but I enjoy it and I've been trying to get better. Annie Anton is my usual swing dancing partner, so she gets her toes stepped on a lot by me. I've taken a couple of swing classes (and am getting ready to take a third) as non-credit courses at Georgia Tech (we call them Options classes). This page compiles some of the knowledge about swing that I've picked up, both as a helper to those who might be interested, and so that I won't forget it later! Swing encompasses all fast ancing through the generations. Single-time swing gives us the jitterbug style; Double-time swing gives us rock and roll, and triple-time swing covers the 30's to the present. Unlike shag, swing is totally led by the man whereas shag is a call danceeach pertner must know his/her part. It is danced to the same music. Once you have learned the timeing it becomes second nature to do the patterns that are led. In shag the timing is part of the footwork that changes with each pattern (most difficult). Dance Style Relaxed and fun.
Nocturne.com Presents The Swing Times May 24, 2004. Los Angeles swing Times Pick swing n Blues Sunday, May 23. at the Ivar. calendar clubs bands classes reviews hairstyles urban swing links archives http://www.nocturne.com/swing/
SWING CAMP CATALINA 2004 An annual event on Catalina Island in California featuring swing instructors from around the world and nightly live band dances in the historic Casino Ballroom. http://www.swingcamp.com
Site No Longer Here This site is no longer on GGW s servers. The site has been archived and can be restored. If you are a member of the organization http://www.ggw.org/cog
CSDS-Homepage Information on instruction, membership and monthly dances that take place in the region. http://ctswing.org/
