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Just in time to have missed the holidays! We have decided it’s finally time to do some merch, thanks to the encouragement of some loved ones and fellow dancers. Here’s what to know! What do you got? Currently we have T-shirts & hoodies in three designs: “Swungover,” minimalist design (right), our “Swungover + definition” design…

Venom: @bobbyswungover Paypal: paypal.me/bobbywhite3 The dance we know of as “Balboa” today is actually a combination of dances original dancers called “Balboa-Swing”/”Bal-Swing,” and “Swing-Bal.” Enjoy this down-and-dirty explanation of the two dances coming together and explains why the modern scene calls it simply “Balboa,” which of course over-simplifies some for the sake of grasping the…

Venmo: @bobbywsungover PayPal: paypal.me/bobbywhite3 Here are the (experimental) first two episodes of a new project I’m doing, called Clipsession. (As in, obsession, but with clips. Also, a session of watching clips.) “But Bobby,” you’re saying, “You already have so many projects that we get, like, one update per project a decade. Why start another?” Well,…

Venom: @bobbyswungover Paypal: paypal.me/bobbywhite3 The dance we speak of commonly as “Balboa” today is actually a combination of two Southern California swing era dances, “Balboa Shuffle” and “Swing.” I made a short video to explain “Swing,” which some teachers might refer to as “So-Cal Swing” or “L.A.Swing” today. (As with all short history videos, it…

paypal.me/bobbywhite3 venmo: @bobbyswungover PLEASE NOTE! When considering what to donate, please note the steps, the original dancers who danced them, the names of the steps, and the contributions of the many who helped put names to them are not my intellectual property, and therefore are not what I’m asking donations for. Basically, I do not…