Re: Fixing Hustle - The National Discussion

On Apr 6, 2:33 pm, swingandhustle <swingandhus...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Giving hustle a future means moving back into the clubs and their
faster current music. This should also include the same tunes we
created the dance for in 1980 and prior - which also where fast. A
casualty of this process will be much of the prominence of the NY
styled Hustle, but fortunately - it won't affect many people.

I first saw Hustle danced by a gentleman in the R & B clubs around LA
during the 90's. He danced it to Pop (fast) and R & B (smooth)
music, and it looked good. He wasn't doing NY style, but rather the
"Street" style that, according to him, evolved around the LA Disco
Clubs in the 70's.

I got into Hustle shortly after taking up Salsa, and danced it both at
R & B clubs to contemporary music as well as the one spot in LA that
actually had (and has) a Hustle night (danced there primarily to 70's
Disco music). As I moved into Ballroom dancing and Argentine Tango, I
frequented the R & B clubs less and less.

I eventually stopped going to the Hustle spot because, and I'm just
being honest, the dance and seeing the same people and dancing to the
same music (70's disco music, which I've always hated) just got
boring. No new people, no new music, the same old same old week after
week.

I recently returned to the spot after a 2+ year absence. OK, I'll
admit I actually missed some of the folks. But, the music was the
same, and there was only one new face in the crowd.

I bring all this up in support of David's proposition that the dance
is dying. I do disagree, slightly, with his proposed solution. I
don't think it has anything to do with the speed of the music played
or even the style of the dance (NY vs. Latin vs. Street vs. whatever
the hell those guys were doing in the 70's). I think it's clearly the
music -- and places to learn.

I've seen at least one LA West Coast Swing spot go from majority old
folks to majority young folks. The difference? On the young folks
night, you hear mostly contemporary music, including HipHop.

Now, this cause and effect doesn't appear to be true when it comes to
Lindy Hop. This has always been, and continues to be, a young
person's dance. The music, mostly from the 30's and 40's, is
timeless. And, a great deal of it fast.

Anyway, I do hope the dance makes a comeback.

-ron
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