Had to share this: 😍

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8NY16Jm/

Affinity Swing is planning to do interviews in its livestream from The Open.

https://www.affinityswing.com/live/the-open-2024

https://theopenswing.com/livestream/

Update: Coverage was supposed to start many hours ago; don’t know what is holding it up.

Here is a new approach to a WCS competition livestream—by mixing in interviews, critiques, behind-the-scenes shots, and with anchors at a desk, like they do for sports events:

https://www.youtube.com/live/ea3TaKRQf30?si=QjVU9kJ8l55rQsvP

Home page: https://youtube.com/@westcoastswinglive3109?si=HSf9brimlYSsp9IM

I was reminded he was on “Dancing With the Stars,” Season 2, in 2006 . . . and placed second! So not his first foray into dance, though it has been almost two decades. ;)

The WCS world meets the football world:

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP88SX1hW/

I am now also seeing Instagram and Threads mute certain songs on their WCS videos.

Meanwhile, here’s a fun kind of alteration: AI animations of WCS videos. This one was done with the dancers’ cooperation.

(On Instagram:)

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1XWoynJpoJ/?igsh=bTM4dXp0b3prZ3Vu

(Or on YouTube:)

https://youtube.com/shorts/xyHwSI1-Pc0?si=F1Alx9q2nlPoCPPo

Speaking of WCS popularity, someone just posted this article:

https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/ben-morris-west-coast-swing-improv-acting-advice-77610/

Thank you :)

Thank you.

Oh, sorry, I wasn’t clear; by “artists” I meant the dancers.

I haven’t run across WCS set to classical!  I look forward to seeing that!

Thank you for your input.  Yes, it’s strange how various dances and music can match up—I guess because there is a lot of universality to music structure.  I have even listened to classical music while watching WCS videos, and am often amazed at the alignment!   But I do find these same few pop song substitutes tiring, so yes, I mute. ;)

And I still can only guess how the artists* must feel about this, plus I don’t think it’s helpful in attracting new folks to WCS.

*Edit:  Sorry, by “artists” I meant dancers.