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From the Top
From the Top is a podcast from IG HOP, a swing dance collective based in Vienna, Austria. It looks at the big issues in contemporary swing dance culture. Researched, produced and presented by a dedicated team, it brings you the best expertise and knowledge from around the world. Feel free to co...
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Swing dance and drugs
Drugs don't seem to play a big role in the swing dance community but they are there - though it's mostly just cannabis and other soft drugs. In this e...
Small and tall
A person's height affects all aspects of their life, and it matters when it comes to dancing, too. We hear from both ends of the spectrum.
Swing dance and disability
Swing dancing may seem like a carefree world that is "open to all" but even some perfectly fit and healthy people can have a hard time entering it, to...
The economy of swing dance
Swing dancing seems far removed from the daily grind of business life but in fact it's just as much about money and value as any other human activity....
Peter Loggins: Enough with the shoebox mentality
Veteran performer and instructor Peter Loggins has a powerful message for his fellow dancers: go out and do it in public.
Peter is also...
A world without borders
We return to the topic of globalisation with an episode that is full of stories of border-crossing. From London to Vienna to Leipzig to Seoul, we hear...
Anaïs Sékiné: swinging academic
In this fourth of our special series, we talk to Anaïs Sékiné, a dancer and researcher (or, to use her own definition, a dancing researcher) in Montre...
Swing dance: art or what?
Swing dance isn't usually classified as art. This title is normally applied to ballet, tango, folk dance or contemporary dance. But is this fair? And...
Dave King: loving irony
Drummer and composer Dave King is perhaps best-known as a co-founder and one-third of the U.S. jazz trio The Bad Plus. He has also co-founded a number...
Travel and swing dance
In this our summer-minded episode, we look at something that binds us all together: travel. Man's deep-rooted desire to travel and explore, coupled wi...
Alina Sokulska: Rebel Rebel
In this second of our special features, we hear from Alina Sokulska about how she sees herself in the world of swing and jazz dance.
O...
Video and swing dance
Modern swing dancing has been deeply influenced by the rapid dissemination of video content and the corresponding revolution in video recording techno...
Take Five: the other side of the story
Jean-Charles Zambo, a.k.a. Joyss, shot to overnight fame after this video of his Take Five routine at Montreal Swing Riot 2015 went viral.