Saigon Swings Workshop (May 09)

3 years and 5 weekend workshops later, it is great to see the Saigon Swing dancers develop to a level where there are some really nice dancers. Although a short weekend in and out of the city, it was a productive one, with 10 hours of instruction, mainly Frankie’s moves, including his Tranky Doo and the Lindy Chorus, as a tribute to him.  Here’s a short clip of one of the classes.

This is also the first time with a dress-up party with a live jazz band playing, and it was an awesome party, though I must say, it feels out of place to dress up in Saigon, with the constant buzz of motorbikes and grimy streets.  It was a great venue as well, nice ambience, good floor.  All in all, one of the best parties in the 3 years I’ve been travelling here.  Here’s a video of that vintage party, with Adam Lee (formerly Beijing Swings)  jamming with the band on saxaphone as well.