This glass chandelier -- which looks to me like a big ball of fur -- was made by glass artist Robert Kaindl. At the link, you can see some simply amazing glasswork.
One does not clean or dust such big chandeliers- one lets them gather dust over the centuries while having outrageaous parties below them and swing from them, draped in Zorro-costumes and Musketeer-costumes....
*heh* I happened to have my iPod on and just watching the video and the song that started at exactly the same time I hit play on this video was the Beastie Boys Body Movin' Fatboy Slim remix (that's the one they use in the Body Movin' video) and it was remarkable well they synced up.
Oh, that's definitely not sped up. The guy in the bib overalls is Fankie Manning, who still teaches lindy workshops at 94. I took one last spring. What an interesting guy. He and his friends there basically invented most of the lindy moves. Here's his website if you want more info: http://www.frankiemanning.com/
I tried posting this once already, but it never seemed to make it up. I just wanted to say that I'm another present-day lindy hopper and I'm thrilled to see this clip make its way into "mainstream" internet culture (as opposed to our fairly small, insular community of dance nerds, where it's a classic).
No one does it better than these guys - they are all true innovators - but if you want to see the new guard of Lindy Hoppers, do a youtube search for "ULHS Liberation" to see contest footage (largely unchoreographed) from my favorite modern era contest.
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I think it looks great.
:-D
However, I have the coordination of a banana, so I don't think I would be very good at this.
I think these dancers are amazing and there are more lindy-hoppers today than you might think.
It would surprise me if that wasn't sped up at least a little bit. Definitely doesn't look quite natural.
How fit would you have to be.
Secondly.
1941?
Wow those are some amazingly short skirts for the 40s.
Black people were allowed to have short little skirts in those days. They didn't need to keep themselves decent, apparently.
Look up "lindy hop" or "swing dancing" on Youtube and be amazed :D There's lots of us lindyhoppers and swing dancers the world over!
-Katie (who loves dancing lindy!)
No one does it better than these guys - they are all true innovators - but if you want to see the new guard of Lindy Hoppers, do a youtube search for "ULHS Liberation" to see contest footage (largely unchoreographed) from my favorite modern era contest.