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Oxnard festival and T.O. nightclub go toe-to-toe with more popular venues for dancing By Karen Lindell - July 22, 2004 Salsa dancing could use a John Travolta or at least a Gap ad. Disco came and stayed alive after "Saturday Night Fever" popularized guys in tight white suits pointing their fingers skyward. The 1996 movie "Swingers," along with those Gap clothing ads, helped revive Lindy Hop as a hip dance of the 1990s rather than a throwback to the Charles Lindbergh era. Salsa's best hope mi… Continue

By: Cathy Williams (Reprinted from S.O.S. Carefree Times - Winter Edition) There is an assumption among shag dancers that there is a huge difference in the competitive dancer and the social dancer. The competitive dancer will here be defined as the one who enjoys shag contests and virtually trains like an athlete to prepare for these events, attends club functions and SOS. Social dancers rely on a few moves learned early on or in group class, attends club functions and SOS. These are generaliza… Continue