What are good Swing Dance movies, like Swing Kids?

[Shimmy Sally]

I envy all those who really swing with the beat,
I?m just dead weight, with two iron cast feet

Are these from the lyrics to a song?

....Like Sid King's "sag, drag, and fall"?

 

[Cousin Hepcat]

I envy all those who really swing with the beat,
I’m just dead weight, with two iron cast feet,

... He goes, she goes, underarm turn,
pendulum, candlestick, crash and burn
The last time I tried to jump, jive and wail,
she landed in the bandstand, I landed in jail

WHO'S NEXT (oh, you can't really go anywhere with that, can you... oh well)

Swing High,
- Cousin Hepcat

 

[Hondo]

....Like Sid King's "sag, drag, and fall"?

Slip me some skin Sal Lets show them how...lol

 

[Trickeration]

Here's a clip from the movie "The Powers Girl".

 

[Cousin Hepcat]

Here's a clip from the movie "The Powers Girl".

Hot DANG!!!

THATs the stuff I'm lookin' for... thanks Trix

Now to find out how I can get a hires version of that clip - cant find VHS or DVD of "The Powers Girl" anywhere! Suggestions?

Anyone know of software to save-to-disk videos from youTube?

Swing High,
- Cousin Hepcat

 

[Cousin Hepcat]

Oh, just found this one (filed under "Jukebox"): Jukebox Joe's, a 1940s dance clip with some funny kid wearing an outfit that looks like it's got Hostess cupcakes glued all over it lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9aw8vrZZTY&search=jukebox

 

[Salv]

Hot DANG!!!

THATs the stuff I'm lookin' for... thanks Trix

Now to find out how I can get a hires version of that clip - cant find VHS or DVD of "The Powers Girl" anywhere! Suggestions?

Anyone know of software to save-to-disk videos from youTube?

Swing High,
- Cousin Hepcat

If you use Firefox there's a plug-in that will allow you to save YouTube videos.

 

[Trickeration]

Here's another...

The is from the Kay Kyser movie "Swing Fever". Kay Kyser Orchestra is my favorite big band.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaK5OWztCz8

 

[nightandthecity]

If you use Firefox there's a plug-in that will allow you to save YouTube videos.

do you know of anthing similar that works with Internet Explorer? Already one of my YouTube faves (Ellington C-jam blues) has been removed from the site....

 

[Salv]

do you know of anthing similar that works with Internet Explorer? Already one of my YouTube faves (Ellington C-jam blues) has been removed from the site....

Sorry, I don't use IE so I can't give you an answer - I'm a Mac/Safari user - but Firefox is a free cross-platform browser, and the plug-ins are free as well. It wouldn't hurt to install it and just use it for YouTube, and you may find that you prefer it anyway. Download from here.

 

[ChrisT]

There was also a 1998 British movie called Swing - not very original - that featured regular dancers from London's 100 Club Lindy nights. I haven't seen this so can't tell you whether it's worth looking for.

may someone tell us more about this movie? I can't find nothing about it

 

[AdeeC]

may someone tell us more about this movie? I can't find nothing about it

See this link

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Swing-Regio...&ie=UTF8&qid=1419468808&sr=1-1&keywords=Swing

 

[AdeeC]

Further for lovers of swing and dance, BIG BAND JAZZ & SWING 6 disc DVD set of 63 musical shorts from Warner Archives is a must have. Covers the period from 1930's to 40's. The quality is excellent. The Jean Negulesco directed swing shorts on disc 6 from the 40's are particulary outstanding and works of art in themselves. Over 11 hours in total of music and the best compiliation of early popular dance music shorts around. See link below.

http://www.amazon.com/Warner-Swing-...&qid=1419469401&sr=1-2&keywords=Big+band+jazz

 

[ChrisT]

thank you a lot AdeeC

 

[GHT]

Claire & Dave's wedding would be a good example:
[video=youtube;0HGWOQdE9n0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HGWOQdE9n0[/video]