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Top Tips for Surviving Your First Exchange
Author: Eva Marshall From the Archive: 23/04/25 It’s a new year, and hopefully many of you have plans for at least one dance exchange across Australia! We are absolutely spoilt for choice—especially here in Queensland, where we’ve got Brisbane Swing Thing, Slow Soirée Weekend, Gold Coast Lindy Fest, Cairns Swing Festival, Byron Bay Lindy Exchange, […]
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New Year Resolutions and the Power of Goal Setting
Author: Rachel Hoey From the Archive: 04/01/24 There seem to be two types of people I encounter when it comes to New Years resolutions. Those who love them (or at least love to make them), and those who think they’re a load of tosh. I fall into the former category. I love setting goals and […]
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“What’s the deal with mix-and-match competitions? How can I prepare for one?”
Author: Thomas Oram From the Archive: 05/10/23 So, you’ve seen the announcement for the student mix-and-match competition being held at the October Corner Pocket Social but don’t know what it is all about? Maybe you’ve seen a couple of YouTube videos from the big competitions like ILHC or Camp Hollywood and think, “I wanna do […]
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My Biggest Dance Epiphany or How I Learned the Value of Hard Work
Author: Susie Polly Pembroke Wilson From the Archive: 05/03/2016 Last year I went to an event and danced with a lead who I’ve known for years. He commented “Wow! How have you improved so much in the last 6 months?”. I was both proud and concerned: was I not very good 6 months ago? I’d […]
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Dressing for Dancing – Part 3: Shoesing the right Choose
Author: Susie Polly Pembroke Wilson From the Archive: 01/12/15 Shoes. There are just so many variables: the slickness of the sole, the heel height, the comfort factor, the floor you are dancing on and, of course, how they complete your outfit! Finding the right shoes is no easy task, and you’ll probably want different pairs […]
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Dressing for Dancing – Part 2: The Vintage Dilemma
Author: Susie Polly Pembroke Wilson From the Archive: 13/11/2015 Swing dancing is intrinsically linked to the time and circumstances that it came about. Dressing in vintage is by no means a requirement but it will enhance the look and feel of your dancing. Dax Hock has written a great blog on the importance of dressing […]
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Dressing for Dancing – Part 1: Comfort vs Style
Author: Susie Polly Pembroke Wilson From the Archive: 13/11/2015 Okay, so here’s the thing: dancing is a physical activity, and you want to be comfortable when doing physical activities. You want clothes that will breathe, that won’t restrict you or rub in the wrong places and that will support you in the right places. But […]
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What is swing music?
Author: Robert Edwards From the Archive: 11th September 2015 The first thing to say in an article like this is that there is more contradiction and disagreement about the word “swing” than perhaps any other word in the English language. You may get a glimpse of that from reading the quotations at the end. I […]
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Music to get you started!
Author: Matt Greenwood From the archive: 8 Sept 2015 One of the most common things we get asked in our beginner classes is “Where do I find music to practice to at home?” When I started dancing the best way to find swing dancing music was to trawl through CDs at second hand sales or […]
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Welcome to the Blog
Author: Corner Pocket Swing Welcome to the new Corner Pocket Swing blog! Corner Pocket Swing is a community of passionate swing dancers based in Brisbane. We love music that swings, vintage fashions, partnered and solo dance. But the most important thing for us is our community of likeminded dancers. We’ll use this blog to tell […]
