Talk:Big Apple (dance)

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From : Dan & Christi Guest <dan.christi@lindycircle.com>

Sent : Sunday, January 2, 2005 8:01 PM

To : <nik_ka@hotmail.com>

Subject : Re: Dance history

Hi,

Thanks for your kind words about my site. I took a look at your site and I'm impressed with the format and the breadth of info. I noticed that you've put links to my site on the Lindy Hop and Balboa pages. I am both flattered and very grateful for this.

The Big Apple page was very brief so I tried editing it to add a little more info. I copied the formating from your Balboa page so that it would look consistent. Your interface is very easy to use and everything seemed to work ok. I don't have time to write the whole thing from scratch so I just copied a small section from my own web site and added a link to the full article at the bottom. I don't know if this ok or not so I won't be affended if you roll back my changes to your original version.

Anyway, I think it's now at least a bit more informative and better structured. I will try to return again in future to add more when I have more time...

Cheers

Dan

http://www.lindycircle.com

Ithaca Style Big Apple

I don't see any references to the Ithaca-style Big Apple here, so I'm starting by adding a couple of external links. I'm trying to gather more information about it, but according to the source below, it was choreographed by Frankie Manning. From personal experience I know it's usually done to "Flying Home" by Lionel Hampton. I've also heard rumour Frankie was described the original "Big Apple" over the telephone, which is how it started spreading in the Northern 'states.

queens swing club misc notes

--geoff_o 04:11, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That 'Ithaca Big Apple' is actually a section from the 'keep punchin' big apple sequence choreographed by Manning. I've deleted the external links anyway, as wikipedia has a policy of reducing links. You could add a comment somewhere in the text mentioning that the keep punchin' big apple routine is danced in various forms in different communiites. PlainJane 00:11, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Circle Dance

If anyone has a major objection to changing "line dance" to "circle dance", please write about it here. Line dances are not done in a circle. The Big Apple was done in a circle. Therefore, the Big Apple, is not a line dance. If I don't forget, I'll be back to make the change. Steve Pastor 17:10, 4 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I changed all instances of "line dance" to "circle dance" since I was editing the article anyway. Thanks for noticing this! –panda 00:25, 5 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

4 Wilkinson articles about the Big Apple

All four articles about the Big Apple, written by Jeff Wilkinson for The State, can be found here.

'The music would just take you', posted on Sun, Aug. 24, 2003
'You just got in a group and followed along', posted on Mon, Aug. 25, 2003
'The South Carolina dance was social. It didn't have the flash.', posted on Tue, Aug. 26, 2003
'It helps identify and define our culture', posted on Wed, Aug. 27, 2003

They can also probably be found in the Internet Archive or The State's archive. –panda 22:26, 4 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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The article written about the Big Apple (dance) was incredibly informative and much appreciated. However, there was one point that I was hoping to come across in this article that was left out- as it seems to be all over the place. There is an older movie called You Can't Take It With You, in which there is a scene where the Big Apple is discussed. In this scene, it is mentioned that in New York at the time, the Big Apple was illegal. I have looked up information everywhere, and have yet to find any answers to my question. I have, however, noticed that there seems to be no references anywhere as to this dance being against the law. Whether this is a lack of information or simply the cause of an inaccurate playwright- I know not. Out of genuine interest-though no dire need for the information- it would be much appreciated if this subject could be brooched somewhere in the length of the original article- if, of course, there is anything to actually be discussed.

Thank you so much.

76.121.229.141 (talk) 09:53, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Last edited at 09:53, 10 January 2009 (UTC). Substituted at 09:36, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

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