THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Entertainment
Friday
October 30,1998
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Jump and jive in the swing scene
Brass horns, a string base, piano, drums and a guitar. No synthesizers. No electronics. Just strait, sweet, stylin' music. Swing music, and listening and dancing to it, has been one of the latest trends to hit Lawrence.
DANCIN'
By Anne Robertson, special to the Kansan • Photos by Matt Daugherty/KANSAN
When: 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Sundays
Where: The Battleneck, 737 New Hampshire
Cost: $3 for people older than 21, $4 for people younger than 21
SWING SET
"Swing dancing is a fun type of partner dancing, not bump and grind," said Carrie Pickerling, Overland Park sophomore. "It's more sophisticated and you actually get to dance—if you find a guy who knows how to lead."
"Almost any club offers lessons before the band plays," she said. "I used to teach lessons, when they were offered, for the KU Ballroom Dance Club. I still teach lessons, though, and Liberty Hall offers them also."
For those who are rhythmically challenged and claim that they cannot dance, Tina Warriner, Overland Park freshman, said that it was not a problem.
"I go to the Bottleneck on Sundays, and every once in a while I go to the Hi-Jinx Lounge whenever they have a swing night." Warriner said.
Once all the dance moves are down, knowing where to go is the next big step.
Others, like Lindsay Daniels.
"I go to the Bottleneck because of the swing set and the people who run it," said Daniels, Lenexa sophomore. "I also like how they decorate with table cloths and candles and everyone dresses up. It's just kind of neat."
There are also people who had been going to the Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St., to swing dance long before the swing trend became popular in Lawrence.
Lenexa sophomore, go because of the setting and the people.
Some local band favorites include Swing 39 and the Dave Stephens Swing Orchestra.
"I like the Bottleneck, because I've seen it grow, it's one of the first places to have swing," said Abby Kepka, Ellsworth senior. "And then it all came together and everyone started doing it."
"I like Swing 39 because they
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