Saturday, July 05, 2014

Why do the French have to preserve American dance culture like the Boogie-woogie?




France - Festival-BoogieWoogie Laroquebrou


As you can see, for the 16th year Laroquebrou in South Central France is sponsoring a festival in honor of the boogie-woogie dance craze still sweeping through Europe.


Boogie-woogie is a form of swing dance and a form of blues piano playing.  The term is common in Europe and the dance grew out of the American Lindy Hop, Swing and Rock n Roll dances of the late 1940's and 1950's.


Here is a Swedish couple performing at the French Festival a dance that looks like it came right out of New Orleans.  Double click for full screen enjoyment.


Some believe the European interest and Boogie-woogie craze resulted from all the American GIs in Europe in World War II who loved to dance. 


Sometimes you just gotta dance!

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