Swing on wheels

In the middle of the stage, a space has opened. The musicians aren’t playing yet, there’s silence and a murmur in the air, the anticipation is palpable… This couple comes from far away, they’ve traveled the world and participated in the most prestigious competitions. They’ve revolutionized swing. They’ve created Swing on Wheels.

What fantastic music, and what a fantastic way to dance, and how fantastic it is to ride a bike. Of course, the combination promises something special. Dancing with a bike, being both follower and leader, constantly switching roles. Creating that much sought-after connection in partner dancing, but with an object. The advantage is it never complains, but if we don’t understand each other, we might both end up on the ground—though that happens with people too.

The bike doesn’t have the “bounce” so essential to swing dances (lindy hop, balboa, shag, charleston,…), so we’ll often lose the rhythm (I had to find an excuse :), but it’ll be justified by the melody of the wheel’s fluid movements. The icing on the cake will be the aerials, as the dancers call them, where both the bike and I will be thrown into the air and, hopefully, caught again.