{"id":640,"date":"2018-04-08T21:43:18","date_gmt":"2018-04-08T20:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yldor.com\/?page_id=640"},"modified":"2026-05-04T16:03:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:03:30","slug":"swing-on-wheels","status":"publish","type":"shows","link":"https:\/\/yldor.com\/en\/shows\/swing-on-wheels\/","title":{"rendered":"Swing on wheels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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All audiences<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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In the middle of the stage, a space has opened. The musicians aren\u2019t playing yet, there\u2019s silence and a murmur in the air, the anticipation is palpable\u2026 This couple comes from far away, they\u2019ve traveled the world and participated in the most prestigious competitions. They\u2019ve revolutionized swing. They\u2019ve created Swing on Wheels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2019t understand each other, we might both end up on the ground\u2014though that happens with people too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bike doesn’t have the “bounce” so essential to swing dances (lindy hop, balboa, shag, charleston,…), so we\u2019ll often lose the rhythm (I had to find an excuse :), but it\u2019ll be justified by the melody of the wheel\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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