Swing Dance for Life!

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I discovered my passion for swing dancing slowly.  With my children more independent in middle and high school and a little more time to myself, I was looking for a fun exercise to reduce stress after work and to stay fit.  I enrolled in City College of San Francisco’s (CCSF) beginner swing dance class in the evening and persuaded my husband to do the same.  That was about 6-years ago!  I can honestly say that swing dancing have postively changed my life.  Besides having fun and learning new dance skills, along the way I made new friends, met inspirational and awesome people, discovered love for various music, and discovered a whole new community. 

Swing dancing has enriched my life.  So glad that I at least found it mid-life!   As a small gesture to contribute back to the community, this year I have joined the San Francisco team to compete at the 24-Hour Cancer Dance-a-Thon to raise funds for cancer research and treatment.    I’m also dedicating my dances in remembrance of loved ones lost to cancer (my father, grandfather and brother-in-law, Tommy Lee) and to cancer survivor - Leland, my brother-in-law. 

Swing dancing is a lot of fun (see my highlights below).  If you like to dance, come join the San Francisco team.  If you don’t have the time or dancing feet, you can still help by donating to this worthy cause.  Sponsor me and help me reach my fundraising goal! All contributions will go toward the City of Hope Hospital and is tax deductible. 
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Memories and Highlights of my journey below.

My Father, Wing Cheung (Oct. 9 1928 – Nov. 11, 1987).   Proud Grandfather with 1st grandson, Gary

My favorite dance venues in San Francisco:

• Lindy in the Park (LITP) – free swing dancing & lesson on Sundays at Golden Gate Park
• Verdi Club with Stompy Jones – Tuesday night
• CCSF Swing Performance Class and Cat’s Corner – Wednesday nights
• 9:20 Special – Thursday nights at the Russian Center
• Friday Night Swing – Friday nights at Cheryl Burke Dance

 

 

Two awesome dance instructors who helped develop  my passion for lindy hop:  David Blood from CCSF and Carla Heiney, Choreographer & Lindy Hop Champion of many awards

 

 

 

 

Inspirational dancers I met on the dance floor: 

Left Photo: Cheryl Burke from Dancing with the Stars 
Right photo: Frankie Manning (at 93) - Ambassador of Lindy Hop & person who invented aerial steps for lindy hop, me, &  Layton Duong – Feb. 2007

Memorable dance events:

  Big John Special performance at Rhythm Louge

                         CCSF Hot Bloods perform at Galileo Academy’s 2007 Fundraiser

 CCSF Hot Bloods 2008 Performance Team

                                    Dance Performance at Jack London Square

 Halloween 2009 Dance

         Dancing on Voyager of the Sea cruise ship – Nov. 2009

HOPE YOU ENJOYED these highlights and hope to see you on the dance floor to discover the joy of swing dancing!

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