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The following blog post provides examples of swung beats and clapping, as it pertains to dancing: http://vixswingjazz.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/can-you-hear-the

The following blog post provides examples of swung beats and clapping, as it pertains to dancing: http://vixswingjazz.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/can-you-hear-the-beat/ http://vixswingjazz.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/can-you-hear-th... A few songs are missing from the page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFtNC8BwKI0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFtNC8BwKI0 (Dinah; NSFW) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YqDbd6pUC0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YqDbd6pUC0 (Everything is Jumping) To get a feel for clapping on the even beats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_WZenJnT8M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_WZenJnT8M (Shout, Sister, Shout!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg_pi0r75mA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg_pi0r75mA (Lavender Coffin) Harry Connick Jr. beat-shifts the audience from clapping on 1 & 3 to 2 & 4 (at 40 second mark): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD3iaURppQw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD3iaURppQw Usually the Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdowns have live music, which induces the audience to clap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfWA4ClPnxk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfWA4ClPnxk A tradition called a jam circle involves encircling dancers who steal the spotlight, with the audience clapping (on even beats) for encouragement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTRNQAcXhJo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTRNQAcXhJo This tradition goes back a long way; see Hellzapoppin' (1941) and Keep Punching (1939): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSAOV6XEjXA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSAOV6XEjXA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfgKMfexdPQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfgKMfexdPQ

DanBC 12y ago
I play the Lavender Coffin track. I listen to it carefully. I replay it and try to clap on the claps. I fail. I try again. I still fail. I listen to the song again. I replay the track, but this time try to tap my finger (which is easier than clapping) and I still fail. Will it get easier or am I just "beatdeaf"? (Here I can clearly hear the 1 2 3 4, and the claps, but I just cannot match the claps on 2 and 4.)
- thangalin 12y ago
  Try these: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REzz-My2PoI#t=100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REzz-My2PoI#t=100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Joo90ZWrUkU#t=20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Joo90ZWrUkU#t=20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Tiz6INF7I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Tiz6INF7I It takes practice. Newer dancers clap on 1 & 3 until they learn. Sometimes all it takes is for someone to clap quite loudly (almost passively-aggressively so) on the 2 & 4 for the rest of the people to shift over.
  - dnautics 12y ago
    Oh man, I once went to (unnamed city) and everyone was clapping on 1 & 3, so I aggressively clapped on 2 & 4. It wasn't enough.
    - Arnor 12y ago
      Living in the rural midwest, the concept of clapping on 2 and 4 was a foreign concept to most people I knew growing up. I lucked out because my dad was a music teacher. He caught me clapping on 1 and 3 once and promptly fixed it. Thanks Dad!
- dnautics 12y ago
  Having been clasically trained, it took me about 6 months of swing dancing to be able to clap on 2 and 4. Part of the reason why you clap on 2 and 4 is that you're 'kicking' energy into the next measure. It helps to do 'something else' on 1 and 3, like make a vocal sound, or tap with your foot.

DanBC 12y ago

I play the Lavender Coffin track. I listen to it carefully. I replay it and try to clap on the claps. I fail. I try again. I still fail. I listen to the song again. I replay the track, but this time try to tap my finger (which is easier than clapping) and I still fail. Will it get easier or am I just "beatdeaf"? (Here I can clearly hear the 1 2 3 4, and the claps, but I just cannot match the claps on 2 and 4.)

thangalin 12y ago
Try these: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REzz-My2PoI#t=100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REzz-My2PoI#t=100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Joo90ZWrUkU#t=20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Joo90ZWrUkU#t=20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Tiz6INF7I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Tiz6INF7I It takes practice. Newer dancers clap on 1 & 3 until they learn. Sometimes all it takes is for someone to clap quite loudly (almost passively-aggressively so) on the 2 & 4 for the rest of the people to shift over.
- dnautics 12y ago
  Oh man, I once went to (unnamed city) and everyone was clapping on 1 & 3, so I aggressively clapped on 2 & 4. It wasn't enough.
  - Arnor 12y ago
    Living in the rural midwest, the concept of clapping on 2 and 4 was a foreign concept to most people I knew growing up. I lucked out because my dad was a music teacher. He caught me clapping on 1 and 3 once and promptly fixed it. Thanks Dad!
dnautics 12y ago
Having been clasically trained, it took me about 6 months of swing dancing to be able to clap on 2 and 4. Part of the reason why you clap on 2 and 4 is that you're 'kicking' energy into the next measure. It helps to do 'something else' on 1 and 3, like make a vocal sound, or tap with your foot.