The History of Swing – Video Recap!

Bees’ Knees Dance was thrilled to present its first full length, seated show including on March 31^st, 2012, including 17 historical dance acts!

Before there was Swing…

1910
The Lady Bugs
Maple Leaf Rag

Roaring in to the 1920s!
The Yellow Jackets
Melancholy

1925
The Tuesday Night Hoppers
That’s a Plenty

1926
The Bees’ Knees Trio
Dinah

Crashing in to the 1930s!
1933
The Monday Night Hoppers
Vagabond Blues & It Don’t Mean a Thing…

1935
The Trunky Doo
(Aka. The Tranky Doo)
The Bees’ Knees Dancers

1936
The Bees’ Knees Student Troupe
When I Get Low I Get High

1939
The Bees’ Knees Dancers
The Big Apple

Marching in to the 1940s!
1940
Scrub Me Mama!
The Niagara Honey Bees

1942
The Balboa Troupe
Vol Vist Du

1944
The Bees’ Knees Student Troupe
In The Mood

1946
Reesa Del Duca & Phil Bourassa
Digga Doo

1948
Comp & Show
Clap Your Hands

Welcome to the 1950s!
1950
The Company Store Dancers
Sixteen Tons

1956
Rock Sock The Boogie
Johnny B. Goode

The Twist

Modern Savoy
2002
Jonathon Neville & Carlynn Reed
Ain’t No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down

2012 – A Return to the Roots of Lindy Hop
The Bees’ Knees Dancers
Riff Time

The End