The Gilmore Stadium Clip and The Unknown Follow
New: Zoom Premiere recording, with Bobby, Shani, Lewis and featuring specal guests Kara and Randy, now added. Link below.
The Gilmore Stadium Clip and The Unknown Follow' are two connected short 15min films which present new research into Southern Californian Swing Dancing. You can see them here, Watch and Donate!
https://youtu.be/w7bQiiVNW0A Zoom Premiere
https://youtu.be/NMfUvMamdPM The Gilmore Stadium Clip
https://youtu.be/2pq8nzcuB3Q Connected
https://youtu.be/IqJS9QvBli0 The Unknown Follow
https://youtu.be/hnMonrvf8BE Sidewalk Bench
My research has been supported by professional Balboa dancers who in 2020, like many others, found their entire work schedule disappearing overnight. They are still waiting for a new reliable and financially realistic, long-term schedule to meaningfully return. This fundraiser is intended to compensate for lost work, by paying instead for the free contributions they have already been making to this research. (I will not be receiving anything)
These films are free for everyone, and will be permenantly available on Youtube in the near future with additonal study files of each couple seen in the Gilmore Stadium Clip.
So if you are someone who has a little-or even an enormous amount of -spare cash to recognise the importance of historical research , and the Balboa professionals who are constantly persuing this cause (often behind the scenes, with no public acknowledgement, or payment ) I would appreciate your assistance. Just a donation equivalent of the price of streaming a movie would make a difference, as these amounts add up, just like a class, or a weekly dance. £5 is about $7 (Gofundme does not offer both options)
You can also donate to Bobby or myself using Venmo or Paypal. Details on the Event page.
If you do not have any spare cash, please know that these two films are literally the result of Community, not commerce, and the information belongs to everyone who has taken the trouble to be interested.
I would simply like to use this unique opportunity to look to the future with what I hope everyone will agree is exciting and inspiring new film footage. That future also relies upon a diverse Community which recognises and supports professional Swing dancers.
Thank you!
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