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  • What is this site about?

    Welcome to hamfats.ca, a social danceography blog site from aspiring dancer, dj, and dance photographer, Randy Panté. Other bloggers on this site include Tien Le (Vancouver) and most recently, Kevin Temple (Kingston). We cover topics that are relevant to our day to day lives as passionate social dancers.

  • Contact

    Questions about dance or dance photography? Feel free to send me a shout! (Also, all Randy wants to do is dance with you).

    Email: randypante@gmail.com
    Phone: +1.647.330.9230

Category Archives: Lindy Hop

Hellzapoppin, Then and Now

Hellzapoppin, Then and Now. Important that you watch this.

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The Weigh-In – Lindybout Round IV

Some of you folks may remember about a year ago, while Hamfats was in it’s infancy, Randy had a chance to compete and capture the moments at Lindy Bout 3. As for myself, I have never attended any past Lindy Bouts so I am PUMPED for tomorrow as it is the start of Lindy Bout...

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Pet Peeve: Mediocre Dancers

What makes a great dancer great is their constant quest for self-improvement, their desire to push the limits of their dancing. I believe that awareness of or searches for weakness and a constant desire to learn and improve are hallmarks of a dedicated dancer. Knowledge of strengths and abilities are important to having fun on...

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Dance Report: Tyler Yarema in Ottawa

Tyler Yarema in Ottawa Saturday March 20th (During Steven and Virginie Weekend). I was exceptionally impressed with the dance Saturday in Ottawa. The music was clicking, the dancing was clicking, it was the best night of dancing I have had in months.

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Vancouver’s Rhythm City Mess Around

Drats! When I moved back to Vancouver from Toronto, I had missed out on a great opportunity to take classes with Daniel Heedman and Åsa Palm who visited Toronto to teach workshops. But the week after, they came to teach in Vancouver for Rhythm City Mess Around, along with Mike Faltesek & Casey Schneider from...

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All Good Things Come Back to the Start

Andy and Nina taught a workshop in Toronto this weekend. Over three years ago, in Abbotsford, a small city in British Columbia, I attended my very first workshop weekend event called, Swing Summit 2006. That was the event where my obsession really started taking off and where I first took an intensive class for the...

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Swing Out to Victory 2009

Ahh another weekend, another dance event. This time, I perform with Kathleen!

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Hamilton Halloween Dance

Few pictures from the lindy hop dance in hamilton for halloween 2009.

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