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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: Teaching

Students Don’t Need Convincing

(Thanks Kevin Sue for the picture. Note: this picture is not a picture from the lindy hop class). Tomorrow will be the last class I will be filling in for Bees Knees beginner lindy hop class on Monday nights. Kathleen and I were temporarily filling in for May/June this summer and usually after the class...

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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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What I’ve Learned Teaching Intro to Blues

This quarter was the first time I have actually taught a continuous set of blues lessons in my life. There I’ve said it. The cat is out of the bag! I mean I have always been trying to figure out moves with my friends even before I even knew it was called “blues dancing”. I...

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Where to Find Me in March

Note: the above image was not taken in Ontario. Here is a quick view of where I will be teaching and DJ’ing in March: March 12 – Dovercourt – Blues March 13 – OWO (London, Ontario) – Lindy Hop Workshop March 26 – Dovercourt – Blues

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Class, Fundraiser, and Looking Right in Dublin

Few notes about my trip to Dublin and some local events I’m throwing.

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Teaching at Dovercourt House

A few pictures from Randy’s debut teaching at Dovercourt House.

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