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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

Tag Archives: Lindy Hop

Ottawa LindyBomb 2009

I don’t really have anything to say besides that meeting new people who <3 dance as much as I do is one of the best feelings in the world.

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Steven and Virginie ‘Killer’ Workshops

BLAM! What a workshop weekend with Steven Mitchell and Virginie Jensen out here in Toronto. To put it lightly, it was a killer weekend, but oh so worth every moment.

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Kevin’s Bash

On Friday February 6, 2009, the Toronto Swing Scene came together for our asian brother Kevin and his awesome (and very sweet) wife NaYoung who is battling Lymphoma (a form of cancer). There was a performance provided by Hogtown Swing, music by the Gordon Webster trio featuring Bradley Harder and local lindyhopper Alisha Ruiss, a...

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TUX (Take 2)

If I base my dance weekends solely on the amount of dancing I did and how much I liked the music that was played, this weekend was by far the best dance weekend I have ever had in Toronto. The two awesome bands that played, the energy level of the dancers, and the inclusiveness environment...

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Mike and Casey Workshop Weekend

On January 2-4, Toronto had its first workshop weekend of the year with Mike Faltesek and Casey Schneider from Seattle coming for the first time. It was the typical workshop format: Friday/Saturday dance with workshops in during the day on Saturday/Sunday. Since the workshops were geared towards the audience, it was more on the beginner-intermediate...

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My Blue Heaven

A a smiling face, a fireplace, a cosy room A little nest that nestles where roses bloom Just Molly and me And baby makes three We’re happy in my Blue Heaven Performance that still inspires me (Stephany and Bethany):

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