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    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.

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

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Tag Archives: Toronto

(re)Building a Blues Scene – Part 0

Here’s the deal. Ever since I moved to Toronto, I have been asking, “why is there never any actual blues dances in the city?”. Sure every now and then we would get a fat dance from local events like the Toronto University Exchange (which btw, is coming up again in January), or late night at...

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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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The Best Prize is Always Hard Liquor

Jack and Jill in Toronto – Crazy but True

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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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IFS Medley Finale – Video

This is the finale shine for the IFS Medley this weekend. The medley total was over ten minutes long and yes, I am about to have a heart attack. For photos of the medley finale, click on this link.

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African Fantasy Performance

African Fantasy – Pictures and Videos from the African Fantasy Routine. Performed by Joey, Marlene, Randy, and Laura.

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Murder on the Dance Floor!

So this past friday, my friend Victoria from the swing scene asked me to be her platonic date for a 50′s/60′s themed Murder on the Dance floor. It was an interesting time with a murder mystery to solve and 50′s/60′s music and naturally I brought my camera. Also to my surprise, I was runner up...

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My, my, aren’t they something?

*Updated* Now with video! Check it after the jump. After missing out on the Toronto Lindy Hop Homegrown Cabaret last year and hearing the post-excitement after, I was looking forward to participating in the event with the University of Toronto swing club as a performer, a photographer, and as a DJ. To top it off,...

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