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Swing 'n Salsa Dance Party at Club 412

by Robert Abrams
February 24, 2007
You Should Be Dancing dance center & Club 412
412 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10001
212-244-0011
There were 42 students in the Swing class that preceded the party. This means that, in addition to portending a well-attended party, if someone asks you for the answer to the question of Life, The Universe and Everything, and you answer "Club 412", you won't be too far off.

I would estimate that for most of the evening, Club 412's three dance floors were about 75% full (at a high density), which means there was plenty of room for people to choose whether to dance Lindy Hop, Salsa or West Coast Swing while also having plenty of partners to choose from. The crowd, taken as a whole, was coherent, flowing and energized, kind of like molten glass.

The Swing band was the Gerard Carelli Big Band Swing Orchestra. The Latin band was the Rico Tumbao Latin Dance Band. Both bands got people moving. Wes Carrajat ably DJed the West Coast Swing room.
Swing Class

Swing Class

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Swing Class

Swing Class

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Swing Class

Swing Class

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Swing Class

Swing Class

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Swing Class

Swing Class

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Swing Dancing

Swing Dancing

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Swing Dancing

Swing Dancing

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Swing Dancing

Swing Dancing

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Swing Dancing

Swing Dancing

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Swing Dancing

Swing Dancing

Photo © & courtesy of Robert Abrams


Swing Dancing

Swing Dancing

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Swing Dancing

Swing Dancing

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Swing Dancing

Swing Dancing

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Swing Dancing

Swing Dancing

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Swing Dancing

Swing Dancing

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Swing Dancing

Swing Dancing

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Swing Dancing

Swing Dancing

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Salsa Dancing

Salsa Dancing

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Salsa Dancing

Salsa Dancing

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Rico Tumbao Latin Dance Band

Rico Tumbao Latin Dance Band

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Rico Tumbao Latin Dance Band

Rico Tumbao Latin Dance Band

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Rico Tumbao Latin Dance Band

Rico Tumbao Latin Dance Band

Photo © & courtesy of Robert Abrams


Salsa Dancing

Salsa Dancing

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Salsa Dancing

Salsa Dancing

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Salsa Dancing

Salsa Dancing

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West Coast Swing

West Coast Swing

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West Coast Swing

West Coast Swing

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West Coast Swing

West Coast Swing

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West Coast Swing

West Coast Swing

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West Coast Swing

West Coast Swing

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Wes Carrajat DJs

Wes Carrajat DJs

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Wes Carrajat DJs

Wes Carrajat DJs

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Friendly Front Desk (AKA Gatekeepers to Multi-Dance Nirvana)

Friendly Front Desk (AKA Gatekeepers to Multi-Dance Nirvana)

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Gerard Carelli Big Band Swing Orchestra

Gerard Carelli Big Band Swing Orchestra

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Swing Dancing

Swing Dancing

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Swing Dancing

Swing Dancing

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Swing Dancing

Swing Dancing

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Gerard Carelli Big Band Swing Orchestra

Gerard Carelli Big Band Swing Orchestra

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Swing Dancing

Swing Dancing

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Swing Dancing

Swing Dancing

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The Bar at Club 412

The Bar at Club 412

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