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Boogie-woogie so fast it won first place
Under the stage lights in Frauenfeld, Switzerland, swing dancers Sondre and Tanya are dancing for first place at the World Master. more
Their style is boogie-woogie, a kind of swing dance, and they take it at top speed. They dance on a wood floor near the curtains, and a potted plant nearby gets a front-row seat.
SaveThe footwork starts fast and never lets up. Spins, dips and kicks come one after another, so quick that the eye can barely follow. The crowd starts cheering early and doesn't stop.
The speed is what you notice first. What fans love most is how closely the steps follow the music. Their feet land on the accents and shape each phrase, as if the two of them were playing the song.
SaveBoth of them keep smiling, even at that speed. One fan wrote that it must have taken years of work to make it look this light.
SaveThe routine won them first place at the World Master. It also won over an 82-year-old fan who watches them every day with a cup of tea and once danced for fun, too.
















