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First dance together wins a swing contest

Nick King and Victoria Henk have never danced together. At a swing contest called Swingtacular, they're about to do it for the first time, in front of a room full of dancers. more

The event is the Jack and Jill. Two dancers who don't know each other are paired up, then asked to dance to two different styles of music with no time to plan a single step. It's a bit like a blind date where everyone gets to judge your footwork.

Nick and Victoria click from the start. He leads, she follows, and the timing between them is so smooth it looks rehearsed. It isn't.

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Nick King and Victoria Henk have never danced together.

Nick is a big man, and he moves as if he weighs nothing. He spends the whole dance making his partner look good, which is the real job of a lead.

Victoria keeps it interesting too. She slips in a few surprises of her own, and he never looks thrown by any of them.

They dance a slow song and a fast one, and both look just as easy. The seated crowd, many of them dancers themselves, reacts to move after move.

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Late in the dance, Nick and Victoria keep the seated crowd reacting.

When it's over, Nick and Victoria win the Jack and Jill. For two people who met the music, and each other, out on the floor, the only real complaint is that the songs end too soon.

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