For the first week of Dec. 2018 - from Fri. Nov. 30 - 18 through Fri. Dec. 07 - 2018 - as our choice of YT Vid of the Week - we chose "Perwaya Lubov - Band Odessa" a video by an unknown Russian video producer named Sergey - uploaded on Nov. 12 - 2016. It garnered more than a million and quarter views in a little over two years. The video features a popular modern Russian band called "Band Odessa" which plays a catchy arrangement with good male vocals titled "Perwaya Lubov - (First Love)".
The short clip presents couples dancing "Lindy Hop" - a British variation of the "American Swing" dance which requires tremendous physical prowess plus a lot of advanced dancing skills. The couples compete in an open Lindy Hop International Championship so all of them are visibly talented, proficient and enthusiastic thus all of them move around the dance floor with considerable mastery.
However - the drummer of the "Band Odessa" steals the dancers' thunder quite a bit because he makes a lot of extraordinary facial faces as he beats his drums vigorously. The video camera seems to have a temporary life of its own - as it frequently focuses on him instead of following the dancers. The drummer establishes his "flash stardom" typical to many ones on YouTube - as he is also a star in his own right - of this brief YouTube presentation. This video clip exudes joy, energy and contagious youthful abandon - galore - so it makes you smile - especially after you just heard some depressing news which has been additionally "warped" by the openly Leftist/Socialistic biased U.S. and International Media.
"Lindy Hop" is a British variation of "American Swing" while in the U.S. - South Carolina they came up with their variation of "American Swing" called "Shag" that looks a bit like "Lindy Hop" but is less athletic and less strenuous. Lately - however - a popular version of "American Swing" has been a "West Coast Swing" which is geared towards limited spaces of the dance floors inside the dance studios.
Back to our featured video - notice a couple wearing a burgundy plaid dress (for her) and a burgundy shirt (for him) - since they stand out two heads above the rest of the dancers. Their variation of many well executed moves plus an ease and fun which they display - clearly shows the top mastery of their "Lindy Hop".
In any event - all of us will have a super good first week of Dec. 2018 - coming up very soon. We hope that everybody had a good Thanksgiving which here - in my hilly "turf" avoided a big snow storm they had in Chicago area. Thanks as always for clicking our YouTube channel tango3721 - and we will meet again - here - next week - same place - same time - same channel!
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