[Dixielandjazz] Swing Dance Clubs

[Stephen G Barbone]

In our area, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, we find  
that just about every University has an active Swing Dance Club.  
Especially those of Ivy League status  (Princeton, Univ of PA, etc) as  
well as Lehigh, Univ of Delaware, University of Pittsburgh, etc.,

Question. Is this noticeable in other parts of the USA? Is there a  
trend toward more swing dances in Colleges, or has it been there all  
along since the 1980s and now dying out? Or?

Those of you (including me) who may have played the college circuit in  
the late 1940s or through the 1950s probably have fond memories of the  
kids' appreciation for the music and dance. Lately, Barbone Street has  
found quite a few swing dance club gigs at the Colleges. And we've run  
across Frankie Manning who started the Lindy Craze in the 1930s at  
some of them. He's still teaching and gets around pretty well for an  
oldster. (90+).

Cheers,
Steve Barbone