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News

10/20/2009

Columbus, OH - Two Tone Swing's own Erwin "Big E" Amurao takes the crown at the 2009 "Rocktober DJ Battle" held in Columbus, OH (10/16 -10/17).

Up against the always smooth and solid Greg Avakian (Philiadelphia, PA) in the final, Erwin managed to squeak by on votes and claim the title. Erwin succeeds the 2-time DJ Champion, Loreto Agdinaoay (Cleveland, OH).

Known for his music variety and dance crowd observation, he was able to roller coaster dancers through many tempo changes using big band, jazz, vocal standards, and a few surprise tunes.

Below are Erwin's sets for the competiton:
Round 1 - Erwin vs Brandon Lawrence
Something's Got a Hold of Me - Etta James
Lavender Coffin - Lionel Hampton
Goody Goody - Ella Fitzgerald
Istanbul - Trevor Horn Orchestra
Ruby Mae - Indigo Swing
For Lisa - The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Posin' - Jimmie Lunceford
This Ole House - Rosemary Clooney
5 foot 2 - Davina and the Vagabonds
If You Live - Mose Allison
C Jam BLues - Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
Deedle's Blues - Diane Schuur
Round 2 - Erwin vs Loreto Agdinaoay
Loose Wig - Lionel Hampton
Shufflin' and Rollin' - Buddy Johnson
You Are My Sunshine - Bill Henderson
Sent For You Yesterday - Count Basie
Stomp Stomp - The Cats And The Fiddle
It's Gonna Rain - The Coastline Band
Sixteen Tons - Jean Pierre Landreau
Blame It On The Boogie - Michael Jackson
Smooth Sailing - Ella Fitzgerald
Hound Dog - Big Mama Thornton
Reet Petite - Jackie Wilson
Love Me or Leave Me - Nina Simone
 
Finals - Erwin vs Greg Avakian
Duke's Place - Ella Fitzgerald
You Gotta Move - Sam Cooke
Today Will Be A Good Day - Dianne Reeves
Rock House - Ray Charles
Walk'em - Buddy Johnson
Straighten Up and Fly Right - Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole (Will.i.am)
Just Squeeze Me - Lou Rawls
Summertime - Chris Conner
September - Earth, Wind and Fire
A-Tisket A-Tasket - Manhatten Transfer
Splanky - The Real Group
Kansas City - Keely Smith and the Frankie Capp Orchestra

09/07/2009

Swing, IN Team Competition 2009
The Cincinnati Snapshots won First Place in the Team Category!  This routine features Adam, Lisa, Ryan, Meg, Walter, Lauren, Kandy and Terry performing Lindy, Balboa, Charleston, Jazz and Aerials to Casey McGill's "Swing, Brother, Swing" at 192 bpm.  Congrats to the Cincinnati Team!

08.01/2009

Frankie Manning's Official Website: http://www.frankiemanning.com

06/01/2009

CBUS 4 was a blast. Here is the CBUS4 Collective Video...

03/26/2009

Swing Columbus won First Place in the 2009 Dayton Swing Smackdown. Check out their winning routine.

12/19/2008

We will be posting a video of last week's dance routine from the Flying Pig Jitterbug Jamboree some time this coming weekend. Please stay tuned for that.

In the meantime, check out the SwingColumbus Dancers performing at halftime during an OSU basketball game on 12/17/08.

11/22/2008

The Two Tone Jive Swing Line Dance video has been posted on this site.
Click on the link above to see the instruction video and the steps written out.

11/21/2008

Cristina and Erwin have been invited and will be teaching at the following events:

2008

November 29th - The Smorgasbord of Swing - Cincinnati, OH.

December 13th - Flying Pig Jitterbug Jamboree - Cincinnati, OH.

2009

February 28th - Dayton Swing Smackdown - Dayton, OH.