Projects In Brief

Greater schemings of the mind..

Purpose:

To capture the spirit of and preserve the memories of Lindy Hop and other swing dances in the 21st century.

Focus:

• Attend Lindy Hop or other associated dance events
• To capture images of dancers, bands, or venues.
• To maintain an online public gallery of these photographs.
• Provide media to non-profit organizations to promote dancing and individuals for personal use.*
• • *(Make sure everyone's social networking page has a profile picture of them dancing)

Statement:

While some may view Lindy Hop as a small, relatively unknown subculture of the world, it must be admired how the dance grew from a ballroom and spread steadily across the globe, with dancers on every continent, interconnected by our love of the music and for the dance.

For those who would believe that Lindy Hop is an antiquated and obsolete dance, they should take a look at the modern culture of Lindy Hop. Bands keep playing sounds of traditional jazz and making new ones. DJs and collectors expose dancers to old collections, restored vintage recordings, and the newest music bands have to offer. Dancers research and learn from the masters and preserve the traditional aesthetic and spirit, while developing modern techniques and interpretations while incorporating and inventing new movements. Every single weekend of the year, cities around the globe host jazz dance events. Dancers travel from city to city, staying together with otherwise complete strangers if not for the passion they shared for dance.

All that is quite amazing, but it is nothing compared to the looks of joy I see on people's faces when we Lindy Hop. As Steven Mitchell said, "I don't think I've seen an unhappy person doing the Lindy Hop in my life."

Lindy Hop is very much alive and well.

How you can help:

• Invite Jesse to attend your local event. Tell your local event organizer that you want memories of your event recorded and featured on the Torn Red Carpet Gallery.

• Advertise the Torn Red Carpet Gallery on your website.

For a text link, use this code:

<a href="http://www.tornredcarpet.com/gallery">The Torn Red Carpet Gallery</a>

It should look like this:
The Torn Red Carpet Gallery

For a image link, use this code:

<a href="http://www.tornredcarpet.com/gallery"><img src="http://www.tornredcarpet.com/churchsign.jpg"></a>

It should look like this:

Goals/Steps:

Sustainability

• Events
  • Costs:
    • Admission: ~$60 for exchanges, ~$80 for camps/competitions
    • Travel: ~$80 for car travel, ~$400 for air
    • Big picture: ~$150 for local events, ~$500 for distant events
  • Sources:
    • Self-funded
    • Sponsored
  • Goals for sustainability:
    • Develop working relationships with organizers to receive sponsorship to attend events.
• Gallery Upkeep
  • Costs:
    • Domain
    • Server/Hosting costs
  • Sources:
    • Donors
    • Sponsors
    • Imaging service fees.

Current needs:

Gallery curators

Responsibilities:

• Label captions as appropriate
• Recrop photos as appropriate
• Reorganize photos in chronological order, albums in reverse.