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Scott cupit, wellknown australian entrepreneur has launched swingtrain in australia which combines swing dancing with a vigorous, highintensity, dance cardio exercise program, perfect for anyone interested keeping fit in a fun way. From vintage festivals and tea dances to weekend socials and hundreds of weekly classes held around the world, multiple forms of the dance that was created in 1930s harlem by frankie manning are growing ever more continue reading. Scott cupit is a charismatic man who stumbled across swing dance by chance, was gripped by a passion for it and seems to have only grown in that since then. Scott cupit author scott cupit founded swing patrol in australia in 1998 and it is now regarded as the worlds largest swing dancing school, with weekly classes held in melbourne, sydney, tasmania, berlin and london.
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