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Teen swing dance classes bring 1930s style to Val Air
Shawna Rizzuti and other teens attend Jennifer Malcolm’s swing lessons at the Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines. They learn four count steps to Brian Setzer Orchestra and Glenn Miller while era fashion and social dancing appeal grow in Iowa since swing fever peaked in 1998.
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Associated Press
West Des Moines
Shawna Rizzuti
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Metallica
Val Air Ballroom
Rizzuti
Jennifer Malcom
Malcom
Brian Setzer
Glenn Miller
Jeff Tolan
Tommy Dorsey
Jerry Lee Lewis
Lawrence Welk
Buddy Holly
Sarah Reid
Iowa
Val Air
Tolan
MTV
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
Lou Amadeo