The Swing Club PDX

09/04/2026

Come say Hello if you see us! We are here proudly representing PDX and the rocketeers! See yall out there.

09/03/2026

Pulling this one straight from the Berry Brothers vault: the pliers into the airplane.

​The transition looks wild on vintage film, but connecting the two without losing your balance or your partner takes serious work. Reviving historic air steps like this is always a puzzle, but well worth the bruises.

​Drop a comment if you want a mechanics breakdown.

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09/02/2026

Definitely made progress since we first started it with Meg!

09/01/2026

We originally learned this as the Swedish Meatball. Now we know it's called the Bombola. Also this is slightly different from how we originally learned it. We will revisit it soon.

08/31/2026

08/30/2026

This isn't for praise or a victory lap. (While I do like people recognizing the tremendous effort) This is for anyone who knows what it feels like to be dismissed.

​At 415+ lbs, the world treated me differently. I was excluded from activities, assumed to be intimidating without speaking, and even told there wasn't enough physical space for me in people's homes. Despite always being active, almost every doctor I encountered gave me the exact same surface-level brush-off: "eat less, move more." No investigation. No root causes. No past history.
​It took five years to finally find medical professionals who treated me like a human being, listened, and helped me solve the actual issues.

Getting down to 240 lbs was a team effort. If you are fighting your own battle and being dismissed by the people who are supposed to help you, keep pushing. There are providers out there who will hear you.

Feel free to DM or comment.

08/28/2026

Thought we would try the trend.... 😁

08/27/2026

Nobody said we haven't tried.

(This is less then a third of the videos we have taken of this one airstep)

08/26/2026

Lauren and Meg have put in so much work these last 6 months and their hard work is clearly paying off.

08/25/2026

We were already going to be late, then we sat in traffic for a half hour. We made the most of it.