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When you start lindy hopping, it isn't long before you learn where everybody buys their dance shoes (dancestore.com) or the right places to get those shoes fixed. You know the same YouTube videos that all the lindyhoppers have seen a dozen times (2006 fast lindy liberation finals, anyone?). You also know the famous people of swing. One of the most famous persons you'll learn about is Frankie Manning, an award winning dancer and choreographer. Frankie is well loved by the swing community and today he turns 95--and still going dancing! For his birthday, one of the ways for lindyhoppers to honor Frankie on his birthday was the Global Shim-Sham . We did this in Greenville and you can watch us in the above video. ♥, TiffanyAnne

This photo of Kristen and me was taken back in the 1930's. True story. ♥, TiffanyAnne

Ever heard that phrase "not one iota..." followed by various things...happiness, difference, etcettera. I Googled "not one iota of" and saw that people ended this phrase with thanks , land , taint , connection , change...p retty much anything, right? "Iota" (Ι, ι) to us pretty much means "one tiny bit." But where did it come from? How about a history lesson! I was in my Birth of Europe history class and we were discussing Contantine and Christianity. On the subject of the Trinity, there was a quite the " homoousios " versus " homoiousios " debate. " Homoousios " pretty much means that the Father and the Son are of the same substance while " homoiousios " means that the Father and the Son are of similar substances . My teacher pointed out that the words are almost exactly the same. The only difference is that one little iota in between the two o's in the latter word. My professor didn't say any...