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1. Who's organizing this thing?
   
2. What's a Lindy Exchange? How did it start?
   
3. Hey, isn't that weekend also Dave's birthday?
   
4. Where's the rest of the FAQ?
   

1:   Who's organizing this thing?
The core organizing team is David Ljung Madison and Megan Hornbecker.

2:   What's a Lindy Exchange?  How did it start?
In November of 1998, a few lindy hoppers from 
Chicago decided to come to San Francisco as a group. They told some 
other Chicago folks about the trip and they decided to join in. 
Eventually, about 15 dancers came to SF for the first weekend
of December. We put them up in our homes, 
took them around the city, threw a barbeque, danced a lot, and 
generally showed them a good time. In February, DC invited Chicago to 
"Windy Hops the Capital Weekend." In April of 1999, Chicago folks 
decided to return the favors and invited their previous hosts to 
visit and stay with them, making it an "exchange." Maybe 25 SF folks 
went to Chicago on that trip, along with a few from DC. Third time's 
the charm, and exchanges became a real part of the lindy scene....

Leave it to Seattle to create the first modern Exchange... They 
didn't invite just one city, they announced a date and told the 
entire country to stop by. I think about 100 people were there for 
that one. From that point on, Exchanges have had a history of 
inviting everyone, housing them, and dancing and playing on minimal 
sleep. They happen all over the world, organized by volunteers, with 
a goal simply of showing other dancers a good time. Check out the 
calendar at LindyExchange.com to get a picture of the "Exchange 
scene."


3:   Hey, isn't that weekend also Dave's birthday?
Umm..

Okay, so you caught me.

I have a bit of a self-interest in getting all these dancers to
come out, but it is still the date for the original "Weekend!"

4:   Where's the rest of the FAQ?
As soon as we have details, you'll have questions, and we'll have answers..

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