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For swing dancers

Your swing dance library, organized

Save YouTube videos, mark the exact moment of every move, and build your own dictionary of steps — all in one place, on your phone or your computer.

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SwingVideoLab library view showing a grid of saved YouTube video clips organized in a folder
Library view — live scroll
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How it works

From clip to drill

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SwingVideoLab library filtered to the Balboa Oldtimers folder, showing a grid of vintage clips of Marie Fido, Betty Takier and other old timers
Save

Drop in the videos you're learning from

Paste any YouTube link into a folder — by class, teacher, or the move you're chasing. Your whole library, searchable in one place instead of scattered across bookmarks.

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Editing a timestamped note on the Bobby McGees footage clip, with a 02:00 to 02:10 loop range and hashtags for Hal Takier kicks
Mark

Tag the exact second a move happens

Set a start and end timecode, name the step, hashtag it. That note now loops on demand — no more scrubbing back ten times to catch a footwork detail.

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Creating a new practice session named Maxie Stop Step by picking step hashtags, with loops-per-clip and ordering options
Drill

Turn tags into a practice queue

Pick the hashtags you want to work on and SwingVideoLab builds a drill from every matching clip, back to back, hands-free.

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Comparing the Ed and Inez Thompson clip side by side with Jack and Genevieve as the reference, with reference steps listed alongside
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Put your footage next to the reference

Run your own recording alongside the clip you learned it from, side by side, in sync — so you see exactly where your version drifts from theirs.

Why dancers use it

Steps dictionary

A living vocabulary across lindy hop, shag, blues, and balboa — figures, footwork, and who created each move.

Folders by class

Group videos by lesson, teacher, or the focus of your practice.

Share with your crew

Share the folders and notes you build with other dancers, and learn from theirs.

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Welcome summary
Add Video
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A YouTube link of your own practice — yourself or your group. It stays in Practice only, never in your library or dictionary.
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Tip: type a tag (e.g. "swivels") to find videos with notes marked with that hashtag.
Import Music Library
Paste an Exportify CSV export (Track Name, Artist Name, Track URI, Duration, Energy, Tempo columns required):
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Record Payment
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Recording a month extends premium to the last day of that month. Re-recording the same month corrects it — it never creates a duplicate. Setting the amount to 0 removes the payment.
Support the project
SwingVideoLab runs on voluntary monthly contributions — pay what you can, starting at €5 a month — which unlock unlimited folders and videos, plus sharing with other dancers.

Porto Bal Social Club members: contribute directly at class and your account is upgraded by hand.

Everyone else: an online contribution page is on the way. Until then, get in touch and we will sort it out.
Edit Video
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