What I am loving lately: Rockabilly

I love dancing.  I danced as a kid, suburban studio style and then quit when I hit those awkward teenage self-hating years because it really sucked being the little fat girl in the back row.  I came back to dance as an adult, first in one of those suburban style studios with my mom as a fun bonding experience.  Then, in my mid-twenties, I started taking salsa lessons with a friend and never quit.  My dance experience as an adult has taken me through time as a competitive ballroom dancer, teacher, social dancer, and burlesque performer.  One of the social/partner dances I do is east coast swing.  This is the type of swing you think of when someone says swing--big bands, tossing ladies in the air, twirly skirts, and fedoras.  The music really moves me--the more jazzy and swingy Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin style.  East coast swing can also be done to rockabilly music, but I've never really taken to it.  A live band is always good and helps the energy, but even then I don't get into it much.  Alt country is OK with me and some twang is much appreciated yet it's never hooked me.  However, this past weekend another burlesque performer recommended JD McPherson, who she had always liked, and Imelda May, who she found through another musician she found exploring music that I use for one of my acts.  Bettie B may be a rockabilly girl yet!!!  The artists are wonderful, boogie inducing, booty shaking, and have fabulous style.  I mean, look at Imelda May's hair!  And yellow dress!!!  AHHHHH!!!!