The Pendulum Swingers

Just a little space for the dance that's sweeping the Indigo Girls fan community one show at a time!
About the Pendulum Swinger dance:
On 4 July 2006, the "Pendulum Swinger" was born in Spike's Oakland, California apartment on a whim by two very tired and not so sober people (LD and Spike). They were both sleep deprived after finishing up the first leg of an Indigo Girls tour. Amy and Emily had played some of the new songs (from Despite our Differences) for the first time, so this tour was the first time seasoned Indigo Girls fans LD and Spike had heard "Pendulum Swinger." They made up the dance after hearing it live just once (in Veneta, Oregon, where it was was first played). Spike had the foresight to record the new songs with the mic on her camera, so LD and Spike had the new songs memorized after the 10 hour drive back home. This was just beginning! After a day off at home and a hometown Indigo Girls show, LD and Spike continued traveling the country, following the Indigo Girls tour bus, teaching the "Pendulum Swinger" to all. On 10 July, Spike taught the dance to Emily Saliers herself, and Emily requested that Spike and LD teach their dance to everyone at the upcoming East Coast shows. By 25 July 2006, at Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT the entire front row at that Indigo Girls show was doing the dance!
On 8 August 2006, the little dance that we made up on a whim got mention on NYC radio (WFUV)! It truly traveled from the West Coast to the East Coast!
The pendulum swung again throughout Rocktober and Indigovember. Pendulum Swingers were spotted in Charleston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Newark, New York City, Boston, Northampton, Toronto, Ann Arbor, Indianapolis, Chicago, Minneapolis, Mankato, Seattle, Portland, Sacramento, San Francisco, Ventura, Los Angeles, and Pala. The dance craze really did start on the West Coast and travel back and forth several times! BIG THANKS TO *EVERYONE* WHO WENT TO A SHOW AND DID THE PSER! Amy and Emily saw y'all out there and loved every moment of it.
Now that Fall Tour is over, some of us are going through a lot of Indigo withdrawl. Many of us attended multiple shows, or did entire legs of the tour, and we're missing Amy, Emily and the Indigo fan community. We hope to keep the PS dance alive for many tours to come!
Russell Carter and the Indigo Girls announced a Pendulum Swinger video contest. We are honored that they obviously noticed our dance and the "freelance creative activity." To read more about the PS video contest, be sure to check this out.