Midsummer Night Swing at Lincoln Center (SLIDE SHOW)

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Every summer, the normally staid Lincoln Center opens it doors and lets all kinds of culture and entertainment spill out onto its outdoor spaces. And each year, that rite begins with Midsummer Night Swing. The annual dance series in Damrosch Park started on June 26 with big band music, jitterbugging couples and crowds of all ages. We were there to capture the swing-dancing duos as they burned up the floor to the strains of the Nelson Riddle Orchestra.

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