Swing Dance

Swing dance has many variations. The most basic and easiest to learn is city swing, or single-time swing. It is based on a six-count step pattern that is repeated throughout the dance. Swing is...

The Lindy Hop began in 1920's and 1930's Harlem---it can be danced either cool and collected or frenzied and wild. It borrows steps from tap as well as the Charleston and is danced with both eight...

Swing dancing has exploded in the colleges and clubs as the new craze and a favorite form of exercise. This could be because it is a compatible dance to almost all types of music. While the moves...

Swing dancing is a fun, energetic social partner dance that is an excellent form of aerobic exercise. The Double-Step is a variation of East Coast Swing, or Jitterbug. Once mastered, the...

When something as extraordinary as the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean occurs it only stands to reason that a dance step is named after the aviator: Charles Lindbergh, whose nickname...

Balboa swing dance generated in southern California in the 1920's and 30's. It is a dance where the dancers is connected in a full body embrace. It is a kind of communication between the lead and...

The western Swing and Sugar Push can be danced to most country music songs, rock, blues and '80s music. Basically, you can do this dance to anything that has a nice, easy beat. This eHow can help...

Balboa is a vintage swing dance in closed position that evolved in California during the early part of the twentieth century. Bal-swing is a variation on that dance that involves more...

Swing dance began in the 1920s and is most commonly performed with the fast-paced rhythms of contemporary jazz. Taking influence from the Charleston, the Lindy Hop and Jitterbug, swing is a lively...

The basic swing step pattern is done over six counts, but it's really only three steps. It's the start of all swing dancing moves. For West Coast swing, there are actually six steps. The steps...

Ballroom dancing is a fun and exciting way to learn some of the most popular social dances. One of the most well-known of these dances is swing dance. Swing dance is comprised of basic moves to...

The Cement Mixer is a relatively advanced swing dance move that has nearly disappeared from the East Coast Swing repertoire. Since it has evolved into other, more decorative moves, it is a rare...

A Skip Up swing dance move is a basic Lindy Hop move that people may refer to as a Jig Walk, Walking the Dame or many other names, depending on the location and style. Skip Ups are generally...

The Charleston swing dance move is one that calls back to the very roots of the Lindy Hop style. Though this move is one of the original elements of the Lindy Hop and other swing dance styles, it...

The Lindy Hop is a particular form of swing dance that originated in Harlem at the Savoy Ballroom during the late 1920s. Though the moves that can be done while doing the Lindy Hop are quite...

The Coaster Step is one of many steps designed to punctuate the end of another, more dramatic swing dance move. Though it may be difficult to work into a West Coast Swing routine, it is a popular...

Also referred to as the Jitterbug, the East Coast Swing is a fast-paced dance that you can perform to just about any style of music. However, it is especially suited to the oldies and jump swing....

The West Coast Swing is considered by many swing dancers to be the cooler and more sophisticated kind of swing dance. As opposed to its geographical counterpart, where dancers move around with no...

The Sugar Tuck is essentially a minor variation of a basic move used in swing dancing called the Sugar Push. Particularly popular with those who perform the Lindy Hop, the Sugar Tuck is a...

There are several different styles of swing, including East Coast, West Coast, Savoy swing and the lindy. This six-count basic step is East Coast swing style.