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When you see a crowd of swing dancers on the dance floor, everyone has a smile! That’s because it’s so much fun. It’s great exercise too, so people of all ages love it. Beginners can start off with ordinary sneakers, but very soon will need the proper shoes. Here’s how to select them. more »
So, you know the basics of swing dancing, but you want to take it to the next level? Combining swing dance steps is pretty easy with practice and guidance. If you keep the swing beat in your mind, it makes it much easier to keep your feet moving to the rhythm. more »
The Jitterbug was popular shortly before World War II and continued its craze throughout wartime. Skeptics said the jerk-like dance would never last. On the contrary, the Jitterbug and similar dances became very popular throughout the United States and Eastern Europe during World War II. more »
The jitterbug is a dance popularized in the United States during the 1930s and '40s. It is a type of swing dance and a derivative of the Lindy Hop. more »
Swing dancing can be a lot of fun, but also challenging if you have two left feet or no natural rhythm to work with. Here are a few basic swing dance moves to the Side by Side Charleston to get you on your way to dancing like a pro! more »
Dance is something that is made up of several styles from countries all over the world. From...
Swing dance has been around for decades and is known as one of the hardest dances to master. One of the best ways to maintain your swing dance... more »
Get out and get hopping to that old swing rhythm. Swing dancing, also known as the Lindy Hop, is a vibrant partners dance that takes joy in moving... more »
Swing dancing is an American pastime that dates back to early World War II. Swing dance routines can be fun and very visually impressive given the... more »
Swing dancing is an exciting and fun dance that rose to popularity in America in the 1920s and 1930s. Swing dance is still widely performed today.... more »
Swing dancing is easier than it looks and every bit as much fun as you might think. Finding a place to swing dance and a place to learn all the... more »
The term "swing dance" commonly refers to a group of dances that developed concurrently with the swing style of jazz music in the 1920s, 30s and 40s, although the earliest of these dance forms predate swing jazz music. The best known of these dances is the Lindy Hop, a popular partner dance that originated in Harlem and is still danced today. While the majority of swing dances began in African American communities as vernacular African American dances, a number of forms (Balboa, for example) developed within Anglo-American or other ethnic group communities.
Swing jazz features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance — a combination of crotchets and quavers (quarter notes and eighth notes) that many swing dancers interpret as triple steps and steps — yet also introduces changes in the way these rhythms were played — a distinct delay or relaxed approach to timing.
Today there are swing dance scenes in many countries throughout the world. Lindy Hop is often the most popular, though each city and country prefers various dances in different degrees. Each local swing dance community has a distinct local culture and defines "swing dance" and the "appropriate" music to accompany it in different ways.
Forms of Swing
In many scenes outside the United States the term "Swing dancing" is used to refer generically to one or all of the following swing era dances: Lindy Hop, Lindy Charleston, Shag, Balboa and Blues. This group is often extended to include West Coast Swing, East Coast Swing, Hand Dancing, Jive, Rock and Roll, Modern Jive, and other dances developing in the 1940s and later. A strong tradition of social and competitive boogie woogie and acrobatic rocknroll in Europe add these dances to their local swing dance cultures. In Singapore and other scenes, Latin dances such as salsa and Tango are often taught and danced within the "Swing scene", and for many scenes tap dancing and a range of ot read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing+(dance)
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