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Swing Dancing
These are some examples of the popular swing dances done in ballrooms and nightclubs all around the country and abroad:
Born on the streets among the working class, East Coast Swing came right along with the music. As long as there has been swingin’ bands, there have been swing dancers. Energetic and fun are the two key words to think of when you think of East Coast Swing. East Coast Swing is a broad term referring to many of your lively and energetic swing dances. The bouncy feel of the dance led to one of its names, the Jitterbug, though it is also known by many other aliases (including single-time swing, jive, charleston, lindy hop, shag, etc.). Many versions of East Coast Swing exist across the country. Though they are all swing, it’s much like a common language that has developed into many dialects.
Where East Coast Swing is lively and energetic, West Coast Swing is smooth, cool, and sexy. By the time the 40’s passed, music began to change. In the nightclubs of California, swing evolved into a slotted dance and followed the changing music. This style of swing is done to a wide variety of music with a wide variety of tempos. West Coast Swing is a mix of both a smooth and a rhythm dance and is highly adaptable. It is one of the fastest growing styles of couples’ dance in the United States today.
When you think of the 70’s and 80’s, you think of disco and more importantly, the Hustle. The Hustle is a smooth dance danced to music with a steady, pulsing beat. The beat used for hustle dancing permeates many popular and modern musical styles today and hustle dancers are found in almost every kind of dance community.
“Every day I count wasted in which there has been no dancing.” — Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher and Critic of Culture (1844-1900)
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