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• Swing dancing refers to a variety of energetic couples rhythm dances consisting of six-beat and eight-beat patterns that cover a circular area on the dance floor.

• Fast Facts

  1. Originated in the New Orleans area in the early 20th century
  2. Incorporates a more relaxed approach to timing than most other ballroom dances
  3. Swing dancers are also called "jitterbugs"
  4. East coast versions: The New Yorker and the Lindy Hop
  5. Southern version: The Carolina Shag
  6. Texas version: Push and Whip
  7. East Coast Swing is a standardized ballroom dance in the "American Style"
  8. Competitors are judged on the "Three Ts: " Timing, technique and teamwork

• Origins

  Swing dancing is so called because its development coincided with that of the swing style of jazz music in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. As such, many, but not all of the dances were developed by African-Americans. The popularity of swing dancing spread quickly throughout the United States and many regions developed their own individual styles.

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