Swing
dance history
"Swing dance" is most
commonly known as a group of dances that developed with the swing style of jazz
music in the 1920s-1950s, although the earliest of these dances predate "swing
era" music. The best known of these dances is the Lindy Hop, a popular partner
dance that originated in Harlem in 1927 and is still danced today.
Today there are swing-dance scenes in many countries. Lindy Hop is often
the most popular, though each city and country prefers various dances to
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.
Lindy Hop evolved in the late 1920s and early 1930s out of the Partnered
Charleston. It is characterized by an 8-count circular basic or "swing out" and
has an emphasis on improvisation and the ability to easily adapt to include
other steps in 8-count and 6-count rhythms. It has been danced to many different
styles of music with blues or jazz rhythm (with the exception of jazz waltzes),
as well as non-traditional styles of music such as hip
hop.
The
style is energetic, quick, they all look like their having a great time, very
cheerful showy offy.
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