Learn to Dance the East Coast Swing for All Levels of Dancers

This is a three part series that will enhance your swing dance expertise.  We will teach or review all of the basic figures of the East Coast Swing. during the first half hour of this class.  Then we will teach intermediate and advanced figures plus some great syncopation that will help you burn the floor.  Note: This is the authentic East Coast Swing and not some swing dance that many so called dance instructors in the Twin Cities are teaching as the East Coast Swing.  Learn the "REAL" East Coast Swing from a professional dance instructor of 50+ years. 

East Coast Swing can be traced to the original swing dance, Lindy Hop. Lindy Hop was created in the 1920’s by African American youth as a street dance in Harlem. It was in the late 1920’s that is was noticed at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem. The Big Bands of swing and jazz music made popular as a dynamic, athletic dance. Variations of the Lindy Hop were the Jitterbug, and Swing. The three captured the imagination of young people everywhere it was danced in the United States and Europe. Eventually, the Lindy Hop was tamed and simplified by dance schools to become a ballroom dance called the Eastern Swing. It was in the late 1970’s that the name was changed to East Coast Swing.

East Coast Swing is a fun, upbeat dance with a tempo of 34-36 mpm (minutes per measure). It is a non-progressive dance distinguished by its “rock step” and “triple step”, “triple step” foot work.

Registration for East Coast Swing Dance

 Swing Dances That Burn the Floor features Dance Lessons for advanced swing dance movements with dance steps for the Jitterbug, East Coast Swing, and West Coast Swing.  Don't miss these Swing Dance Lessons that show you how to improve the rhythm in your steps and gain confidence in yourself.  It’s as easy as walking.  Our swing dance lessons teach proper dance floor etiquette, technique for holds, leading and following.  And you'll learn a variety of movements such as releases, throws, turns, passes, walks, and combinations.

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