1. SWING
East coast Swing

2. HISTORY OF SWING DANCING
 In the early twentieth century, dance was beginning
to become a key portion of American culture.
Already a prominent form of entertainment, there
was still no mass dance culture.
 Swing dancing, and more importantly the lindy
hop, were the roots that created a change in this
emerging popular art form

3. LINDY HOP SWING
 Swing dancing originated from the jazz scene
growing in America in the 1920’s. The best known
of these dances originated in Harlem in 1927 when
following Charles Lindbergh’s flight to Paris, a local
dance enthusiast named “Shorty George” Snowden
was watching some dancing couples.
 When a news reporter asked him what dance they
were dancing, Snowden looked around and saw a
newspaper with the heading “Lindy Hops The
Atlantic” and told the reporter the dance was called
“Lindy Hop” and the name stuck

4. EAST COAST SWING
 East Coast Swing (sometimes called the Jitterbug)
is a fast, exuberant, non-progressive dance which
works well on any crowded floor.
 Swing is carefree, relaxed, and fun with spins and
intricate patterns. It works equally well with Big
Band, Motown, and Rock & Roll, over a wide range
of tempos from moderately slow to very fast.

5. DANCE STYLE
 The east coast swing is an offshoot of the Foxtrot or
Syncopated Two-Step. It is and invented dance
modified form a prior original form (lindy Hop) by
the American Society of Teachers of Dancing in
1942.

6. DANCE CHARACTER AND TECHNIQUES:
 East Coast Swing’s basic steps are the triple and
rock-steps and is danced in six-count patterns. The
dance is easy to learn for beginners which make it
an approachable dance for newcomers.