|
| |
| | Swing History origins of Swing Dance |
 | | Jitterbug was danced to Country-Western music in Country-Western bars, and popularized in the 1980's. | | | With the discovery of the Lindy Hop and the Jitterbug, the communities began dancing to the contemporary Jazz and Swing music as it was evolving at the time, with Benny Goodman leading the action. | | | The history of swing dates back to the 1920's, where the black community, while dancing to contemporary Jazz music, discovered the Charleston and the Lindy Hop. |
|
http://www.centralhome.com/ballroomcountry/swing.htm
(1376 words)
|
|
| |
| | Swing Music Net - Big Band Music / Jazz History |
| | The language of swing is still spoken today by a number of talented latter-day jazz musicians and modern swing bands. | | | Big Band Music + Mainstream Jazz = Swing Music... | | | Whether you like the sound of finger poppin' jazz and big band music, swing dancing the Lindy hop or jitterbug swing dance, or Americana and retro culture, we hope you find this site to be both informative and entertaining. |
|
http://www.swingmusic.net
(1147 words)
|
|
| |
| | StreetSwing's Dance History Archives - WEST COAST SWING Dance Page - Main1 |
| | The best style would depend on what type of music you are dancing to at the time, Geographics, the theme of the dance being held, geographics, the speed in which the music is played and the dance knowledge of you and or your partner. | | | Swing (Jitterbug) is a wonderful dance form in all it's versions that fits all types of music, Personalities, Finances etc. Calling yourself a swing dancer means you can at least do the basics in many forms of swing and a few well. | | | Although a song title with that name did exist earlier, it was not associated with swing as a dance. |
|
http://www.streetswing.com/histmain/z3wcs1.htm
(3393 words)
|
|
| |
| | UK HEPKATS SWING DANCE CLUB |
| | Swing Dancing at Jim and Jack's On the River, 3456 River Rd., Cincy, OH; 7-10 pm. | | | At this dance you'll hear a number of songs that are considered swing-era classics. | | | Many of these songs are not played very often at live music venues in their original arrangement by your average "big band" or "swing band" due to their technical difficulty. |
|
http://www.uky.edu/StudentOrgs/HKSDC
(1785 words)
|
|
| |
| | Dance Nightclubs: Swing & CW |
| | Sunday and Thursday evenings are when several dance clubs practice at Dallas, but this is a great place to dance almost any day of the week. DJ spins records. | | | They do not really have a dance floor; consequently, not many people dance. | | | They call themselves a jazz and martini bar, but they have swing band a few nights per week. Nice atmosphere. |
|
http://www.dmitchell.com/danceaustin/nightclubs.html
(588 words)
|
|
| |
| | Upper Valley Swing Dance Network - calendar |
| | Or we'll just fill in the parts that you need; a dance lesson, a dance demonstration, or a DJ for the whole night. | | | We'll bring our sound system and our "swing/salsa/ballroom/50's rock n' roll music" collection to you and host a dance for you. | | | Do you need a swing dance DJ, a dance demonstration, |
|
http://www.uvswingdance.net
(543 words)
|
|
| |
| | Swing On ! - Track 13: Swing Dance Reference "Swingpedia" |
| | SWING DANCING- The family of partner dancing done to uptempo music. | | | SWING ERA- The Big Band Era and music. | | | Seventy-three songs (not all swing danceable but all are hits from the Big Band Era) individually arranged for piano, voice, and guitar with a short stories about each !! |
|
http://www.swingon.com/Swingpedia.html
(2722 words)
|
|
| |
| | SASDS.ORG |
| | The dance will go from 9:00 to midnight, cost will be $7 for members, $10 for non-members. | | | There will be amazing DJed music going on until midnight, and the awesome staff of SASDS will be there to give you pointers or answer any dance questions you might have. | | | Come and meet a fun and energetic social group who thrive on the ability to bust out to this great music on a regular basis. |
|
http://www.sasds.org
(281 words)
|
|
| |
| | Swing Dance Scotland |
| | A whole new generation is now discovering the fun of partner dance to wonderful music in the friendly atmosphere of the country's various swing clubs and classes. | | | Swing dance, first seen in the Big Band era of the 1930s and 1940s, has come back to Scotland! | | | (aka 'French Jive'/''Ceroc'/'Leroc'/'Le Jive'/ 'Jazzjive'; not strictly a swing dance, but can be danced to swing music as well as to Rock'n'Roll music and contemporary 'pop'. |
|
http://golgi.ana.ed.ac.uk/Swing
(794 words)
|
|
| |
| | Frequently asked questions about swing dance |
| | danced to a wide range of music and tempos from bluesy jazz to big band. | | | dance only with your partner, let us know and we will put you outside the | | | We have found that students with any type of music or |
|
http://www.got2lindy.com/FAQ.html
(701 words)
|
|
| |
| | Swing Dance Instructional Videos |
| | The Couples Ultimate Dance Sampler includes nearly 75 minutes of lessons on Swing, Salsa, West Coast Swing, Two-Step, Waltz, Hustle, Slow Dancing, and Cha-Cha. | | | Now, seniors can be part of the retro scene with this swing dance instructional video. | | | The same band that plays in the video set above, Learn to Swing Dance 2-pack, this CD offers the greatest Swing Music, ideal for dancing! |
|
http://www.activevideos.com/swing.htm
(1355 words)
|
|
| |
| | Washington DCDanceNet's Swing Dance Events Calendar |
| | Hand Dance with G.E.M.S. in Celebration of Valentine's Day on Friday, February 17th from 7:00 pm to Midnight with music by "DJ Melvin D". | | | From the beginning of the Lindy Hop in the 1930's to the current revival that began in the 1980's, Frankie has contributed to the creation, innovation and popularity of this dance. | | | Come out and swing to the music of the Radio King Orchestra. |
|
http://www.dcdancenet.com/swingcalendar
(2558 words)
|
|
| |
| | The Ithaca Swing Dance Network |
| | 8:15-11 PM The Hop is a DJ'd dance with a mix of swing music. | | | • sponsoring dances with live or recorded music | | | Please do join us for our hops, band dances and weekend workshops. |
|
http://www.dance-ithaca.org
(400 words)
|
|
| |
| | Ross Mernyk's Swing Dance Steps |
| | Alex's CD Suggestions he sent me in January 1998. | | | Note: All the bands listed here pour their heart and soul into their music. | | | My "rating" only refers to how enjoyable I find the band for dancing Lindy Hop. |
|
http://www.rossmernyk.com/swing.html
(6693 words)
|
|
| |
| | Swing dance history |
| | Within a short amount of time, the Lindy hop was an incredibly energetic, improvisational dance incorporating Big Band sound, jazz harmonies and jumping steps. | | | It also works in a pattern of 6 beats, and basically consists of stepping side to side, with a step back on every third beat. | | | Dancers can move from one side of the room to the other in a single move. |
|
http://caca.essortment.com/swingdancehist_rkmh.htm
(487 words)
|
|
| |
| | © GottaSwing.com |
| | We offer four different places to dance to live music every week (sometimes more) and even more DJ nights. | | | We’re certain that once you get started you’ll be hooked on the best music and dancing around. | | | Although we love doing performances and dance jams, we teach social swing dancing that is easy to use in real-life situations. |
|
http://www.gottaswing.com
(338 words)
|
|
| |
| | www.dance2swing.com, Dance2Swing Studios, swing dance |
| | them from totalitarianism, Swing music was there and it was written to be uplifting to | | | Dance2Swing Studios will be providing the music and | | | Swing Music came out of the hearts of people who loved the government, knew their |
|
http://www.dance2swing.com
(288 words)
|
|
| |
| | Hop to the Beat Dance Studio - Welcome |
| | Danced to contemporary music, it's the kind of non-partner dancing often seen in today's music videos. | | | Welcome to Hop to the Beat Dance Studio. | | | It is danced to all tempos of Swing music, starting with 1920's hot Jazz and smokin' Blues, Big Band Swing and Jazz Combos of the 1940s to today, the infectious energy of Jump Blues and Boogie Woogie, '50s Rock 'n' Roll, and also includes Rhythm and Blues and many of today's popular contemporary tunes. |
|
http://www.hoptothebeat.com
(363 words)
|
|
| |
| | The Orange County (OC) Swing Dance Club - Lessons |
| | In the late 80's and 90's Lindy Hop was rediscovered and made trendy with the help of original Lindy Hopper Frankie Manning, vintage video clips, neo-swing bands, and movies like Swing Kids, Malcolm X, and Swingers. | | | If the song is breaking up click the pause button and wait for the song to download. | | | Lindy Hop is the original swing dance from the 30's, 40's, and 50's danced to Big Band Swing, Jump Blues, and early Rock 'n Roll. |
|
http://www.ocswing.com
(498 words)
|
|
| |
| | Swing Out New York Swing Dance Server |
| | Also, Monday Nights at Swing 46, Saturday Night Dances at the 92nd Steet Y. Frankie Manning (the "Frankie Manning") | | | Recorded Live at Frankie Manning's 85th Birthday Party at Roseland. | | | I recommend Margaret to people who want to learn the fundamentals of all swing dancing, not just a particular style. |
|
http://swingout-ny.com
(796 words)
|
|
| |
| | Sonny Watson West Coast Swing Master Classes, Dance~Videos - Homepage |
| | Dance Video's, Dance Music, Dance Posters, VHS and DVD's and much more for the Swinger and Dancer available here. | | | -- Girls / Guys -- WCS -- Music -- Dance = Fun !!! | | | There is much information here on other dances as well, especially in our huge Free Dance History Archives. |
|
http://www.streetswing.com
(281 words)
|
|
| |
| | The New York Swing Dance Society |
| | The Society sponsors weekly dances with live Big Bands every Sunday evening at The Irving Plaza, 17 Irving Place at 15th Street. | | | Discounted admission to Savoy Sundays regularly at the Continental Club. | | | The New York Swing Dance Society (NYSDS) is a not-for-profit arts organization dedicated to the revival and promotion of swing dancing to live Big Band music. |
|
http://www.utdallas.edu/~aria/dance/nysds.html
(276 words)
|
|
| |
| | Charlotte Swing Dance Society |
| | Memberships that offset costs of the bands and DJs in the event that admissions cannot cover all the dance expenses. | | | Booking the band or DJ Securing the beginner lesson instructor | | | As always, the support of members is critical to keeping live swing music and dancing a part of our local community. |
|
http://www.charlotteswingdance.org
(268 words)
|
|
| |
| | © Piedmont Swing Dance Society, Inc. |
| | PSDS sponsors two dances each month with live music: | | | Learn from world famous instructors like Frankie Manning, Marcus and Barbl, and others! | | | Copyright © 2006 Piedmont Swing Dance Society, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
|
http://www.piedmontswingdance.org
(161 words)
|
|
| |
| | Swing Dance and Lindy Hop Videos, DVDs and Shoes |
| | Swing dance videos and DVDs to learn from the masters, including Frankie Manning, Ryan Francois, Erik and Sylvia, Steven Mitchell, Marcus and Barbl, Jonathan and Sylvia. | | | West Coast Swing is another form of swing dance usually done to slower, bluesier music. | | | There are many swing dance styles done today: the first and original swing dance is the Lindy Hop, which later became known as the Jitterbug and led to the 6-count dance now known as East Coast Swing. |
|
http://swingshop.savoystyle.com
(189 words)
|
|
| |
| | Swing Dance Virginia |
| | the big band sounds of pop music to hit the dance clubs | | | and stay in touch for dances, lessons and socials. | | | to the neo-Swing craze still captivating the dance crowds. |
|
http://www.swingvirginia.com
(158 words)
|
|
| |
| | Toronto Swing Dance Society - Canada's longest running swing dance group! |
| | Or perhaps you dance a fair bit at the clubs, but are getting tired of smoke, overly-loud music, crowded floors, aggressive bar-tenders and dancers, expensive drinks or cover charges, dancing alone. | | | We offer a dancer's paradise - nice dance floors, clean air, nice, clean music, never too loud, many good dance partners who are primarily motivated by their love of dance. | | | Toronto Swing Dance Society - Canada's longest running swing dance group! |
|
http://www.dancing.org/tsds
(205 words)
|
|
| |
| | Swing Dance Washington DC |
| | Yet during this time of " The Elvis, " this dance form was very much alive! | | | Dance Ithaca - Ithaca Dance Performance Network [ WebSite ], and [ BlogSite ]. | | | Those who are on a dance adventure, and " of course ' those who are labling, along with their self-adorations. |
|
http://swing-dance-dc.blogspot.com
(460 words)
|
|
| |
| | Houston Swing Dance Society - Home |
| | A big thanks to everyone who came out to dance so early in the morning! | | | The Melody Club is located at 3027 Crossview near the intersection of Westheimer and Fondren. | | | Every Sunday our members are here whether they have been dancing for 5 weeks or 5 years. |
|
http://www.hsds.org
(262 words)
|
|
| |
| | Swing Dance Clothes, Swing Dance Shoes, Accessories |
| | We feature Aris Allen Swing Dance Shoes, dance t-shirts, swing dance skirts, A-Line skirts, women's jazz pants, skinny ties, instructional swing dance dvds, Big Band music cds and many other must-haves for Lindy Hop, Jitterbug, Savoy Style Swing and Hollywood Style Swing Dancing addicts! | | | dancestore.com is the place to be for swing dance shoes, clothes and accessories... | | | Dancestore.com - Selling the very coolest stuff for the very hottest swing dancers since 1997 |
|
http://www.dancestore.com
(205 words)
|
|
| |
| | Dallas Swing Dance Society |
| | Join us at Sons of Herman for a Swingin' good time! | | | The old standby, our Swing on a String!! | | | 8:00 pm The DSDS Swing on a String |
|
http://www.dsds.org
(73 words)
|
|
| |
| | The National & New England Swing Dance Server |
| | This server includes the National Swing Dance Calendar, Teacher Directory, DJ Directory, Organizer Directory, Dance Partner Network, classified ads, music recommendations, and more! | | | Learn to Dance Salsa Video Series (there's more to life than just Swing) | | | The National and New England Swing Dance Server Introduction |
|
http://www.databasewebworks.com/swingdance
(134 words)
|
|
| |
| | Lexington Traditional Dance Association |
| | Atcher, Beck, and Kahl is the open band lead by David Atcher. | | | Dance Trance 2006 will be June 9-11, featuring The Reckless Ramblers, with Nat Hewitt, Larry Unger, Sam Bartlett, and Mark Hellenberg. | | | Susan Kevra will be calling on Saturday and Sunday and Will Mentor will be calling on Friday. |
|
http://www.concentric.net/~ravitz/ltda
(355 words)
|
|
| |
| | Portland Swing Dance Club |
| | Ballroom dancing was the “first” type of dancing that I learned. | | | I’m happy that he is continuing in his life and I wish him the best for his future endeavors. | | | The Portland dance community will miss Leah for her gifts in dancing, teaching, and Djing. |
|
http://www.portlandswing.org
(392 words)
|
|
| |
| | Seattle West Coast Swing Dance Club Website |
| | All the details on our dances are on the "Club Dances" page of this website. | | | If you have never been to one of our dances, please consider this my personal invitation to join us on any first and third Sunday of the month. | | | During the 1980’s a few SSDC members traveled to California to attend conventions, especially the events that were held in San Francisco and San Diego. |
|
http://www.seattlewcswing.org
(609 words)
|
|
| |
| | Dance Directory - Swing Dancing |
| | The Swing Dance Directory is part of the Sapphire Swan Dance Directory. | | | The Swing Dancing page can, however, be viewed separately. | | | swing dance swing dancing swing dance west coast swing shag lindy hop dance dancers dancing swing dance swing dancing swing dance |
|
http://www.sapphireswan.com/dance/swing.htm
(157 words)
|
|
| |
| | Hartford Swing Dance/Jam |
| | Hartford Swing is two parts of an volunteer-run swing dance club that offers swing dancing throughout the year under the non-profit umbrella organization, Hartford Community Dance. | | | Hartford Swing Dance hosts swing bands at the West Hartford Town Hall on the 1st Fridays of every month. | | | Join Hartford Community Dance and get reduced price admission to most HCD dances (including the non-swing events), an occasional "free for members" dance, and mailings of our calendar and special events (we no longer do mailings to nonmembers). |
|
http://www.havetodance.com/hartfordswing
(283 words)
|
|
| |
| | Knoxville Swing Dance Association (KSDA) |
| | Check out the new Where to Dance pages. | | | The Knoxville Swing Dance Association is dedicated to the purpose of promoting swing dance and sharing the fun of partner dancing with others. | | | If you’ve never danced before or if you just want to polish up your steps. |
|
http://web.utk.edu/~ksda
(212 words)
|
|
| |
| | Home |
| | There are lots of people to dance with so don't stay away just because you don't have a partner! | | | Suggested donations for the lesson and dance are $5.00 for members/$8.00 for non-members. | | | If you have email and haven't subscribed to the dancelist yet, you might want to join to keep current with what is going on in the dance community and to find out where people might be dancing. |
|
http://www.spokaneswingdanceclub.org
(162 words)
|
|
| |
| | Gotta Dance!® - Swing, Salsa and Ballroom dance classes and lessons |
| | Our web site was designed and built by ourselves in less than 4 days using Claris HomePage on a Macintosh. | | | dancing is the (second) best exercise you can get with another person wrapped in your arms. | | | Our Ballroom is the American Style in which you are dancing to please yourself and your partner, rather than the competition-oriented English style. |
|
http://www.gottadance.org
(580 words)
|
|
| |
| | Philadelphia Swing Dance Society |
| | For the most comprehensive listing of area dance opportunities other than swing, see PhillyDance.com | | | for photos from a lesson and a good view of the Commodore Barry dance floor, a terrific dance surface | | | area swing dance opportunities other than the Philadelphia Swing Dance Society, see PhileSwingDance.com. |
|
http://www.swingdance.org
(267 words)
|
|
|
