Carolina Shag (Swing Dance)īrennar and Autumn dancing Carolina Grand Nationals 2014 One can still find Lindy Hop dancng and dancers across the globe. It has lasted for over a decade and a half and is still going strong.
Hence, this period is sometimes called the Neo-swing era. Additionally, the “Swing Revival” of the early two-thousands introduced many new swing dancers to the Lindy Hop. Finally, it disappeared all together until it was brought back in the late 1990’s by a group of swing dancers who brought Frankie Manning out of retirement to promote it. Eventually, the Lindy Hop evolved over the years from Savoy style to smooth or Hollywood style, then into other forms like East Coast swing. Moreover, some of the earliest filmed Lindy hoppers were Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers including Frankie Manning. Lindy Hop is the original swing dance that developed in the 1920’s during the Swing Era in New York.
The International Lindy Hop Championships ILHC 2014 In addition, the musicians added a triple rhythm to the music and the swing dancers incorporated it into their dancing in the 1920’s, read more about the Evolution Of Swing Dancing here! Lindy Hop (Swing Dance) Swing dancing started in the early twentieth century during the Swing Era that evolved parallel with the Jazz Age. In addition, the other dance genres that are included in the Swing Era dances are Balboa, Bal-swing and Lindy Charleston. The term “swing dance” is an umbrella term for all the swing dance genres including: Lindy Hop, Boogie Woogie, Jitterbug, Shag, Jive, West and East Coast swing. (French Open West Coast Swing 2014 – Alexandre & Irina)Ĭheck out this video blog of some of the 23 countries, 78 cities and over 3000 dancers that participated in the International West Coast Swing Flash Mob in 2014. (Photo Susanne Sandberg & Thorbjorn Urskog YouTube) Moreover, it has spread to all corners of the globe and can be seen in Australia, Japan, Russia, Romania, Italy, France, United Kingdom, Canada, Brazil and the United States. Swing dancing has a kind of allure that is enduring, which is why it has been popular since it originated in the early part of the twentieth century. In addition, we feature all of the major swing dance styles. In this article, we include swing dance videos from around the world.
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