The term "Swing" covers
in fact a number of different dances, namely:
Savoy Swing: popular
in the New York Savoy Ballroom in the 30's and 40's
originally danced to Swing music. The Savoy style of
swing is a very fast, jumpy, casual-looking style of
dancing
Lindy style is a
smoother-looking dance.
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West Coast Swing: a
style of Swing emphasizing nimble feet popular in
California night clubs in the 30's and 40's and
voted the California State Dance in 1989.
Whip: a style of
Swing popular in Houston, Texas, emphasizing moves
spinning the follower between dance positions with a
wave rhythm break.
Push: a style of
swing popular in Dallas, Texas, emphasizing moves
spinning the follower between dance positions with a
rock rhythm break.
Supreme Swing: a
style of Swing popular in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Imperial Swing: a
style of Swing popular in St. Louis, Missouri.
Carolina Shag: a
style of Swing popular in the Carolinas emphasizing
the leader's nimble feet.
DC Hand Dancing: a
Washington, DC synthesis of Lindy and Swing.
East Coast Swing: a
6 count style of Lindy popular in the ballroom dance
school organizations.
Basic East Coast Swing
Ballroom West Coast
Swing: a style of swing popular in the ballroom
dance school organizations and different from the
style performed in the California night clubs and
Swing dance clubs.
Country-Western
Swing: a style of Jitterbug popularized during the
1980's and danced to Country and Western music.
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Cajun Swing: a
Louisiana Bayou style of Lindy danced to Cajun
music.
Pony Swing: a
Country Western style of Cajun Swing.
Jive: the
International Style version of the dance is called
Jive, and it is danced competitively in the US and
all over the world.
