Swing (dance)

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Swing dance is a dance group developed in the style of swing jazz music in the 1920s 1940s, with the origins of each dance preceding the popular "swing era". During the swing era, there were hundreds of styles of swing dance, but those who survived beyond that era included: Lindy Hop, Balboa, Collegiate Shag, and Charleston. Today, the most famous of these dances is Lindy Hop, who came from Harlem in the early 1930s. While most of the swing dance begins in the African American community as a vernacular African American dance, some swing-era dances, such as Balboa, are developed outside these communities.

Somewhat surprisingly, "swing dance" is not commonly used to identify a group of dances until the second half of the 20th century. Historically, the term "Swing" refers to the style of jazz music, which inspires the evolution of dance. Jitterbug is an umbrella term that shows all forms of swing dance, although it is often used as a synonym for a six-digit derivative of Lindy Hop called "East Coast Swing". It is also common to use words to identify the type of dancer (ie, a swing dancer ). A "jitterbug" may prefer to dance Lindy Hop, Shag, or one of the other swing dances. The term is famously associated with the leader of the Cabing era band Calloway Cab because, as he says, "[The dancers] look like a bunch of jitterbugs out there on the floor because of their fast and often bouncy movements."

Swing dance The term "swing dance" is often extended to include other dances that lack certain characteristics of traditional swing dance: West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag, East Coast Swing, Dancing Hand, Jive, Rock and Roll, Modern Jive, and other dances which was developed during the 1940s and later. A strong tradition of social and competitive boogie woogie and Rock 'n' Roll in Europe adds this dance to their local swing dance culture.

The most popular dancing swing of the 1930s and 1940s, but still continues today. The dance movement has evolved with music. Swing dancing style is the basis of many other dance styles including disco, country line dance, and hip hop. The club swings and dancing contests are still held all over the world. Competition

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Competition

Traditionally, differences have been made between the "Ballroom Swing" and "Jazz Dance Swing" styles. East Coast Swing is a standard dance in the "American Style" Ballroom dance, while Jive is a standard dance in "International Style"; But both fall under the umbrella of "Ballroom Swing".

The forms of Jazz Dance (evolved in the dance hall) versus the shape of the ballroom (created for the ballroom competition format) are different in appearance. Jazz Dance forms include Lindy Hop, Balboa, Collegiate Shag, and Charleston.

Competition type

The dance competition determines which form to assess, and is generally available in four different formats:

1. Strictly: One pair competes together in different heats, for randomly selected music, where no pre-choreographic steps are allowed.
2. Jack and Jill: Where leaders and followers are randomly matched for competition. In the early stages, leaders and followers usually compete individually, but in the last round, the judgment depends on the ability of the partner you are drawing and your ability to work with that partner. Some competitions held a Jill-and-Jack division in which leaders had to be women and followers to be men.
3. Showcase: One pair competes together for one previously choreographed song.
4. Classic: Similar to Showcase but with restrictions on elevators, drops, moves where one partner supports the weight of the other partner, and moves where the partner is not making physical contact.

Level

In the West Coast Swing, the competition is divided into sections based on the level of experience. The levels are New, Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced. There is no official system in the United States to ensure that couples dance at the appropriate level of experience. Competitors must track their own points and register accordingly on the competition. Once you get 7 points in one level, you can no longer dance at that level. There is no point system for the majority of Lindy Hop competitions.

Assessment criteria

Swing dance is under the category of American Rhythm. There are several different categories in the competition depending on what type of dance you are doing. Any form of Swing Dance, and any organization in that form, will have various rules, but the most commonly used ones are drawn and adapted from the use of the Ballroom.

Judging for the competition is based on three "T" ( below ) as well as showmanship skills (unless the contest appoints the audience as the deciding factor). Three "T" consists of:

1. Time - Related to tempo & amp; rhythm of music.
2. Teamwork - How well a leader and follower dance together and lead/follow a variety of dance.
3. Technique - How clean and proper cooperative dance is run.

Performance skills consist of presentation, creativity, costume, and difficulty.

Lindy Hop's most prestigious event has never used this criterion, usually has a simple scoring value like who the best Lindy Hop couple/most impressive. The Harvest Moon Ball Competition in New York City, The Hellzapoppin Competition The American Vernacular Jazz Institute, and Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown all fall into this category.

Heats

Most competitive dance floors can only accommodate about 12 couples dancing at one time. If the number of participants is greater than what the floor can do, the competition will hold a qualifying round. After they get 24 pairs there will be a quarter-finals round (2 separate rounds of about 12 each), then the semi-finals (1 round about 12), and finally the final round (1 round, usually 6 or 7 pairs).

Team formation

In addition, the "Team Building" division can also be determined in a competition. Under this category, at least 3 to 5 couples (depending on individual competition rules) perform pre-choreographic routines to the song of their choice, where groups dance in sync and into different formations. The division is also rated using three "T" and showmanship skills; But the criteria now apply to the team as a whole.

Swing social fight

Many, if not most, of the swing dances listed above are popular as social dances, with vibrant local communities performing dances with DJs and live bands that play the most appropriate music for the preferred dance style. There are often active clubs and local associations, classes with independent teachers or workshops or attending schools/schools with visiting teachers or local teachers. Most of these dance styles - like other styles - also feature special events, such as camps or Lindy's exchanges.

Music

The historical development of certain swing dance styles is often a response to trends in popular music. For example, the 1920s and Charleston solos are - and are usually danced to 2/4 traditional ragtime or jazz music, Lindy Hop dancing to swing music (a kind of swinging jazz), and Lindy Charleston to traditional jazz or swing. West Coast Swing is usually danced to Pop, R & amp; B, Blues, or Funk. Western Swing and Push/Whip are usually danced to country and western music or Blues. There are local variations on this music association in every dance scene, often informed by local DJs, dance teachers and bands.

The modern swing dance band that was active in the US during the 1990s and 2000s included many contemporary jazz bands, swing revival bands with national presence such as Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers (based in San Francisco), and local jazz bands/regional specializing in the 1930s-1940s swing/Lindy dance music, such as The Swingout Big Band, White Heat Swing Orchestra, and Beantown Swing Orchestra (Boston), The Boilermaker Jazz Band (Pittsburgh), Southside Aces (Minneapolis ), Gordon Webster Septet (New York), Jonathan Stout and Campus Five (Los Angeles) and The Jonathan Stout Orchestra featuring Hilary Alexander (Los Angeles), The Flat Cats (Chicago), Glenn Crytzer and Syncopators (Seattle), Solomon Douglas Swingtet (Seattle)), The Gina Knight Orchestra (Chicago and Joliet, IL), Solomon Douglas Swingtet and Tom Cunningham Orchestra (Washington, DC), Sonoran Swing (Arizona), and The Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra (Los Angeles).

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See also

• Frankie Manning
• Lindy Hop today
• Hollywood Lindy Hop Style
• Savoy Lindy Hop Style
• Lindy Exchange
• Yehoodi
• Charleston
• Balboa (dancing)
• Rueda sieve
• West Coast Swing
• HerrÃÆ'¤ng Dance Camp

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References

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External links

• DanceCal.com - DanceCal, Swing camp lists and weekend events
• NASDE.com - National Swing Dance Association
• SwingDanceCouncil.com - World Swing Dance Council WSDC

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