Directory of Swing Resources

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This category lists sites connected with swing dancing (as opposed to swing music which has its own category), and jive dancing. Why put the two together? Well, jive came out of swing dancing, there's heaps of crossover between the two styles and the people who dance them. So why not. For the sake of order in this directory at least, swing covers West Coast Swing, East Coast Swing, Jitterbug, Lindyhop, Shag, Balboa and a whole lot of other related forms. Jive? (It's nothing to do with jive as a dialect, or the computer language of the same name). Rather, it's the types of partner dance based on a style originating in Northern America during the 1950's. Usually danced to rock and roll music e.g. by Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis etc. In the last few years there has been something of a jive revival, especially in parts of Europe and Australia and New Zealand where the French-style of jive has become popular and the music danced to is not always rock'n'roll - although the basic dance steps remain. This category will also list sites with information about any or all types of jive dancing.

Subcategories

• Clothing
• Education
• Hand Dance
• Lindy Hop
• Regional
• Videos

Resources in This Category

• CR Hutch

  http://users.erols.com/crhutch/
  Information regarding swing dance manual and video tapes by Craig Hutchinson in Virginia. Includes general swing information and history.

• DanceTutor

  http://www.dancetutor.com/
  Online instruction using video, stills, and text including east coast swing, west coast swing, lindy hop and balboa.

• Modern Jive Dance Step Database

  http://www.jiveoholic.org.uk/
  Over 500 modern jive dance moves/steps described, many with animations. Includes advanced search facilities and advice for beginners.

• Raper's Swing Dance Corner

  http://www.swingdance.com/
  Includes lesson plans, a who's who in swing dance, Swing Dance Research and Historic Association, dance club listings and music listings.

• Yehoodi

  http://yehoodi.com/
  Forum offering national and regional discussions on swing dancing.

Related Categories

• Home > Arts > Music > Styles > J > Jazz > Swing
• Home > Arts > Performing Arts > Dance > Ballroom

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