West coast swing (or sometimes 'modern swing' or 'street swing') is a modern evolution of traditional swing. It's danced to a huge variety of music, from modern top 40, to acoustic covers of classic songs, and from traditional blues music to rap and r&b.
One person leads and one person follows, but there's no specific gender association with those roles, and a lot of folks dance both—sometimes even switching mid-dance.
It's a super chill dance, and a great way to connect with the music, the people, and the community.
sounds great! ... what does it LOOK like thoughThese two are pros, but they had never danced together before this and they didn't know what song would be played. Nothing was choreographed, they are just improvising.
Again—pros, totally improvised—this shows some of the range of music.
Like we said: huge range of music. Something for everyone. Find tunes you wouldn't normally find. Bangers. Slaps. 'The Groove-Os', as the kids say.
What are you waiting for? Swing is awesome and it's totally free to get started (at least in Minnesota)!
I wanna be awesome!