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	WEST COAST SWING HISTORY by StreetSwing.com - Main Page 1 of 2
		West Coast Swing originated from an earlier dance known as the Savoy Style Lindy, which was done at the Savoy Ballroom in New York in the early 1930's.
		Aerials (air-steps) done in West Coast are done thru competition only these days and are not part of the social structure of this dance, however it is still a big part of the Hollywood style, but again, mainly becoming for competition/ exhibition purposes only there as well.
		Swing as a dance was the main dance that would be changed or another variation of the same dance was introduced such as "single rhythm" instead Of the "triple rhythm" as well as many performers trying to take credit for a new style by giving it a new name.
	www.streetswing.com /histmain/z3wcs1.htm (3806 words)

	West Coast Swing: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		West Coast Swing was developed in the 1930s and 1940s as a stylistic variation....
		West Coast is one of the most popular dances in America.
		West Coast Swing is a partner street dance derived from Lindy Hop, see also Ballroom Dance.
	www.encyclopedian.com /we/West-Coast-Swing.html (626 words)

	A Brief History Of West Coast Swing
		Swing Dance KY West Coast Swing can be traced back to the late 1930’s to clubs in the New York, Harlem area.
		West Coast Swing is a dance that has evolved over time and has been influenced by other dances and musical genres.
		The beauty of swing dancing is that this revelation continues and every dancer is a part of it each time he or she steps on the dance floor.
	www.swingdanceky.com /brief_history.html (695 words)

	West Coast Swing Dance
		Swing is a generic term that describes many forms of dance: East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, Lindy, Jitterbug, Jive and Shag to name a few.
		Most swing dances cover a circular space, but West Coast Swing and Shag are referred to as Slot dances and remain in a narrow space (visualize a railroad track or diving board).
		West Coast Swing is based on 6-count passes and 8-count whips and is danced in a “slot” or linear orientation, as opposed to circular.
	www.geocities.com /west_coast_swing_dance (587 words)

	West Coast Swing
		West Coast Swing is a laid-back, improvisational, smooth and sultry dance done to a wide variety of slower swing-tempo music, including rhythm and blues, funk, country-western, and rock and roll.
		West Coast Swing is slower than its East Coast brethren, but the dancers take the extra time to do fancy footwork: spins, quick turns, and improvised groovin'.
		West Coast Swing is one of the most popular partner dances in the country and is especially popular in the Bay Area.
	www.indianarebels.com /westcoastswing.htm (349 words)

	Learn to Dance West Coast Swing with West Coast Swing Dancing Video and DVD
		West Coast Swing grew out of limiting the dancer's floor space to a "slot." (There's a rumor that this version became popular in Hollywood because the wide angle lens hadn't been invented, yet).
		West Coast Swing is an interpretive and fun dance characterized by flashy spins, taps and shuffles, and the push and pull compression technique of partner connection.
		From warm and slinky to funky with abandon, West Coast Swing is one of the most improvisational dances.
	www.dancelovers.com /learn_west_coast_swing.html (390 words)

	West Coast Swing Dancing in Lexington KY
		West Coast Swing Dancing in Lexington KY At United DanceSport, we take great pride in the preservation and promotion of TRUE West Coast Swing dancing in Lexington KY. It is our mission to help develop the West Coast Swing dance community in Lexington and to discredit much of the misinformation surrounding West Coast Swing.
		West Coast Swing is a slotted dance: the follower travels back and forth along a shoulder width rectangle, called the slot, with respect to the leader.
		As West Coast Swing evolved further, it was found that the coaster step was detrimental to the connection between lead and follow, hence the ascension of the now ubiquitous anchor step where both partners step and end up with one foot behind and to the side of the other.
	www.lexingtondance.com /west_coast_swing.html (723 words)

	dance2live.info East $ West Coast Swing History
		West Coast Swing is danced in a slot and is noted for its syncopated steps.
		West Coast Swing became the official state dance of California in 1988.
		Its name was changed from Eastern Swing to East Coast Swing between 1975 and 1980, according to Blair, years after "western" swing had become known as "West Coast" Swing.
	www.virtualaltair.com /dance2live.info/dlih_sn_swing.asp?site=dance2live.info (567 words)

	West Coast Swing Canada - The Dance
		West Coast Swing has been enjoyed by thousands of dancers of all ages across the US and Canada for decades, but predominantly "underground".
		West Coast swing is the smoothest, funkiest and most modern form of partner dancing in existence.
		In West Coast, the dancing is a co-operative partnership between the dancers.
	www.westcoastswingcanada.com /westcoastswingcanada_003.htm (814 words)

	West Coast Swing - InformationBlast
		West Coast Swing (WCS) is a partner dance derived from Lindy Hop.
		West Coast Swing is believed to have evolved from Lindy Hop, though both have evolved since the fork.
		Unfortunately the original technique and style of this swing dance is being levelled out by the "averaged" ballroom technique of mass consumption, as it happened with many other dances, such as Samba, Cha Cha Cha and East Coast Swing.
	www.informationblast.com /West_Coast_Swing.html (1135 words)

	Dance Tutor's West Coast Swing (Site not responding. Last check: )
		West Coast Swing: The Scheme of It Done usually to funky or bluesy music, west coast swing is danced at swing dances from coast to coast in the United States.
		It is the primary form of swing dancing in the western United States and it is the official State dance of California.
		Though west coast swing is quite in evidence in the swing dance scene in the eastern United States, lindy and jitterbug at present are the most common swing dance forms there.
	www.dancetutor.com /wcintro.htm (436 words)

	Southwest Whip Club - About West Coast Swing (Site not responding. Last check: )
		When swing fell out of mainstream's consideration as pop music around the 50s and was replaced by rockabilly, dancers on the West Coast began using swing moves to the new pop music, thus changing the dance and bringing about the variation now known as West Coast Swing.
		West Coast Swing is believed to have evolved from Lindy Hop, though both have evolved into different dances for different musical tastes since the fork.
		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.
	www.swwc.org /page.asp?PID=9 (1951 words)

	Swing Videos
		West Coast Swing is a cool, sexy dance that spotlights the lady.
		East Coast Swing, also known as Jitterbug or triple timing swing, is the most popular type of swing.
		Recently revised and expanded, this video has two hours of material, including awesome scenes from televised west coast swing performances and scenes from the biggest dance competitions.
	www.thedancestore.freeservers.com /swing.htm (371 words)

	West Coast Swing Videos and DVDs
		West Coast Swing for Beginners Volume 2 offers the same great instruction that you found in Volume 1, and then some, as you’ll add a number of essential moves and leadable patterns to your repertoire.
		West Coast Swing for Intermediate Dancers Volume 1 builds a whole new level of excitement for WCS dancers.
		As you’ve seen in West Coast Swing for Beginners Volumes 1 and 2, each volume is professional, easy to follow, fun, designed with the viewer in mind, and the equivalent of having your own private instruction at home.
	www.centralhome.com /west-coast-swing.htm (1619 words)

	West Coast Swing History
		West Coast Swing is the Official "State dance of Claifornia".
		West Coast Swing, which is a strictly slotted (or 3'X6' Rectangle) and has the man dance in place while the lady travels back and forth.
		West Coast Swing is a dancers dance, it's a living dance, meaning, that this dance will always change to challenge you, with many dance styles inbred into the dance.
	www.swingshoes.net /wcshistory.html (3720 words)

	Dance Tutor's West Coast Swing
		Cha Cha is a perfect fit for west coast swing, and the steps for either of the dances may be used in the other.
		The gent is in the center and the lady is at the end, and both are positioned to resume west coast swing.
		The transitions from west coast swing into and out of cha cha are limited only by one's imagination.
	www.dancetutor.com /wcchacha.asp (519 words)

	West Coast Swing
		Today there are over 5000 documented West Coast Swing step patterns and more are added every year.
		West Coast Swing can be danced to almost any music written in 4/4 time, from the Blues to Disco, Jazz, Pop, Country or Big Band.
		The West Coast Swing differs from other swing dances because of it's distinctive "dancing in a slot" approach, where the lady's movement takes her towards the man, not away, such as in a rock step.
	www.spokanedance.com /wcswing.html (234 words)

	West Coast Swing Dance Video Swing Dance Videos West Coast Swing
		Whether you are about to try West Coast Swing Dance for the very first time and you just aren't sure where to start...
		or are an experienced West Coast Swing Dancer wanting to learn a few new steps or perfect your West Coast Swing dance technique...
		December is Nightclub 2 step at 7pm, West Coast Swing follows at 8pm.
	www.carrielucas.com (285 words)

	Swing (mostly West Coast Swing)
		Where exactly West Coast Swing became a separate dance is not exactly clear, but happened somewhere in the 1940s.
		In West Coast Swing the follower stays in a narrow slot on the floor; the leader stays in the center of the slot and steps out of the way to let the follower pass.
		Eastern Swing is occasionally used as a synonym for East Coast Swing.
	www.eijkhout.net /rad/dance_specific/swing.html (1061 words)

	West Coast Swing at Learn to Dance Austin (Site not responding. Last check: )
		West Coast Swing is a very smooth, stylish dance.
		West Coast is danced in both Swing clubs and CandW halls, and is rapidly growing in popularity.
		West Coast Swing has made an impact on dance floors all over the U.S. It adds lots of variety & flexibility to all kinds of music.
	www.learn2dance.com /west_coast_swing.htm (107 words)

	Defrank Online Calendar (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Hailed as California's state dance, West Coast Swing evolved from the Lindy (or Lindy-hop) on the west coast of North America.
		Although it can be danced at fast tempos, West Coast Swing tempos typically remain slower than East Coast Swing's; it is therefore usually danced to slow or medium music such as rhythm-and-blues, contemporary pop/rock, or disco.
		West Coast Swing remains one of the most fun, versatile, and compact of all the social dances.
	www.defrank.org /cgi-bin/calendar.pl?year=2006&style=List&view=Month&clickday=25&date=27&month=10&event_id=5639&view=Event&event_id=7146&clickday=2 (264 words)

	RMSDC West Coast Swing Instructors
		The Rocky Mountain Swing Dance Club is fortunate to have so many outstanding instructors as members.
		Andrea is a nationally renowned West Coast Swing dance champion and continues to win competitions across the country.
		In 1998 she performed West Coast Swing with Troy as an opening act for Reba McEntire.
	www.coloradoswingdance.org /Dancing/Instructors.htm (901 words)

	West Coast Swing
		The Hustle gained a new lease of life in the guise of West Coast Swing.
		Enthusiasm for a "slotted dance" (which confines the Lindy style swing-out to a fixed area) had grown on the West Coast during the 1960's, and it really took shape in the 1970's, encouraged possibly by the popularity of the Hustle.
		It virtually took over the US swing dance world in the 1980's to the extent that the final disappearance of the Lindy began to be predicted - but then the Lindy acquired a new generation of fans in the 1990's.
	www.howtojive.com /intro-west-coast-swing.htm (166 words)

	West Coast Swing Clothes - What to Wear for Dancing
		West Coast Swing Dancing Clothes: let's start at the feet and work our way up.
		Dancing involves a lot of twisting and turning of the feet, so in order to be kind to our knees and feet, we encourage dancers to wear comfortable shoes with leather or suede soles.
		For West Coast Swing, the remaining apparel options are limitless.
	www.resilientspirit.com /group/westcoast_clothes.html (604 words)

	Learn to West Coast Swing and dance the West Coast Swing
		[ Cha-Cha ] [ Mambo] [ Tango ] [ Swing ] [ West Coast Swing ]
		West Coast Swing is a syncopated swing style that is very popular today.
		West Coast Swing can be done to many music styles, from Rock, Jazz, or Blues.
	www.2dance.com /west_coast_swing.htm (232 words)

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