Swing dance is a very old style of dance that became famous during the early 21st century. Swing dance was performed to the beats of swing jazz music. Originally, there were four dance styles known as Lindy Charleston, Lindy Hop, Balboa and Shag that made swing dancing quite popular. During the 1940s, many swing dance styles were created such as West Coast swing, East coast swing, Jive, Modern Jive, Rock and roll, Boogie Woogie and Hand Dancing.
Judging the swing dances were done on three levels, which are mainly referred as the three Ts - Timing, Technique and Teamwork. Timing is the pace and rhythm of the music beats, how well both the partners perform is known as teamwork. One of the first competitions that was held for swing dance was the Harvest Moon Ball in 1938.
Swing Dancing Classes NYC provides the best in this field. It is high in quality and affordable too. Dance schools register students according their dance skill set. Beginners, advanced beginner, intermediate and professional courses are the four levels of dancing. The first stage of learning is the beginners’ classes. To enroll into this class, learners need not have any formal training because they are given lessons about the most basic steps. These steps form the base for future learning experiences.
With proper dance practice and one years’ experience a student can get registered into the advanced beginners’ class. Similarly with two years plus experience, a dancer is enrolled into the next level of dancing.
