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  2. West Coast Swing - Wikipedia

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    West Coast Swing is a slotted dance, which means that the steps of the dance are confined to an imaginary "slot" on the dance floor. For West Coast Swing, the slot is a long, thin, rectangular area whose length depends on the tempo of the music – it can be eight or nine feet long for slower songs, but will be shorter for faster music.

  3. Western swing - Wikipedia

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    Western swing is a subgenre of American country music that originated in the late 1920s in the West and South among the region's Western string bands. [1] [2] It is dance music, often with an up-tempo beat, [3] [4] which attracted huge crowds to dance halls and clubs in Texas, Oklahoma and California during the 1930s and 1940s until a federal war-time nightclub tax in 1944 contributed to the ...

  4. Swing (dance) - Wikipedia

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    Push and Whip are Texas forms of swing dance developed in the 1940s and 1950s. They are slotted swing dances, danced to a wide variety of music including blues, pop, jazz, and rock and roll. Similar to West Coast Swing, they emphasize the closed position, double resistance/rock step, and lead-follow and also incorporate intricate arm work.

  5. Dean Collins (dancer) - Wikipedia

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    Dean Collins (born Sol Ruddosky; May 29, 1917 – June 1, 1984) was an American dancer, instructor, choreographer, and swing dance innovator. He is widely credited with bringing the Lindy Hop from New York to Southern California and significantly influencing the development of West Coast Swing.

  6. Country–western dance - Wikipedia

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    Western couple dancing is a form of social dance.Many different dances are done to country-western music. These dances include: Two Step, Waltz, Cowboy or Traveling Cha Cha, [2] Polka Ten Step [3] (also known as Ten Step Polka [4]), Schottische, and other Western promenade dances, East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, and Nightclub Two Step.

  7. Category:West Coast Swing dance moves - Wikipedia

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    The dance may also use more general dance moves listed in Category:Swing dance moves and Category:Dance moves Pages in category "West Coast Swing dance moves" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.

  8. 45 of the Best First Dance Songs to Kick Off Your Reception - AOL

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    2. “RIVER” BY LEON BRIDGES. Best lyrics: “Oh, I wanna come near and give ya/Every part of me”. Just jump ahead to the 1:30 mark to get to the good stuff.

  9. Swing music - Wikipedia

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    Swing music is a style of ... It was on earlier on the West Coast and developed ... congregated around ballrooms that featured hot swing music. A dance floor full of ...