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  2. Swing (dance) - Wikipedia

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    Swing dance is a group of social dances that developed with the swing style of jazz music in the ... Similar to West Coast Swing, they emphasize the closed position ...

  3. 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.

  4. Category:Swing dance moves - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Swing dance moves" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aerial (dance move) C.

  5. Glossary of dance moves - Wikipedia

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    A basic figure is the very basic step that defines the character of a dance. Often it is called just thus: "basic movement", "basic step" or the like. For some dances it is sufficient to know the basic step performed in different handhold [broken anchor] s and dance positions [broken anchor] to enjoy it socially.

  6. East Coast Swing - Wikipedia

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    East Coast Swing being danced in Montreal in 2022. East Coast Swing (ECS) is a form of social partner dance. It belongs to the group of swing dances. It is danced under fast swing music, including: big band, rock and roll, rockabilly, and boogie-woogie. Yerrington and Outland equated East Coast Swing to the New Yorker in 1961.

  7. Anchor Step - Wikipedia

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    The anchor step, or anchor, is a dance step at the end of a pattern in West Coast Swing dance that is used while maintaining a connection. [1]Although the beginners are taught it in a specific way, when danced by advanced dancers, the anchor is not a specific rhythm or foot position.

  8. Closed position - Wikipedia

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    Dance at Bougival, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1883. In partner dancing, closed position [1] is a category of positions in which partners hold each other while facing at least approximately toward each other. Closed positions employ either body contact or body support, that is, holding each other is not limited to handhold.

  9. Category:Swing dances - Wikipedia

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    Swing dance moves (1 C, 7 P) W. West Coast Swing (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Swing dances" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.