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Classic Swing Dancing Styles<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Swing dancing is a broad term that encompasses a variety of dance styles that originated in the United States in the 1920s and 1930s. Many different types of swing dance have developed since then. Here are some of the most popular classic swing dance styles still danced today:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lindy Hop<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Considered the granddaddy of swing, the Lindy Hop was developed in the 1920s and 30s in the African-American communities of Harlem, New York. Lindy Hop primarily uses an eight-count pattern, characterized by its fast rotations into a closed position and then immediately swinging the couple apart. Since many other styles of swing dance were born out of the Lindy Hop, it is common to see the various styles of swing incorporated in a typical Lindy Hop dance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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