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may classes:
• Monday: Beginner Rumba
• Tuesday: Beginner Tango
• Wednesday: Adult Ballet
• Thursday: Intermediate/Advance East Coast Swing
• Friday: (1) Foxtrot; (2) East Coast Swing; (3) Tango; (4) Samba
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• May Calendar — Downloadable PDF versions of the calendars are now available.
Ohio Star Ball - Open Professional American Rhythm 2011 - Swing
DESCRIPTION: This form of swing dance is strictly based in six-count patterns that are simplified forms of the original patterns copied from Lindy Hop. The name “East Coast Swing” was coined to initially to distinguish the dance as the new variant used in the competitive ballroom arena (as well as separating the dance from West Coast Swing). While based on Lindy Hop, it does have clear distinctions.
East Coast Swing is a standardized form of dance developed first for instructional purposes in the Arthur Murray Studios, and then later codified to allow for a medium of comparison for competitive ballroom dancers.
It has alternatively been called Eastern Swing, Jitterbug, American Swing, East Coast Lindy, Lindy (not to be confused with Lindy Hop) and Triple Swing.
SAMPLE SONGS:
• Hello! Let's Go To A Disco | Ursula 1000 | view on iTunes
• Rubberneckin' | Elvis Presley | view on iTunes
• Let's Dance | Vanessa Hudgens | view on iTunes
• Kissed It | Macy Gray | view on iTunes
• I Hate Boys | Christina Aguilera | view on iTunes
SWING PERFORMANCES:
• Jose Decamps & Joanna Zacharewicz at Ohio Star Ball 2008
• Decho Kraev & Bree Watson at Ohio Star Ball 2007
• Jeremy Gatlin & Anna Harwood at Ohio Star Ball 2011
• Group Swing at Ohio Star Ball 2006
