How to Swing Dance for Beginners | East Coast Swing Basics Steps

[@WestCoastSwingOnline]

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[@vincentfontana1718]

My wife learn this in a ballroom dance class and our first time doing this out of class was at a local bar to the song: "GOOD TIME" by Allen Jackson. Everyone was so impressed they cleared the dance floor for us and when the song was over we had a loud applause

[@WestCoastSwingOnline]

YES!!! That's what I love to hear! Thanks for sharing your story... it's very inspiring. If you want more East Coast Swing videos, check out our other channel kzbin.info AND make sure you sign up for our FREE Move of the Week emails > Check them out here> danceonline.lpages.co/sdol-move-of-the-week-signup/

[@FFARINDIA]

Thank you! Your online class us awesome. Am taking it before I take the brick and mortar today so I don't make a fool of my self when there in the real. 😊

[@WestCoastSwingOnline]

I so glad to hear it was helpful. Best of luck in your dancing. Let us know if you need anything... we're always here to help! -Brian & Megan

[@O.KDesign]

I have a dance at my school and wanted some more help! Perfect!

[@WestCoastSwingOnline]

That is awesome! So glad we could help. We have more videos on our site www.westcoastswingonline.com

[@darius5909]

Great teachers

[@WestCoastSwingOnline]

Thank you!!! -B

[@jillycooper1]

It's lovely to follow. Thankyou! X

[@WestCoastSwingOnline]

Super happy to hear that you enjoyed the video! Happy dancing... Brian

[@ruthburkett6557]

Need as many demonstrations for the follower as for the leader please

[@WestCoastSwingOnline]

Hey Ruth, Check out this video we did over on our other channel. I think it will be helpful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqfIoaOsbs91jsU

[@crysraya]

This was awesome, thank you!

[@WestCoastSwingOnline]

Thanks Crystal. Take a peek at our Social Dance Online KZbin Channel 👉 bit.ly/2QC3CN7 It has all of our non west coast swing videos. It's got east coast swing, cha cha, hustle, waltz., 2-step and more. Let us know if you have any questions! Happy dancing -Brian

[@ruthburkett6557]

Great teaching

[@WestCoastSwingOnline]

Thanks Ruth! We love helping dancers any way we can! -Brian

[@teodoromaranan1415]

very good. Thanks.

[@dariobandar202]

Great teaching.

[@WestCoastSwingOnline]

Thanks so much Dario. If you like our style of teaching, take a peek at socialdanceonline.com/ Stay well and keep dancing! -Brian

[@dariobandar202]

@@WestCoastSwingOnline you're great teacher I'm not dancer but I like to watch dances on you tube. But question came to me, when does under arm turn starts, from rock step or from triplet steps to left or triplet steps to the right? Thank you.

[@WestCoastSwingOnline]

@@dariobandar202 the turns happen between the triples. The inside turn happens after the rock step. The outside turn happens after the first triple heading into the second. I hope that helps. Let me know if you have any more questions. -Brian

[@dariobandar202]

@@WestCoastSwingOnline awesome, thank you I understand. There's another teacher who's excellent like you he teaches ballroom dance he's somewhere in Europe I think Germany. Wish you the best.

[@WestCoastSwingOnline]

@@dariobandar202 Anytime! -B

[@bojantenja]

Only thing that I could think about to make your video even better would be to use pants in any other colour than black, so your legs would be easier seen

[@WestCoastSwingOnline]

This video was a good bit ago - we’ve got you covered with different colored pants (and better video quality) these days

[@therealmattmendoza]

can you talk a little bit more about how leaders signal next steps in an improvisational environment? It's cool that you can just loop a basic, basic, outside turn, inside turn, waist roll but often times you watch dancers and they seem to just know what comes next even though each move is random. Especially for moves that seem to have more follower initiation like an inside turn or a left turn where "she goes" first.

[@WestCoastSwingOnline]

Hey Matt, Great question/topic! We launched a new channel for dances like ECS - I'll do a video over there going in depth on this for you! SUBSCRIBE: 👉 bit.ly/2QC3CN7 To try to answer the question here... Lead and Follow works best as teach partner knows more about their roll. ie they have been exposed to more steps and are more familiar with connections and lead and follow principals. In east coast swing specifically.... I think paying attention to how we lead out of the rock step can set the follower up for the pattern that we want next. For instance if I want to just to a throw out... I only need to give a little more energy to the follower where as a basic would need no extra energy. However if I'm going to lead a inside turn I would be cutting the follower off to show her the direction I want her to go. If I wanted to lead a full inside spin... I would have to 'load up the rock step' so she was prepped for the turn. Make sure you subscribe the the new channel and we will do a video on this topic for ya. It might take a couple weeks but I promise we will get it out! 👉 bit.ly/2QC3CN7 Keep dancing! Brian

[@therealmattmendoza]

@@WestCoastSwingOnline already subbed! Great content, keep it up, thanks!

[@WestCoastSwingOnline]

@@therealmattmendoza Thanks buddy!

[@Virikel]

I'm learning that East Coast swing is a large umbrella with a lot of styles underneath it. A little bit ago I started East Coast classes with an older, well-established couple, and the steps are pretty different -- not so many. It's hard for a beginner (with no experience with dancing) to know where to start. With so many things called "East Coast", I'm wondering how you dance with somebody you have just met. "Do you dance East Coast swing?" It seems that could mean a lot of different things, as well as some being quite simple while others are more complex. I'm just a beginner to dancing, and I'm not at all disparaging or critiquing you as experienced dancers. It's that my "East Coast" and yours seem quite different, and I'm not sure what to make of that.

[@WestCoastSwingOnline]

Welcome to the world of dance! Yes - SWING is a large umbrella and there are lots of different 'swing styles' Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing, Jitterbug, Shag, Country Swing and more... Most true swing styles have their roots in what we now call Lindy Hop. As swing dance evolved it spun off many different styles. Those styles will always be a little different depending on the area of the country (or world) you're in. The style in this video is the East Coast Swing you will see in any ballroom studio (in america and most of the world) It's not the only style for sure but it is one of the more common ones. Again though, depending on where you're learning it it might have a different flavor depending on your region. If you can find a video of your style of east coast swing - please post it in a comment. I would love to see it and hopefully clarify a bit further. Hope that helps - Keep up the good work. Dancing in all of its forms has so much to offer! As the famous swing dancer Dean Collins once said "It's all swing" Here are some other video (not exactly related to your question) but they might help a bit. East Coast Swing vs West Coast Swing kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWSUqmxnr82IbKs Basics of Country Swing kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKe6dpWqrdmmiLc Talk soon, Brian

[@gogodog7991]

Good dance teacher. Just add musics with dancings.

[@WestCoastSwingOnline]

Thank you! We have music in a good number of our videos but not in all unfortunately.

[@cjboudreaux9543]

How does jitter bug differ from these moves

[@WestCoastSwingOnline]

Hey CJ, Great question. For all intensive purposes they are the same. Typically jitterbug would be faster music and you would replace the triple step with a single step and a hold. We have a article on our website that talks about the similarities and differences of swing dancing. check it out and let me know if you have any questions:www.westcoastswingonline.com/types-of-swing-dance/ Best wishes, Brian

[@cjboudreaux9543]

@@WestCoastSwingOnline Thank you so much for getting back with me. I must say if I could dance like you and your partner I'd be as happy as if I would have won the Lottery ! Have a Merry Christmas.

[@WestCoastSwingOnline]

@@cjboudreaux9543 That's so nice of you! We've been at it for a long time. Megan and I have been dancing over 15 years together. Pretty cool :-) Keep up the good work and please let us know if we can help in any way! -B

[@cjboudreaux9543]

@@WestCoastSwingOnline I sure will. And I will let my friends know about your awesome site so they can check it out as well.

[@WestCoastSwingOnline]

@@cjboudreaux9543 Thanks. That would be amazing. We really appreciate the support.

[@gogodog7991]

❤

[@WestCoastSwingOnline]

Thanks!! Glad you liked the video!! There’s tons more ECS on our other channel, Social Dance Online! Make sure to check it out 🤩

[@mifangtan5013]

👍👍👍

[@melindagibson4363]

How does Meagan seem to read Bryan's mind?

[@WestCoastSwingOnline]

Funny you should ask... we feel like that happens all the time! We've been dancing together for 16+ years... that's probably why :-)

[@ippolitius]

I watch a lot of these instructional videos on .75 till I get it

[@WestCoastSwingOnline]

We have a lot of different styles of dance over on our other channel that you might enjoy. Check them out: bit.ly/3sxIgx9

[@soniahaydee868]

👍🇺🇸🎶💃

[@WestCoastSwingOnline]

Thanks Sonia! Happy dancing :-) -Brian B

[@cesarcruz5539]

More demonstration and less talking pls.

[@WestCoastSwingOnline]

Hey Cesar - Sorry. We did this video live during lockdown for coronavirus. We were 1/2 entertaining and 1/2 teaching. Check out this ECS video which is more to the point: kzbin.info/aero/PLgM0bfYIGz3QVa5c7xdhkCtjyvAgh5pY4

[@omar-shukrimcintosh9097]

Why is he so pushy? Lol

[@WestCoastSwingOnline]

Pushy? Moi? :-)