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One of the more popular dances of the 1920s, which was still seen on dance floors into the 1950s, was the Lindy Hop, which later became known as the Jitterbug. The Lindy Hop was the original swing dance.

The 1920s witnessed the proliferation of many new and older dances. Early in the decade, flappers appropriated the “Charleston,” a previously popular African-American dance. Other new dance styles emerged that soon had everyone copying them. Dance marathons were competitions that tested the endurance of participants.

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The key difference between Lindy Hop and Boogie Woogie is the style, with Boogie Woogie danced higher on the toes. Boogie Woogie is also danced to a different, although related, style of music from a later period, and features a different choice of “breaks.”

Boogie Woogie is a playful and improvised couple dance, often in medium or slightly fast tempi, with a significant footwork based on musical interpretation. Boogie Woogie of today functions as a social dance, but is sometimes recognized even more as an established competition dance.

East Coast swing is strictly based on six-count patterns while Lindy Hop, which evolved organically as a street dance, is a mix of six-count, eight-count, Charleston, jig and other patterns. East Coast Swing can be danced to the music of the 30s and 40s but better suits early the Rock n’ Roll of the 1950s.

The different types of swing dance styles include Lindy Hop, Jitterbug, East Coast Swing, Collegiate Shag, Jive, Balboa, Bal-swing, Lindy Charleston, Carolina & St. Louis Shag, D.C. Hand Dancing, Rodeo Swing, Ceroc, Modern Jive, Boogie Woogie and West Coast Swing.

Lindy hop is one of the toughest in the latter because the dances requires a certain amount of stretch and lag while still keeping it’s speed. This takes a long time to get confident in. When you watch pro dancers, they look like they can go for days because they own that understanding of the breath in the dance.

Jitterbug

The Lindy Hop is an American dance which was born in the African-American communities in Harlem, New York City, in 1928 and has evolved since then. It was very popular during the swing era of the late 1930s and early 1940s. It is frequently described as a jazz dance and is a member of the swing dance family.

It is solid, low, relaxed and energetic. Just as Swinging Jazz music feels very different from, say, Rockabilly music, Lindy Hop feels very different from other dances, such as WCS, ECS, Jive, and Rock’N’Roll-Jitterbug, especially in posture, partner connection, and musical connection. Lindy Hop is a Jazz dance.

1. The Components. The East Coast style of Swing is made up of two triple steps and one rock step. The West Coast style of Swing is made up of two walking steps and *two triple steps.

Lindy Hop is an African American dance, which originates from Harlem, New York City. It is said the name Lindy Hop was inspired by aviator Charles Lindbergh who ‘hopped’ the Atlantic ocean in 1927.

Dance Marathons were popular as a way of winning prize money during the Great Depression. It was during one of these that the Lindy apparently got its name. In 1927, Charles Lindbergh became the first person to fly solo from New York to Paris, and people were absorbed with his “Hop” across the Atlantic.

: a jitterbug dance originating in Harlem and later developing many local variants.

The Lindy Hop consists of both 6 and 8-count steps. Dancers often perform “shine steps” that allow the dancers to “shine” on the dance floor, including fun steps such as Suzi Q’s, Truckin’s, and Twists, as well as “air steps” in which dancers perform aerial moves include daring backflips.

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Mambo is a Latin dance of Cuba which was developed in the 1940s when the music genre of the same name became popular throughout Latin America. The original ballroom dance which emerged in Cuba and Mexico was related to the danzón, albeit faster and less rigid.