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A man in a black cowboy hat and a woman in a sparkly dress and boots dance East Coast Swing on a wooden floor, arms spread wide
Photo: Gridiron Steamroller, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (license)

East Coast Swing

A simple, bouncy swing dance. It is often the first partner dance people learn.

Partner dancing · Music: Swing, rock and roll, oldies

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About East Coast Swing

East Coast Swing is a bouncy swing dance with a six-count basic step made of triple steps and a rock step. Dance studios such as Arthur Murray created it in the 1940s as a simpler, easier-to-teach version of the Lindy Hop. It fits fast swing, rock and roll and rockabilly music.

Music you will hear: Swing, rock and roll, oldies

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Teachers

Carol Fraser

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Photos are examples of the dance, not from Long Island events: Photo: Gridiron Steamroller, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (license) · Photo: mike connor, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (license) · Photo: Alan Fisher (New York World-Telegram and the Sun), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons .

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