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Many couples dance West Coast Swing on a large wooden ballroom floor lit in red and teal, with holiday lights on the pillars
Photo: Sdkb, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (license)

West Coast Swing

A smooth swing dance done in a straight line. It fits pop, R&B and blues songs.

Partner dancing · Music: Pop, R&B, blues, country

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About West Coast Swing

West Coast Swing is a smooth, stretchy partner dance done in a narrow lane, or slot, on the floor, with lots of room for both partners to improvise. It grew out of the Lindy Hop in California in the 1940s and 1950s. Today people dance it to pop, R&B, blues and country songs.

Music you will hear: Pop, R&B, blues, country

Dances and live music

Classes

Teachers

Donna DeSimone, Lourdes Cruz

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