Slides for my S573 class, 35 minute lecture. These are about the history and culture of swing dancing. It covers several different types and styles.

1. Swing Dancing: History and Culture By Crystal White

2. What is Swing Dancing? Do you have any family members that lived during the 20s, 30s, or 40s? Where have you seen swing dancing?

3. Where you might have seen Swing Dancing The Jungle Book: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9cWkUhZ8n4 Gap Commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knW1hGwmEXQ

5. 20s and 30s

6. Jazz Music (Syncopation)

8. Charleston and Charles Lindberg

9. Savoy Lindy Hoppers

10. Frankie Manning

12. Close contact

14. St. Louis

15. Side-by-side position

16. Collegiate

17. College crowd

18. “double shag” (SSQQ)

19. Carolina

21. Arthur Murray

22. 6-Count

23. West Coast

24. Dean Collins

25. Sugar Push

26. Slot, Leverage and Compression

27. Jive

28. Similar to ECS

30. Shim Sham

31. Big Apple

32. Blues

34. Strictly

35. Jack and Jill

36. Showcase

37. Classic

38. Social Dancing