Beginning 2 American East Coast Swing
by admin on May 23rd, 2011
filed under Beginning Group Dance Classes, Group Dance Classes, Swing Dancing, Types of Dances
Sign up today for Pick School of Ballroom Dancing’s Beginning 2 East Coast Swing class that starts Monday night, May 23rd from 8-9pm!
If you’ve taken any American Swing you know what fun it can be to “swing it” on the dance floor with your partner.
American East Coast Swing today at Pick School of Ballroom Dancing
The American East Coast Swing is a fun one that we’ve all seen in the movies many times. Ever picked up a copy of “Swing Kids”? — well one of the original dancers from that movie is still swingin’ and he’s eighty!
That’s how infectious and fun the swing is to do.
Our beginning 2 group class will pick up right where the beginning 1 group class left off and provide you with new steps and techniques to keep you out on the social dance floor even longer than before!
Who can resist a new move that shows off your partner and gets you that look of approval from others now eager to dance with you since you know even more than before?
So grab those dancing shoes and come join the fun in downtown San Francisco in the Beginning 2 American East Coast Swing group class.
Below are some popular East Coast Swing artists and songs to get your feet a-tapping:
- Elvis Presley: Don’t Be Cruel, Hound Dog, Johnny B. Goode
- Glenn Miller: In The Mood, A String of Pearls, American Patrol
- The Brian Setzer Orchestra: Jump Jive An’ Wail, This Ole House, Rock This Town
- Music from Swing Kids: Bei Mer Bist Du Schon,
- Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers: Why Do Fools Fall In Love?
- Bette Midler: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
- Jumpin’ At The Woodside: Life Goes to a Party
- Big Bad Voodoo Daddy: The Boogie Bumper, Go Daddy-O
- Jive Bunny & the Master Mixers: Glenn Miller Medley, Swing Sisters Swing, Swing the Mood
- Dwight Yoakam: Crazy Little Thing Called Love
- Kenny Loggins: Footloose
- The Monkees: I’m A Believer
- Harry Connick, Jr.: Come By Me, Recipe For Love
- Bill Haley & His Comets: Rock Around the Clock
- Michael Jackson: Rockin’ Robin
- The Swingfield Big Band: It Don’t Mean A Thing; Sing, Sing, Sing; In The Mood; Little Brown Jug, Chattanooga Choo Choo
- The Coasters: Yakety Yak
- Sam Cooke: Twistin’ the Night Away
Click here to go to our registration page and sign-up now! 
Pick School of Ballroom Dancing
415.752.5658
Swing It!
by admin on April 8th, 2011
filed under Ballroom Dancing, Beginning Group Dance Classes, Erin Pick, Group Dance Classes, Health and Ballroom Dancing, Swing Dancing, Types of Dances
American East Coast Swing & Lindy Hop Beginner Classes
Starting…
Mondays
April 25th, May 2nd, May 9th and May 16th
7-8pm
Swing It!
Join us for some great music, great dancing and great fun!
Click here to go the Pick School of Ballroom Dancing Swing page.
What is American East Coast Swing?
The six count American East Coast Swing grew out of the less formal eight count Lindy Hop and has been tickling dancer’s fancies since the 1940s.
“You can start the East Coast Swing with either a rock step and then step side, step side or a step side, step side and then rock step.
The normal steps can be substituted with a triple step or double step “step-tap” or “kick-step” instead of a single step. This is commonly used during songs when a slower tempo makes the single step difficult (an example progression would be “rock step, triple step, triple step”).” Wikipedia
Often the East Coast Swing can be combined with steps from the Lindy Hop for even more swinging fun on the floor.
So what is the Lindy Hop?
Named for Charles Lindbergh’s Atlantic crossing in 1927, the Lindy Hop is based on the Charleston and evolved in Harlem utilizing the extremely popular jazz music of the 20s and 30s. Click here to learn more…
This beginning class in American East Coast Swing & Lindy Hop will get you up and moving to the music with both dances and some wonderful figures to start you swinging with style!
Click here for a Beginners coupon for group classes and get started today!