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Swing (dance)

Swing dance is a category of social dances that developed with the swing style of jazz music in the 1920s–1940s, with the origin of each dance predating the swing era. Hundreds of styles of swing dancing were developed; those that have survived beyond that era include Charleston, Balboa, Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing, and Collegiate Shag. Today, the…

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Social dancesSwingJazzSwing eraCharleston
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Forms dating from the late 1930s and early 1940s

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Original forms dating from the 1920s and early 1930s

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Genre
Jazz
Origin
1920s, Harlem, New York City, U.S.

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Original forms dating from the 1920s and early 1930s

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Swing (dance)

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Swing (dance)

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Swing (dance) → Jazz
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Swing (dance) → 1920s, Harlem, New York City, U.S.

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swing dance music dancing hop coast lindy dances jazz shag danced balboa west developed 1940s east often charleston style rock

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Swing (dance)GenreJazz1.00infobox
Swing (dance)Origin1920s, Harlem, New York City, U.S.1.00infobox

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