Swing dancing
19 months ago
I want to learn how to swing dance. i’ve half done it with one of my friends, but i want to learn how to for real
How to learn how to swing dance
It made me
Yay! 
"I had to be open to it"
How I did it: I took classes at school and switched patners every few minutes which helped me memorize the moves instead of soly relying on a partner. It was a fun and light experience, you have to be open to movement and get close to strangers.
Lessons & tips: Be open minded, willing to forgive, and laugh at yourself and mistakes during the learning process.
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I actually did something!
22 months ago
I learned how to swing dance! It’s not the lindy hop, but it will do for now….! My fiance and I took some lessons, and will be doing a dance (hopefully) on our wedding cruise. I’m pretty nervous, but hey….a few drinks should help! ;-)
It’s really not that hard to learn. At first I thought it may be impossible, but we caught on pretty well. My fiance Bryan has two left feet, so I was actually more worried about him being totally hopeless but he surprised me!
Will post pics after the wedding!
:-)
The Original Optimist is contemplating what tomorrow will bring
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22 months ago
Great fun if you take lessons with friends. I learned the basics in female position. I want to take lessons with Hannah so I could lead and we can learn together…
The Original Optimist is contemplating what tomorrow will bring
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23 months ago
Anyone know some really good swing music? I know “In the Mood” but I need more than that.
Please and tank you. :]
Go for it
2 years ago
It’s lots of fun, and the basics are easy. You will learn the hard stuff eventually. The good thing is you can have fun with just the basics. People at swing dances are almost always friendly, and you WILL get to dance if you go, don’t have to have a date.
Getting Better
2 years ago
We have practiced the swing step some more, and now we know the lindy, so we are getting there. Just more practice and I can officially say I am a swing dancer.
Almost...
2 years ago
In the ballroom dancing class I finished recently, we stayed after and asked the instructor to teach us swing…he showed us one step and 3 turns…I’m getting there!
If anyone wants to learn the basics of certain dance steps, I would suggest searcing it on youtube.com, they have tons of instructional videos.
