East Coast Swing Dance Vs. West Coast Swing

Since the early 1900's, swing dancing has livened up the dance floors across the United States. Many versions of swing dancing are still in existence today. Of those dances (the Lindy Hop, Jitterbug, East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, and the Charleston), the two most common amongst the social dancers are the East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing. Though they derived from the same dance, the Lindy Hop, many things set them apart from one another. The style, frame, and beat of the West Coast Swing make it the more popular of the two. The East Coast Swing, the older form of swing dancing, is nothing more than the Lindy Hop shrunken down to a six-count dance and is the easiest to learn. The East Coast Swing is a simple structured dance that