Many people might think that swing dancing doesn't have different types of dances, but in fact there are very numerous. In swing dance you have the East Coast swing, the Charleston, The Jitterbug, and The Lindy Hop. Those are the most main known dance. Most of the swing dances have a partner, but not all swing dances do in fact. The Charleston dance can be danced with or without a partner. Swing dances have simply moves but it's quite complicated to dance to it. Here are a few of the dances.
http://www.ballroomdancers.com/Dances/dance_overview.asp?Dance=ECS
http://www.ballroomdancers.com/dances/info.asp?sid=357
http://dance.lovetoknow.com/Jitterbug_Dance_Steps
http://lindyhopmoves.com/30-charleston-basic-kick-through/
http://www.ballroomdancers.com/dances/dance_overview.asp?dance=lh
- The Charleston- This dance contains a two person dance, partners. The Charleston is an 8 count dance. The male starts off by rock-stepping down on the left leg and finish it with the right leg on the count of 8. Just repeat this step when you start off on one. As for the female you rock step back on the right leg, then step down on the left leg on the count of 8. Just repeat the process. And when rock-step kick pretty high because after all this is swing dancing.
- The Lindy Hop- This dance contains a two person dance, partners. This is the basic Lindy Hop dance. The basic is a 6 count. Start with both the male and female in closed position facing towards to each other. Then the male will put his left foot back in a fallaway position. The female will put her right foot back and in a fallaway position. The male will then put his weight on the right foot in promenade position. As for the female she will put her weight on her left foot in a promenade position. The male will then take a triple step to the left first, right, left. The female will then take a triple step on the right first, left, then right again. The male will take another triple step but starting on the right, left, and then right. As the female takes another triple step only this time it starts off on the left, right, and then left.
- The Jitterbug- The basic jitterbug is counted by 6 counts. On the first and third count you go take small steps to the side and on the count of 5,6 you do a rock-step to the back. On the count 2, 4 are just the lengthening steps of count 1 and 3
- East Coast Swing- a 6-8 count type of dance that you have to be in an open position. It contains two chasses and a rock-step. It does contain to be with a partner. The male goes to the left while the female goes to the right when doing the first chasses. The second chasses is to go to the opposite direction. The male goes to the right while the female goes to the left. After the chasses you do the rock-step, the is first time is away from your partner. Then you go towards your partner. That is the basic step of Open Position for East Coast Swing.
- West Coast Swing- This dance contains partners. The first step is in a closed position. For the male he will chasse to the side start at the left first then right and then left again while the female chasse to the side start at the right then the left and to the right again. After that chasse to the side once more but in a different direction, the male starts to the right, left, and then right. While the female starts off to the left, right, and then left again. The male will put his left foot back take a small step, and be in a fallaway position. As for the female, the female will put her right foot back with a small step and in a fallaway position( It's just the same move as the male but only on the left though). Then for the male he will replace the weight on his right foot in a promenade position. As for the female, the female will put her weight on her left foot in a promenade position.
http://www.ballroomdancers.com/Dances/dance_overview.asp?Dance=ECS
http://www.ballroomdancers.com/dances/info.asp?sid=357
http://dance.lovetoknow.com/Jitterbug_Dance_Steps
http://lindyhopmoves.com/30-charleston-basic-kick-through/
http://www.ballroomdancers.com/dances/dance_overview.asp?dance=lh