East Coast Swing
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East Coast Swing is a lively, upbeat partner dance in the swing family, typically danced to rock and roll, swing, and big band music with a characteristic triple-step rhythm.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballroom dance style
ⓘ
partner dance ⓘ social dance ⓘ |
| alsoDancedAs |
double-step variation
ⓘ
single-step variation ⓘ |
| basicCount | 6-count ⓘ |
| characteristicQuality |
bouncy
ⓘ
playful ⓘ rhythmic ⓘ |
| codifiedBy |
American ballroom studios
ⓘ
Arthur Murray studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonSocialSetting |
ballroom socials
ⓘ
swing dance events ⓘ weddings and parties ⓘ |
| competitionStyle | American Rhythm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| danceFamily | swing ⓘ |
| danceFrame | relaxed frame ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Jitterbug
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lindy Hop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| footworkPattern | rock step followed by two triple steps ⓘ |
| governingBodySyllabus |
USA Dance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World Dance Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
ECS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Swing NERFINISHED ⓘ Jitterbug (ballroom form) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isBallroomSyllabusDance | true ⓘ |
| isLeadFollowDance | true ⓘ |
| isLively | true ⓘ |
| isPartnerDance | true ⓘ |
| isUpbeat | true ⓘ |
| musicEra | Big Band era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicGenre |
big band
ⓘ
jump blues ⓘ rock and roll ⓘ swing music ⓘ |
| originCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| originPeriod | late 1930s ⓘ |
| relatedDance |
Balboa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Collegiate Shag NERFINISHED ⓘ Jive ⓘ Lindy Hop NERFINISHED ⓘ West Coast Swing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiresPartnerConnection | true ⓘ |
| teachingLevel | beginner-friendly ⓘ |
| tempoRangeBPM | 120–180 BPM ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 4/4 time ⓘ |
| typicalHold |
closed position
ⓘ
open position ⓘ |
| typicalRhythm |
6-count basic
ⓘ
triple-step triple-step rock-step ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.