One of ROCC's Membership Interests Include Swing Dancing:
Swing steps learned so far are:

L = Left Foot
R = Right Foot
CW = clockwise
CCW = counterclockwise

Swing to the side (open stance): (8 count or 6 count?)
Leader: L back - R back - LRL side - R front - L front - RLR front
Follower: R front - L front - RLR front - L back - R back - LRL back

Swing around (open stance): (8 count or 6 count?)
Leader: L back - R back - LRL spin CW - R open - L front - RLR front
Follower: R front - L front - RLR around - L side - R back - LRL back

Swing circle (open stance): (8 count or 6 count?)
Leader: L back - R back - LRL spin CW - R spin CW - L spin CW - RLR spin CW
Follower: R front - L front - RLR around - L around - R around - LRL around

Swing sway and drop  (close stance): (8 count, sway is 2 count)
Leader: L sway - R sway - L sway - Center drop and up
Follower: R sway - L sway - R sway - Center drop and up

Swing sway (w/taps by opposite foot) (close stance): (8 count)
Leader: L sway - R tap - R sway - L tap - L sway - R tap - R sway - L tap
Follower: R sway - L tap - L sway - R tap - R sway - L tap - L sway - R tap

Swing extended drop (close stance): (8 count, drop and swing out is 4 count,
sway is 2 count)
Leader: L drop - slow swing out to R CW - L sway - R sway
Follower: R drop - slow swing out to L - R sway - L sway

Swing spin out (close stance): (8 count)
Leader: L spin CW - R spin CW - L spin CW - R spin CW and release - L side -
R side - L side - R side lean and L kick
Follower: R around CW - L around CW - R around CW - L around CW - R around
CW and out - L around CW to arm - R around CCW and out - L around CCW and R
kick

Swing basic: (6 or 8 count?)
Leader: L side - R follows with tap - R side - L follows with tap - L back -
R front
Follower: R side - L follows with tap - L side - R follows with tap - R
back - L front

Swing triple basic: (8 count)
Leader: LRL side - RLR side - L back - RLR front
Follower: RLR side - LRL side - R back - LRL front

Swing triple basic spin: (16 count)
Leader: LRL side - RLR side - L back raise L hand - RLR front release R
hand - LRL side - RLR side - L back raise L hand - RLR front grab with R
hand
Follower: RLR side - LRL side - R back - LRL spin CW - R step with L kick -
LRL side - R back - LRL spin CCW

Swing triple basic cuddle: (16 count)
Leader: LRL side - RLR side - L back raise R hand - RLR front release L
hand - LRL side - RLR side - L back raise R hand - RLR front grab with L
hand
Follower: RLR side - LRL side - R back - LRL spin CCW - R step with L kick -
LRL side - R back - LRL spin CW

Some links:
  • Michigan University Ballroom Dancing Club
  • Lindy Hop Swing steps
  • East Coast Swing steps
  • West Coast Swing steps
  • SWING DANCE STEPS
  • Compilation of Swing steps and links
  • flash animation of East Coast Swing
  • another cool animation of swing
  • Download swing music!

  • [ Rooted ] [ On the ] [ Community of ] [ Christ ]