Swing dancing is particularly appealing to the people who have traditionally felt lost in the nightlife scene, worried that their dancing abilities don't measure up to those around them. Those who are unsure of what they're doing are encouraged by more experienced dancers. After about three months of practicing the moves, he's teaching his friends how to do it. This is the only dance where I'm coordinated. But Velazquez had to start somewhere, and that's where swing teachers come in.
Instructors are always on hand to teach beginners the basics.
Katherine Sandoz, a teacher, is ecstatic that swing has come back into fashion. She likes the fact that it brings men and women together, dancing as couples in a more formal style. As a teacher who spends her nights showing both men and women the steps, she has noticed some differences between the sexes. Young guys want to be the big daddy-o and impress the girls because the way to a girl's heart is to dance with her. Andy Greene and his girlfriend, Ann McGinty, have been following the evolution of swing in Savannah since the beginning, when there were only three or four couples on the dance floor.