And dancing is a blast. Swingin' in Santa Cruz . It was smooth, catchy, and it had a beat different from anything I'd heard before. My father was shocked that I enjoyed it, particularly since it came from an era before his own time. But to me, it was utterly new.
Swing is the anti-grunge.
Richard Powers, a dance teacher and dance historian at Stanford University, speculates that in the latter half of this century, many kids have taken a shine to their grandparents' music. The Twist was the first of many dances that excluded contact between the sexes. At the time, the development probably wasn't surprising. Perhaps it was only a matter of time before they danced solo on the floor. Swing fan Cari Siess takes flight with the help of partner John Boulland.