The great dance bands of the era were Chick Webb, Count Basie, Jimmie Lunceford, Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller. Louis Armstrong, and many more. Swing dancing is dancing that evolved with Swing music in the ballrooms of Harlem. This dance is called Lindy Hop. It is closely related to Ragtime and Blues dances, and to Tap.
Swing dancing follows Swing music very closely.
The dancers improvise and syncopate just as other Jazz musicians do. This calendar contains the best regularly scheduled and special Lindy Hop dance events. In other words, a 110-pound woman would land with a force of 13.2 tons. Books about Swing Music and Dancing Swing Music on the Net Dancing.