Talk:Swing (dance)/Archive 1

message: Removed this paragraph from [[List of dan simple alphabetical list of dances .  This text, may or may not already be in this article.  That text should, or maybe needs not be incorporated into the article.  The part of the text which is a list of dances remains in List of dances.  The accompanying text has been removed.  :Sfdan 06:05, 14 Nov 2003 (UTC)
thread_title: Old talk

message: As swing dance actually is the term, I would like to transfer this article to either swing dance or swing dances. Sure you can say you do "swing" but for me that is more unspecific. Habj 21:13, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: There is something in this suggestion. One may speak about "swing dances" as a group of dances or call some dance non-specifically "swing", as often happens at social dance parties where I live: a "Swing" is announced when the music is mid-tempo, so that beginners may dance ECS, while westies do WCS. But then, I don't have a clear idea about the future of the very this swing (dance) page: should it be made a disambig page? mikka (t) 01:55, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Renaming

message: Please have a look at Portal:Dance --Roland2 09:45, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Portal:Dance

message: PlainJane 09:44, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: History of swing dances

message: The following piece added 06:26, 21 December 2006 203.54.184.211 is removed:
* A lost aspect of swing dancing is the influence Irish kids had on swing dancing. In cities like Chicago, found first and second generation Irish teenagers, pulling from the there various reel, and jig steps, which bring’s a totally different style and led to generally faster and more intricate foot work, which could be considered faster and technically superior on the dance floor. A perfect example is the Charlston step that many cliam comes from the south, which is identical to a 300 year old Irish slip jig except it is usually done 2-3 time faster. with toe overs. The 80 odd animal dancers that used to exist and have long since passed into history turky trot etc, can be traced back to this era as well. The Irish also have a form of Balbo, except it is danced to the Melody and not the beat. So at faster speeds the footwork keeps on pace with the Melody and does not drop back to the beat.
Interesting, but unfortunately unregerenced. Please provide a citation. `'mikkanarxi 04:40, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Irish influence 

message: The Turkey Trot is linked, but the link points to an event, not the dance called the Turkey Trot. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 151.207.242.4 (talk) 13:20, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Turkey Trot Linking 

message: I've had a go at reworking this article, but it really needs a thorough goin-over. The lists of dances could either be compressed into one list of links to the relevent articles, or an overall discussion of the dances (and their relationships - whether these relationships are temporal or stylistic) could be developed.
Either way, this article doesn't read well and doesn't give a good, clear description of:
* What swing dances are
* Why we should have an article about them
* Their history
* Their current states
This article also needs some references - Hazzard-Gordon, Malone, etc - from the African American vernacular dance and others.
I'll come back and have another go when I get more time.
If there's anything that's missing from this article and should be included - wack it on in there and I'll happily deal with grammar/written expression and structure tidying later on.
PlainJane 05:27, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Editing and reworking this article

message: The Wikibooks link takes you to "/Swing Dancing" rather than "Swing Dancing" -- anybody know why the error is? —Christian Campbell 03:16, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The template for used incorrectly.  Now fixed.  Thanks for noticing!  –panda 03:49, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Erroneous Wikibooks link to "/Swing Dancing" 

message: Removing them, as per wikipedia policy.PlainJane (talk) 06:05, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Which policy?  I already asked if the were allowable on Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard#Swing_Videos but haven't seen any responses yet.  I don't see a breach of policy. Alatari (talk) 07:56, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: External links

message: When I travel the world I find myself looking for "West Coast Swing" partners and just once in awhile I find them and much to my pleasure they truely understand the difference between a East Coast Swing-like dance and West Coast Swing dominantly a slot dance with an anchor rather than a rock step.
The toughest part of trying to explain the difference especially in Asian countries, they have a tendency to think that West Coast Swing is merely a version of Jive or Swing and in a way it is but it cannot be "Followed without" knowing the basics. Jive, East Coast Swing and the like are very similar and can actually intermix but not with West Coast Swing. Once in awhile when I've been around long enough and I've had the time to actually give WCS basic lessons, you can see the light bulb turn on and the smiles grow.
Perceptions of swing dance are often biased by our dance foundation we are weened on. I am no different. I know what I like and even if I don't know how to dance it, like shag.. It's awesome to watch.
I love all forms and styles of swing but WCS is unique and inspiring. Sometimes we just get plain spoiled... And in my travels I try so hard with sometimes disappointing results in finding a WCS partner to have fun with on the floor.
I'm forced to either bring my own...haha or stick around long enough to teach someone.. 
So for those trying to understand what version is best for you, check out YouTube.com and type in Swing, WCS and sit back and enjoy...  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.54.127.20 (talk) 11:58, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  West Coast Swing Dancers Point Of View 

message: What happened to the article?  There is no deletion record but I'm sure it was there.  97.85.163.245 (talk) 06:27, 19 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Here's film of people doing the Imperial Swing at the Club Imperial.  Is it in the public domain yet? 97.85.163.245 (talk) 06:53, 19 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Imperial Swing