This is amazing! I like how the guy is flashy and sexy too instead of just showing off the girl the whole time. I like watching the guys, but not if they're always "hiding" behind their more flashy partner.
this is so not swing dancing...however the part where she slides down him while curled up lol that the part where they alternate cart wheels was pretty cool :D
@stephanielynnewoolf There's more than one form of swing dancing. This is West Coast Swing which is a modern form of swing dancing that's danced to pop music. If you're looking for traditional swing dancing, then look up Lindy Hop.
This is the kind of dance they should teach in school not that line dance crap. Obviously not as good as these guys but this kind of dance actually looks fun.
@midoriTokage The dance they are doing is called West Coast Swing, which is a modern form of swing dancing that's done to modern pop music. What you are probably looking for is called "Lindy Hop", the original swing dance. ok?
@BonjourBit The dance they are doing is called West Coast Swing, which is a modern form of swing dancing that's done to modern pop music. What you are probably looking for is called "Lindy Hop", the original swing dance.
@noonedude101 East Coast Swing isn't true swing. It was created by ballroom associations to compete with Lindy Hop, the original swing dance created in Harlem, which white ballroom dancers thought was too risque. The dance being done in this video is "West Coast Swing" which is a modern form of Lindy Hop. The danced was developed on the west coast by dancers who kept dancing as music changed from swing, to rock n' roll, to rhythm and blues, to disco, to pop music, which explains the style.
@blairstandring The dance they are doing is called West Coast Swing, which is a modern form of swing dancing that's done to modern pop music. What you are probably looking for is called "Lindy Hop", the original swing dance.
@lipgloss231ily The dance they are doing is called West Coast Swing, which is a modern form of swing dancing that's done to modern pop music. What you are probably looking for is called "Lindy Hop", the original swing dance.
pfft--they'd never make it in a place that does real western swing dancing, in part because of their music choice--that disco crap wouldn't be played by the band--but also the moves have nothing to do with the rhythmic flow of real western swing--it don't mean a thang if it ain't got that swing...sorry to see such a graceful dance form turn into rhinestones and acrobatics...
@illegiblerumblad its called west coast swing and through the whole routine they follow all the rules of dance. So don't be a hater just because its something you will never be able to do.
@JotanShinta Most people have never heard of West Coast Swing, or even know there's more than one kind of swing dancing. Most people also associate swing dancing with swing music, hence why when most people see WCS for the first time, they don't recognize it as a swing dance.
@lindyhop411 , i don't know how to explain it , and there isn't any on youtube to direct you to. the swing wcs that i learned was much faster and more intricate than what is being taught today. i started taking lesson in 78. it was much more challenging and fun. what i see now is a lazy version. and it is not the lindy hop that i am talking about.
@sy24225 Well, personally when I look back at video of US Open in the 1980s, WCS was definitely danced faster, but to me it looks very much identical to Lindy Hop. Have you watched the dancing from movies like "Don't Knock the Rock" and "Rock Around the Clock" from the 1950s? This era is really where the two dances blur together.
I understand where you are coming from, but whether we like it or not, the dancing in the video is what modern WCS looks like today thanks to Buddy Schwimmer.
@lindyhop411 , i understand that this is the new wcs, so be it. i will look up the suggestions that you made. for the record the swing that we were taught was not the lindy or the swing of the 50's era.
@issy3607 The dancing in the video is "West Coast Swing." It's a modern form of swing dancing and looks the way it does because of the music. When the music is smooth and funky, then the dancing looks like that. What you are looking for would be traditional swing dance, like "Lindy Hop". :-)
@issy3607 It's not necessarily like more traditional forms of swing like Lindy Hop, Balboa or Charleston, but WCS is derived from Lindy Hop in part, especially in the footwork. But on the other, it has inherited a lot from ballroom dances, especially in the elastic-like quality of the movements.
@shaniece12341 The dancing in the video is "West Coast Swing." It's a modern form of swing dancing and looks the way it does because of the music. When the music is smooth and funky, then the dancing looks like that. What you are looking for would be traditional swing dance, like "Lindy Hop". :-)
Um, can we just get the men's costumes out of 1975 please? They have NO sex appeal. I'm really sick of seeing the almost-naked women with less and less fabric covering them while I have to look at a guy in fucking bell bottoms and a butterfly collar. Can we have some equally appealing men's costumes please!?
To everyone who says this isn't swing, educate yourself about dancing and realize there are different types of swing. This is West Coast Swing. The dance is dance to R&B, Hip Hop, Blues, Contemporary, some country... basically if it's in 4/4 time between about 60-120 bpm, you can dance to it. They demonstrate many patterns in west coast swing in this dance. It is a showcase routine which means they are allowed to do lifts like that making it look a little bit different but it's def swing,
To everyone who says this isn't swing... it's West Coast Swing... and they do a lot elements that keep it west coast swing. In a Showcase routine, you are allowed to do lifts and different things like that. If you'd rather see less of the showy lifts and stuff, you could watch a classic routine. In any case, they definitely do a lot of west coast swing patterns. If they didn't, they wouldn't have won the open and they wouldn't be some of the top west coast swing dancers.
So New Age swing (West Coast Swing) is turning all the old school stuff into provocative dancing, all the while to music that isn't even swing? It's stupid looking, and the music doesn't work as dancing music. I think I'll just stick with the traditional stuff, thank you. This is horrible.
@MangledPuppets Dancing is an expression of the music being played. I think they did a find job dancing the music they chose, but I agree with the fact that I like the older stuff more. That's why I dance Lindy Hop, but hey, to each his own.
I'd like to see the 185 people dance who gave them a thumbs down. A-holes. This is the best WCS routine to the best song ever. I am addicted to this video.
@oktoberpanik The dancing in the video is "West Coast Swing." It's a modern form of swing dancing and looks the way it does because of the music. When the music is smooth and funky, then the dancing looks like that. What you are looking for would be traditional swing dance, like "Lindy Hop". :-)
@xChibiAkumax The dancing in the video is "West Coast Swing." It's a modern form of swing dancing and looks the way it does because of the music. When the music is smooth and funky, then the dancing looks like that. What you are looking for would be traditional swing dance, like "Lindy Hop". :-)
@ciego79 The dancing in the video is "West Coast Swing." It's a modern form of swing dancing and looks the way it does because of the music. When the music is smooth and funky, then the dancing looks like that. What you are looking for would be traditional swing dance, like "Lindy Hop". :-)
Oh. My. God. I can't even walk properly in heels, and that's the least impressive thing that girl is doing, lol :D. The guy is pretty amazing too, of course.
@janetjw My friend got me into ballroom haha. We use heels because a lot of heels already have soles that hold less friction to the dance floor and they look more graceful. But if you change the soles, you can make just about any shoes ballroom shoes.
@illegiblerumblad This is West Coast Swing, and while it's not a traditional swing dance, it's still under the "swing" term umbrella. What you are looking for is "Lindy Hop" the original swing dance form the 1930s. West Coast Swing is an evolved form of Lindy Hop, which changed as music changed from swing to rock to soul to disco to pop.
@illegiblerumblad . google buddy schwimmer and also west coast swing and check out the wiki info. buddy is benjis father. also at the competitions there are different categories, age groups, etc. this is in the showcase division which allows for a more loose interpretation of the dance while adhering to the basics from my understanding. benji and heidi both competed on "so you think you can dance" and benji won.
Their dancing is good.But, no offense, but it's not that classic 1940s swing [their dancing isn't traditional.] The west coast version.well.as for me, i favor the 1940s version.
@ArnacMGS This is West Coast Swing, and while it's not a traditional swing dance, it's still under the "swing" term umbrella. What you are looking for is "Lindy Hop" the original swing dance form the 1930s. West Coast Swing is an evolved form of Lindy Hop, which changed as music changed from swing to rock to soul to disco to pop.
I get that it's not Lindy Hop, it's West Coast swing - but it's not actually "swung" though is it? Surely that's quite an important part of "swing" music...?
@DurbsBT That's why some purists just call this "West Coast" and drop the swing part, but the steps are still almost identical to Lindy Hop. The difference is the music, because dance is an extension of the music, so this is what swing dancing changed into as the music changed through the decades.
If you look back at US Open competitions from the 1980s, the West Coast most people are doing is looks pretty much like Lindy Hop.
my god this sucks!!! and that dude looks gay as ever. i mean if you're gonna swing dance have some brian setzer or cherry poppin daddies playing and go all out. (like in their videos)
@MrAdam4409 This is West Coast Swing, which is danced to modern pop music. If you want the kind of swing dancing you are talking about, then look up Lindy Hop. You won't be disappointed.
@MrAdam4409 Brian Setzer and Cherry Poppin Daddies is East Coast/triple time swing. This is West Coast. They are completely different. West Coast is more modern while East Coast is what you would see in the 1950s.
@amcgee07 ::rolls eyes:: Swing dancing came about during the 1930s, and the original swing dance was the Lindy Hop, although there are many other swing dances. East Coast Swing came about in the 1940s, and while you can dance to "Neo-Swing" it's nothing like the actual music that the dance is associated with. It's more appropriate to dance to some Count Basie and Chick Webb.
Still working on the cartwheel thing...
HeatherColorado 2 days ago
i could follow that...after a few more beers!
theoneaaadddd 2 days ago
This is amazing! I like how the guy is flashy and sexy too instead of just showing off the girl the whole time. I like watching the guys, but not if they're always "hiding" behind their more flashy partner.
Dancin9lady 2 weeks ago
WOW! i don't get impressed easy but this is just WOW!
mureashk 1 month ago
wow - great dance, even tho it doesnt look any like swing
suzsiz 1 month ago
@suzsiz There's more than one form of swing. This is west coast swing.
lindyhop411 4 hours ago
@lindyhop411 thx, ive never been familiar with this one ;)
suzsiz 6 minutes ago
this is so not swing dancing...however the part where she slides down him while curled up lol that the part where they alternate cart wheels was pretty cool :D
stephanielynnewoolf 1 month ago
@stephanielynnewoolf There's more than one form of swing dancing. This is West Coast Swing which is a modern form of swing dancing that's danced to pop music. If you're looking for traditional swing dancing, then look up Lindy Hop.
lindyhop411 4 hours ago
I was watching then I recognized Heidi then Benji then I saw the names. That is awesome.
KalebCrissFabray 2 months ago
Don't hate just because it's mind-bogglingly good :).
skonx 2 months ago
This is the kind of dance they should teach in school not that line dance crap. Obviously not as good as these guys but this kind of dance actually looks fun.
littleripper312 2 months ago
This isn't swing - it's lame
BonjourBit 2 months ago
True Bro. Lame.
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@midoriTokage The dance they are doing is called West Coast Swing, which is a modern form of swing dancing that's done to modern pop music. What you are probably looking for is called "Lindy Hop", the original swing dance. ok?
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@BonjourBit The dance they are doing is called West Coast Swing, which is a modern form of swing dancing that's done to modern pop music. What you are probably looking for is called "Lindy Hop", the original swing dance.
lindyhop411 2 months ago
@BonjourBit your full of shit
stevemtc1 2 months ago
Yeah this is hardly swing - its king of like somebody took salsa, waltz, and a bit of swing and put it in a blender...
Nothing like true East Coast swing...
noonedude101 3 months ago
@noonedude101 that's because it's WEST COAST SWING. It's completely different than East Coast Swing. Look it up.
Sk8rGrl07 3 months ago 2
@noonedude101 East Coast Swing isn't true swing. It was created by ballroom associations to compete with Lindy Hop, the original swing dance created in Harlem, which white ballroom dancers thought was too risque. The dance being done in this video is "West Coast Swing" which is a modern form of Lindy Hop. The danced was developed on the west coast by dancers who kept dancing as music changed from swing, to rock n' roll, to rhythm and blues, to disco, to pop music, which explains the style.
lindyhop411 2 months ago 5
@lindyhop411
Ahh, this makes so much more sense.
Allow me to rephrase my statement - this isn't "STEREOTYPICAL" swing haha
noonedude101 2 months ago
Damn! So precise! Awesome pair.
ottoelperro 3 months ago
wow nice i wish i could move like that lol
katienjoe1 4 months ago
They look like they would be best friends
PuReHoTeNeRgY 4 months ago
@ameyoshida thank you :*
ketusia16 4 months ago
You know her fine ass is as solid as a rock.. Respect!! Gets it..
Dutychief 4 months ago in playlist Dutychief's Favorited Videos
extremely good xD interesting hiow they call it swing when it's all straight quavers :P
SmoothOperator3769 4 months ago in playlist Swing music
omg omg omg its soooo fuckin perfect <3<3<3<3<3
ketusia16 4 months ago
... Anyone else recognize the solo Benji used to save himself during Vegas Week, Season 2? He totally reused the middle section of this routine!
I mean, if you can get away with it, why not... but...
Still AWESOME dancing, no doubt about that.
epa2113 4 months ago
@epa2113 well..its HIS routine. he has a right to reuse it. ur rite it was awesum
crispygurl93 4 months ago
Very nice, but isn't swing dancing lindy hop based?
LindyLoon 4 months ago
@LindyLoon West Coast Swing actually is Lindy Hop. The dance just evolved as music changed over 60 years.
lindyhop411 4 months ago
Our favorite swing couple of all time!
ballroomdancechicago 4 months ago
This isn't swing dancing what so ever this is like figure skating on feet.
blairstandring 5 months ago 24
@blairstandring The dance they are doing is called West Coast Swing, which is a modern form of swing dancing that's done to modern pop music. What you are probably looking for is called "Lindy Hop", the original swing dance.
lindyhop411 4 months ago
@lindyhop411 oh thank you!
blairstandring 4 months ago
@blairstandring its called west coast swing retard get with the program
proboxinboy 3 months ago
@blairstandring omg that was EXACTLY what i was thinking. And yeah this isnt swing dance at all!!
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@lipgloss231ily The dance they are doing is called West Coast Swing, which is a modern form of swing dancing that's done to modern pop music. What you are probably looking for is called "Lindy Hop", the original swing dance.
lindyhop411 2 months ago
AMAZING!
shaked02 5 months ago
Super genial....wow wow wow
Marietta1100 5 months ago
they are so good
dyleanpered 5 months ago
i think this dance is amazing
dyleanpered 5 months ago
Damn these cats were smooth.
Oaklio 5 months ago
Ok that ending was pretty damn epic . . . *nods head* yup . . . pretty damn epic
MissSweetDemon333 5 months ago
THIS IS LIKE SEX
LadstheLerner 5 months ago
That was magnificent!
manipool 5 months ago
WOW!
hernita88 5 months ago
Thumbs up if your only here due to the sexy pink outfit...
Coldplay2008Live 6 months ago
pfft--they'd never make it in a place that does real western swing dancing, in part because of their music choice--that disco crap wouldn't be played by the band--but also the moves have nothing to do with the rhythmic flow of real western swing--it don't mean a thang if it ain't got that swing...sorry to see such a graceful dance form turn into rhinestones and acrobatics...
elldom 6 months ago
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elldom 6 months ago
I just have one word: PERFECT
2julii5 6 months ago
she look like Reese Witherspoon
teruska1993 6 months ago
To me, this looks like swing dance meets ballet
akanippy 6 months ago
I think that was a couple of dancing angels from heaven! :)
ZoryVlog 6 months ago
damn that girl has a nice ass
exzacklyright 6 months ago
WOW!! that was incredible. I really enjoyed that a lot. fantastic job. I am very sure that is so hard to do but they make it look sooooo easy!
WireZombie253 6 months ago
At one time SYTYCD was dominated by this family. Benji won the season, Lacey (sister) and Heidi (cousin???) came close to winning.
musicteachjw 6 months ago
@musicteachjw ..Travis should have won! TRAVIS!!
thatoperastar0604 6 months ago
Her butt is...unreal amazing. Just sayin.
JoyousinJesus 6 months ago
That guy looks like Ellen Degeneres.
Lacey590 7 months ago
@illegiblerumblad its called west coast swing and through the whole routine they follow all the rules of dance. So don't be a hater just because its something you will never be able to do.
JotanShinta 7 months ago
@JotanShinta Most people have never heard of West Coast Swing, or even know there's more than one kind of swing dancing. Most people also associate swing dancing with swing music, hence why when most people see WCS for the first time, they don't recognize it as a swing dance.
lindyhop411 7 months ago
Oh, boy ! If "I' could ONLY do this....AS WELL AS she does !!! (I'd be happy forever if I could. Maybe I'd better "try!"
inawanap 7 months ago
Whatever they are doing...(who cares)........it is pure Fire!
basquait1 7 months ago
wow, this was AWESOME
judahlady 7 months ago
wow this was awesom3!
judahlady 7 months ago
awesome!!!!
xXPondeReplayXx 8 months ago
Nunca vi algo igual...
jack00tekila 8 months ago
Amazing. They are fantastic dancers!
TanzFM 8 months ago
That was amazing! THey interpreted the song perfectly : )
icyjones1 8 months ago
the best ive ever seen
TheGenerationFresh 8 months ago
Despite of all that acrobatic stuff.. I LOVE how she points her toes at the end! :)
Frivillig 8 months ago
troppo forti, bravissimi
mariogaltelli 9 months ago
merveilleux west coast !! merci
1yololotte 9 months ago
that was sooo awsome the BOM.COM
missveryfabulous 9 months ago
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@sy24225, so post a video of what you're talking about then. Video's worth a million words.
PatrickHeyman 9 months ago
@sy24225, so post a video of what you're talking about then. Video's worth a million words.
PatrickHeyman 9 months ago
Way Hot!
screeningmimi 10 months ago
oh heidi was on so you can't dance.. she was good!!!
Hansderma 10 months ago
i just wish they would rename this because it is NOT west coast swing.
sy24225 10 months ago
@sy24225 What do you consider west coast swing? This is what west coast swing looks like.
lindyhop411 9 months ago
@lindyhop411 , in your opinion. this is a very watered down version of wcs. it is slow and boring .
sy24225 9 months ago
@sy24225 Like I said, what do you consider WCS. When most people want fast WCS they are thinking of Lindy Hop.
lindyhop411 9 months ago
@lindyhop411 , i don't know how to explain it , and there isn't any on youtube to direct you to. the swing wcs that i learned was much faster and more intricate than what is being taught today. i started taking lesson in 78. it was much more challenging and fun. what i see now is a lazy version. and it is not the lindy hop that i am talking about.
sy24225 9 months ago
@sy24225 Well, personally when I look back at video of US Open in the 1980s, WCS was definitely danced faster, but to me it looks very much identical to Lindy Hop. Have you watched the dancing from movies like "Don't Knock the Rock" and "Rock Around the Clock" from the 1950s? This era is really where the two dances blur together.
I understand where you are coming from, but whether we like it or not, the dancing in the video is what modern WCS looks like today thanks to Buddy Schwimmer.
lindyhop411 9 months ago
@lindyhop411 , i understand that this is the new wcs, so be it. i will look up the suggestions that you made. for the record the swing that we were taught was not the lindy or the swing of the 50's era.
thanks for the chat.
sy24225 9 months ago
Man, I miss "Welcome Back, Kotter!" What a good show!
someguy99 10 months ago
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someguy99 10 months ago
amazing
briikrii 10 months ago
I like how they adapted that routine to the James Brown music. Very well done.
Johnhoulgate 10 months ago
He Is Much Better Than His Sister! & His Partner is toally Amazing!
notallthere18 10 months ago
@notallthere18 you say that only because you have not seen Lacey's work. all the schwimmers are excellent.
mrsmjackson1 9 months ago
QUE BARBARAROS, EXCELENTE BAILE, CON UNA ENERGÍA QUE TE CONTAGÍA TREMENDAMENTE. QUEDE ESTUPEFACTA. SORPRENDENTE.
clavisdisco 10 months ago
dam she has a Nice BUM!!!
gberland 10 months ago
@p00wn4g3 yes :)
piratebbydeppluv91 10 months ago
the name of the second song plz!?!??!?
evoui 10 months ago
SEN-SA-CI-O-NAL!!!!!!!!
Noferreira 10 months ago
Not Swingggggggggggggggggg nah
issy3607 11 months ago
@issy3607 its called west coast swing its different from regular swing dancing like the lindy hop or something
gigglegiggle33 10 months ago
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@issy3607 The dancing in the video is "West Coast Swing." It's a modern form of swing dancing and looks the way it does because of the music. When the music is smooth and funky, then the dancing looks like that. What you are looking for would be traditional swing dance, like "Lindy Hop". :-)
lindyhop411 10 months ago
@issy3607 It's not necessarily like more traditional forms of swing like Lindy Hop, Balboa or Charleston, but WCS is derived from Lindy Hop in part, especially in the footwork. But on the other, it has inherited a lot from ballroom dances, especially in the elastic-like quality of the movements.
LuthienMoonLight 10 months ago
this is really good but i couldnt see the swing in this so much just because of the fact that their bodies were very stiff and uptight
i unerstand it was for a competition though
but it would be cool to see them put a lil more "umph" into hehe
they r still great dancers
shaniece12341 11 months ago
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@shaniece12341 The dancing in the video is "West Coast Swing." It's a modern form of swing dancing and looks the way it does because of the music. When the music is smooth and funky, then the dancing looks like that. What you are looking for would be traditional swing dance, like "Lindy Hop". :-)
lindyhop411 10 months ago
DIDNT THIS GUY WIN SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, AND THATS HIS COUSIN WHO HAPPENED TO ALSO PLACE TOP FOUR??
p00wn4g3 11 months ago 9
@p00wn4g3 Yes.
lindyhop411 10 months ago
@p00wn4g3
Yes he did! The best part is that when he was in danger of being cut in the initial stages of the audition, he did this w/ Heidi to save himself!
2nd Place- Travis
3rd Place- Donyelle
4th Place- Heidi! Yay!
TheRentFan 10 months ago
I know them from "So You Think You Can Dance". They're both great dancers.
Lissytadance 11 months ago
Um, can we just get the men's costumes out of 1975 please? They have NO sex appeal. I'm really sick of seeing the almost-naked women with less and less fabric covering them while I have to look at a guy in fucking bell bottoms and a butterfly collar. Can we have some equally appealing men's costumes please!?
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they are a match made in heaven
ilmhbpd 11 months ago
To everyone who says this isn't swing, educate yourself about dancing and realize there are different types of swing. This is West Coast Swing. The dance is dance to R&B, Hip Hop, Blues, Contemporary, some country... basically if it's in 4/4 time between about 60-120 bpm, you can dance to it. They demonstrate many patterns in west coast swing in this dance. It is a showcase routine which means they are allowed to do lifts like that making it look a little bit different but it's def swing,
megnatsar77 11 months ago
To everyone who says this isn't swing... it's West Coast Swing... and they do a lot elements that keep it west coast swing. In a Showcase routine, you are allowed to do lifts and different things like that. If you'd rather see less of the showy lifts and stuff, you could watch a classic routine. In any case, they definitely do a lot of west coast swing patterns. If they didn't, they wouldn't have won the open and they wouldn't be some of the top west coast swing dancers.
megnatsar77 11 months ago
If this is WCS my name is SANTA !!
zxcvbnrebus 11 months ago
@zxcvbnrebus HI SANTA!
RoyalDishwasher 11 months ago
So New Age swing (West Coast Swing) is turning all the old school stuff into provocative dancing, all the while to music that isn't even swing? It's stupid looking, and the music doesn't work as dancing music. I think I'll just stick with the traditional stuff, thank you. This is horrible.
MangledPuppets 11 months ago
@MangledPuppets Dancing is an expression of the music being played. I think they did a find job dancing the music they chose, but I agree with the fact that I like the older stuff more. That's why I dance Lindy Hop, but hey, to each his own.
lindyhop411 11 months ago
Wow that was so LEGIT!! I wish i was that good!
UnderWaterCharizar 11 months ago
I'd like to see the 185 people dance who gave them a thumbs down. A-holes. This is the best WCS routine to the best song ever. I am addicted to this video.
mrsmjackson1 11 months ago
@mrsmjackson1 Everyone has a right to their opinion doucher. I for one think they are good dancers but i really disliked the routine. Deal with it :)
oktoberpanik 11 months ago
theyre good but i didnt like that routine and its not swing
oktoberpanik 11 months ago
@oktoberpanik The dancing in the video is "West Coast Swing." It's a modern form of swing dancing and looks the way it does because of the music. When the music is smooth and funky, then the dancing looks like that. What you are looking for would be traditional swing dance, like "Lindy Hop". :-)
lindyhop411 11 months ago
@lindyhop411 yeah yeah i realized that after looking up types of swing.
oktoberpanik 11 months ago
@oktoberpanik theyre good and it IS swing. Its west coast swing new age. lets see your video.
mrsmjackson1 11 months ago
@mrsmjackson1 hey kid i already said something about this so read the other comments before saying dumb shit. kay thanks :)
oktoberpanik 11 months ago
WOW
shunen08 11 months ago
Great dancing but its not swing.
xChibiAkumax 11 months ago
@xChibiAkumax The dancing in the video is "West Coast Swing." It's a modern form of swing dancing and looks the way it does because of the music. When the music is smooth and funky, then the dancing looks like that. What you are looking for would be traditional swing dance, like "Lindy Hop". :-)
lindyhop411 11 months ago
Nothing to do with swing. Just some athletic bodies and good dressing don't give you swing.
ciego79 11 months ago
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@ciego79 The dancing in the video is "West Coast Swing." It's a modern form of swing dancing and looks the way it does because of the music. When the music is smooth and funky, then the dancing looks like that. What you are looking for would be traditional swing dance, like "Lindy Hop". :-)
lindyhop411 11 months ago
BENJI IS MY LOVER
milkshakemaisie 11 months ago
Look at that man's feet! He is Killing it!
KindHrt77 11 months ago
absolutely awsome :)
CissyMoon 1 year ago
I'm so blown away that I don't even know what just happened! - Amazed
lili2cute 1 year ago
Great moves! and they looked like they had a ton of fun! Thats kind of hard to find in dancers!!! :-)
kitkatpattywhack 1 year ago
Oh. My. God. I can't even walk properly in heels, and that's the least impressive thing that girl is doing, lol :D. The guy is pretty amazing too, of course.
janetjw 1 year ago 29
@janetjw short heels.. maybe you could do it!
kumarihpx 7 months ago
@janetjw My friend got me into ballroom haha. We use heels because a lot of heels already have soles that hold less friction to the dance floor and they look more graceful. But if you change the soles, you can make just about any shoes ballroom shoes.
GOTHICMUSICGIRL 7 months ago
@janetjw those heels are actually really easy to dance in. they're only about two inches. but yeah, they're amazing dancers :)
onlyhurrforvidz 6 months ago
can somebody please tell me how she spins SO freaking fast? O.O
onlyhurrforvidz 6 months ago
What is that song that starts at 0:39 please?
chachacha3nOs 1 year ago
@chachacha3nOs "Get Up Offa That Thing" by James Brown.
Mikizzle15 1 year ago
regardless of what you kinda dancing you like, you should know amazing dancers when you see them :)
CRX7510 1 year ago
lo mejor de lo mejor unos grosos...
MrDanteDaniel 1 year ago
Обалдеть)))
Irishka121 1 year ago
охренительно!!!!!!!
Vladislava0506 1 year ago
that aint swing
illegiblerumblad 1 year ago 31
@illegiblerumblad This is West Coast Swing, and while it's not a traditional swing dance, it's still under the "swing" term umbrella. What you are looking for is "Lindy Hop" the original swing dance form the 1930s. West Coast Swing is an evolved form of Lindy Hop, which changed as music changed from swing to rock to soul to disco to pop.
lindyhop411 1 year ago
@illegiblerumblad educate yourself and check his background and his dancing before you start saying what is and what is not swing
RoyalDishwasher 11 months ago
@illegiblerumblad It is West Coast Swing.
Kailaa3 9 months ago
@Kailaa3 not
imsofreakingcooldude 9 months ago
@imsofreakingcooldude I think you're looking for "Lindy Hop". Check out my videos to see what it looks like.
lindyhop411 9 months ago
@illegiblerumblad uhmmm yea it is... It's called West Coast Swing... -.-
and really good West Coast at that!
OneMistaMark 8 months ago 13
@illegiblerumblad west coast swing is like this. personally i prefer east coast.
darn808pinoy 8 months ago
@darn808pinoy Lindy is better than east coast. :-)
lindyhop411 8 months ago
@lindyhop411 lindy is better than both
darn808pinoy 6 months ago
@illegiblerumblad This is the best kind of swing.
swingingblondie 7 months ago
@illegiblerumblad maybe not, but it was still pretty amazing!
stringcheese0902 7 months ago
@illegiblerumblad That is actually a very fast west coast swing. Your probably thinking of east coast.
xxTotallyMe104xx 7 months ago
@illegiblerumblad this is west coast swing :) its a different type of swing - more smoothe :D hope this helped
laurac519 7 months ago
@illegiblerumblad . google buddy schwimmer and also west coast swing and check out the wiki info. buddy is benjis father. also at the competitions there are different categories, age groups, etc. this is in the showcase division which allows for a more loose interpretation of the dance while adhering to the basics from my understanding. benji and heidi both competed on "so you think you can dance" and benji won.
fromDAYONE1 6 months ago
@illegiblerumblad So what i bet they swing too. I am certain they can out dance you any day.
WireZombie253 6 months ago
Their dancing is good.But, no offense, but it's not that classic 1940s swing [their dancing isn't traditional.] The west coast version.well.as for me, i favor the 1940s version.
naruino123 1 year ago
Needs more energy, edge, It's BORING.
RubytheHedgehog123 1 year ago
@RubytheHedgehog123 ...maybe you should get the crustiesout of your eyes, cuz i think it's your inner energy level
smurk143 1 year ago
@RubytheHedgehog123 I think what you are looking for is "Lindy Hop".
lindyhop411 1 year ago
I dislike this for not being real swing
You know the fast moves and stuff
But as a dance other then swing, this might be okay
ArnacMGS 1 year ago
@ArnacMGS This is West Coast Swing, and while it's not a traditional swing dance, it's still under the "swing" term umbrella. What you are looking for is "Lindy Hop" the original swing dance form the 1930s. West Coast Swing is an evolved form of Lindy Hop, which changed as music changed from swing to rock to soul to disco to pop.
lindyhop411 1 year ago
@lindyhop411
Let me guess
you prefer Lindy Hop :p
ArnacMGS 1 year ago
@ArnacMGS I'll let my videos do the talking. Feel free to take a look.
lindyhop411 1 year ago
I get that it's not Lindy Hop, it's West Coast swing - but it's not actually "swung" though is it? Surely that's quite an important part of "swing" music...?
DurbsBT 1 year ago
@DurbsBT That's why some purists just call this "West Coast" and drop the swing part, but the steps are still almost identical to Lindy Hop. The difference is the music, because dance is an extension of the music, so this is what swing dancing changed into as the music changed through the decades.
If you look back at US Open competitions from the 1980s, the West Coast most people are doing is looks pretty much like Lindy Hop.
lindyhop411 1 year ago
that is Benji who won a season of So you think you can dance! and Heidi (the actual girl here) was on the show as well!
ibladyj7 1 year ago
wow...they dance sooo good. She is hot!!! I really like her bright orange costme. It really suits her body.
karoneprincess1 1 year ago
that was gold
hipopette 1 year ago
my god this sucks!!! and that dude looks gay as ever. i mean if you're gonna swing dance have some brian setzer or cherry poppin daddies playing and go all out. (like in their videos)
MrAdam4409 1 year ago
@MrAdam4409 This is West Coast Swing, which is danced to modern pop music. If you want the kind of swing dancing you are talking about, then look up Lindy Hop. You won't be disappointed.
lindyhop411 1 year ago
@MrAdam4409 Brian Setzer and Cherry Poppin Daddies is East Coast/triple time swing. This is West Coast. They are completely different. West Coast is more modern while East Coast is what you would see in the 1950s.
amcgee07 1 year ago
@amcgee07 ::rolls eyes:: Swing dancing came about during the 1930s, and the original swing dance was the Lindy Hop, although there are many other swing dances. East Coast Swing came about in the 1940s, and while you can dance to "Neo-Swing" it's nothing like the actual music that the dance is associated with. It's more appropriate to dance to some Count Basie and Chick Webb.
lindyhop411 1 year ago
Great dancing but they have a very ballroon look, The plastered on smile is foreign to swing dance , Still the overall dance is first class
slitmjst 1 year ago
@slitmjst This is West Coast Swing, which is different than say Lindy Hop, a traditional swing dance.