Skippy Blair about West Coast Swing

Skippy Blair about West Coast Swing
http://westcoastswing.ro

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[dancedesigner]

My fav dance since 1974, but you know it was born in New York...not California. Read your dance history.

[rowcs]

@dancedesigner That's very interesting, do you have facts to support this.

[dancedesigner]

@rowcs Look it up....read your dance history. Dean Collins invented the dance in Harlem...he moved to Cali

[rowcs]

@dancedesigner First let me thank you for your reply. It may not seem so obvious therefore I'll introduce myself - my name is Cristian Lefter. I am not an authority in WCS history but fortunately Skippy Blair it is and she knew personally Dean and his wife. To clear this subject - Dean Collins did not invent West Coast Swing. Dean taught his own version of Savoy Style Lindy. Even more, there are sources that say that for Dean, West Coast Swing was "an abomination to the dance floor."

[rowcs]

@dancedesigner Skippy is also interested in the facts.

[Dizinsightful]

@dancedesigner: Nice one. The history of West Coast Swing is only one of the most disputed histories of dance origins in existence. What would you have someone look up? The fact is many people have different beliefs on the origins and most of the reasons for those beliefs are now politically based. Btw, Dean Collins's wife also said Dean Collins didn't invent WCS. We really need a 1st person source dated 50 yrs ago, as opposed to a person alive 50yrs ago giving a 1st person account.