East Coast Swing Basic Class

One of the most common types of swing dance is East Coast Swing. East Coast Swing refers to a form of social partner swing dance that mainly uses six-count patterns, although there are some eight-count variations as well.  ECS is a spot dance moving in a circular fashion, with most patterns ending with a rock step. It uses three different rhythm structures: single, double, and triple rhythms.  This dance is fast and upbeat and is characterized by its bounce and lilt actions

Note: The rhythm of ECS is the most versatile dance partner dance. Although ECS is fast, upbeat with bounce and lilt, the same steps can be slowed and smoothed for a social version of Fox Trot.

This PDF describes the content of each lesson with links to excellent demonstrations of basis dance moves, plus glimpses of where to progress next.

Here are video clips of east coast swing moves taught in

the 2022 October-November session at the 6th St. Center.