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“It Don’t Mean A Thing, If You ‘Aint Got That Swing”
The Swing, also known as the Lindy and jive is believed to have originated in the Savoy Ballroom. ... The Savoy played mostly swing jazz to accommodate the great dancers. ... The swing was popular through the bad years. ...
When you mention “swing”, it can refer to a few things: The syncopated rhythm characteristic of Jazz; A family of partnered dance, beginning with the Lindy Hop in the mid 1920’s. The Swing, also called the Lindy, jitterbug, and jive was very popular from 1936 through the war years. ... Swing became popular in the 30’s and 40’s. ... Swing dance consists of the 40’s style band, with guys (leads), and dolls (follows), showing off fancy footwork and flying through the air in complicated lifts and throws.
Approximate Word count = 667
Approximate Pages = 2.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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