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A few examples as illustration: Sylvia Sykes dancing Lindy Hop[1]. An example of Savoy style Lindy Hop[2]. An example of Sylvia Sykes dancing West Coast Swin
by nordsieck 2y ago
A few examples as illustration:
Sylvia Sykes dancing Lindy Hop[1].
An example of Savoy style Lindy Hop[2].
An example of Sylvia Sykes dancing West Coast Swing[3], a swing dance that was heavily influenced[4] by Hollywood style. For the keen eyed among you, she does a bit of Lindy and a bit of Balboa in the midst of the dance.
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1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92xjd8f5Zes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92xjd8f5Zes
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmvKrPUo97E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmvKrPUo97E
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psOWt0oyx9k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psOWt0oyx9k
1. I've heard many purported histories of WCS, some from people who were there as the dance was forming. It's difficult to know exactly what is true.
- aidenn0 2y agoAbout 20 years ago I took a few courses in beginner's swing at the local community center that was co-taught by Sylvia Sykes. Had no clue she was well known in the swing dance community until much later.
- joshuamorton 2y agoIt's extremely funny to watch these vs. modern WCS champions (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nuessx9D23c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nuessx9D23c), which has almost none of the actual WCS basic you'd expect and see a lot of in (3). Compare to lindy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN3NkAfi3x4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN3NkAfi3x4), which even now is much more similar to its roots, pre-revival lindy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-mT0wowIn4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-mT0wowIn4.
- nordsieck 2y agoIMO, the primary reason for this is because WCS is danced to contemporary music. When the music changes, the dancing changes to suit it. I think your example is actually quite illustrative of this - the 2nd song had a lot more "swing content" than the first; since it's an older blues song the traditional West Coast Swing patterns fit it better.