Swing Dance is a suave and lively synchronized couples dance. Also dubbed, Hand Dancing, it’s performed by clasped-handed duos stepping and spinning to timed beats. It blends formal, ordinal elements of ballroom dance with twirls and soulful freestyle, creating a dance that is intimate, sensual and spunky. Like Jazz, Swing Dance combines traditional techniques with improvisation, skill, style and flare, and is a unique, self-defining art form.
In the words of Jerry Palmer, a.k.a. the "King of Swing" creator of the "Art of Motion", “Swing dance is a non-verbal language that speaks for itself; no matter what you say, what you think, what you feel, it’s got a voice of its own. It’s a robust and respectful dance that warrants “full etiquette in effect,” The "Art of Swing Dance" in action."
You will find Edward Smith, a.k.a. the "Mayor of Swing" swinging with pizzaz around the DFW Metroplex.
The "Mayor of Swing" Swinging Out
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The "Mayor of Swing" enjoying The "Art of Swing Out"
Swingin' Out with Pizzaz
