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The United Country Western Dance Council (UCWDC) is an organization that advocates for and organizes competitive country/western dancesport events. UCWDC regionally-sanctioned events are hosted in more than two dozen U.S. cities and also in the nations of Canada, the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, [1] [2] South Korea, Belgium, Malaysia, Ireland, Japan, China, South Africa, and Lithuania.
Boogie-woogie in competition is a led, partnered dance, not choreographed. It falls under the umbrella of swing dance, but is distinct from Lindy Hop.It follows a six-beat dance pattern, usually cued as "step-step, triple step, triple step", [4] each word taking one beat but the second syllable of "triple" delayed to match the music's syncopation.
Known as the "King of Swing", Schwimmer was inducted into the California Swing Hall of Fame [3] and World Swing Dance Council Hall of Fame. [4] On July 31, 2006, Schwimmer's 5-6-7-8 Dance Studio suffered a major fire while Schwimmer was in Los Angeles watching his son, Benji, compete on the program So You Think You Can Dance. The studio resumed ...
U.S. National Professional 9-Dance Ballroom Dance / Dancesport Champions [1] 1988-1990 David & Carrie Kloss California 1991-1993 Randy & Lynn Ferguson Texas 1994-1995 Jesse Smith & Lynda Price Minnesota 1996 Jim Desmond & Mary Murphy: California 1997 Alec & Denise Lazo Florida 1998-1999 Clive Phillips & Karen McDonald [2] [3] New York 2000
Swing dance is a group of social dances that developed with the swing style of jazz music in the 1920s–1940s, with the origins of each dance predating the popular "swing era". Hundreds of styles of swing dancing were developed; those that have survived beyond that era include Charleston , Balboa , Lindy Hop , and Collegiate Shag .
Heidi Groskreutz, born September 3, 1981, is a dancer from Cliffside Park, New Jersey, [1] and raised in Newport Beach, California.She specializes in Latin and swing dancing, and as of 2006, is a six-time U.S. Open Swing Dance champion.
West Coast Swing is a partner dance with roots in Lindy Hop, characterized by an elastic look that results from its extension-compression technique of partner connection and is danced primarily in a slotted area on the dance floor. The dance allows for both partners to improvise steps while dancing together, putting West Coast Swing in a short ...
The couples dance each week in a live show. The judges score each performance out of ten. The couples are then ranked according to the judges' scores and given points according to their rank, with the lowest scored couple receiving one point, and the highest scored couple receiving the most points (the maximum number of points available depends on the number of couples remaining in the ...