First Wedding Dance Styles DAY 5 Jive & Swing
Get the Wedding Party Started with a Swing
Swing dance styles are the more fun, vivacious dance styles to suit more up-tempo tracks – great first wedding dances to to get the party started. There are many types of Swing Dance, including Lindy Hop, Charleston, Jive and Rock N Roll created in the 1920s-50s to accompany swing style jazz music.
Jive for example is classed as one of the international latin styles of dance. It came from the US in the 1930s and has a bit of a retro vibe about it. Your first dance song doesn’t have to be from these eras – here are some songs that we think perfectly fit Jive and Swing dance:
- Happy – Pharrell
- Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars
- Candy Man – Christine Aguilera
- Sing Sing Sing – Benny Goodman
- Do Your Thing – Basement Jaxx
Social Jive Dance basic steps consist of two slow steps on the spot and then a ‘quick quick’ rock back and forward. The steps should be light and bouncy and the upper body is free and responds to the usually jazzy and lively music with an air of showmanship and lots of smiles!
We’re not just about weddings. TLOD has also taught Jive and Swing dance parties for many occasions such as birthdays and commercial party events. Taster sessions in any dance style are a fun way to help guests get up to their feet and onto the dance floor. Your guests get mingling whilst learning some basic steps too!