West Coast Swing is a smooth, cool, sexy style of swing dancing that allows for an exceptional amount of improvisation and "play" by both partners. It developed as a "street" dance in American blues clubs in the 1940s and 1950s. Its basic patterns consist of double and triple steps.
One of West Coast Swing's defining characteristics is the wide variety of music that it can be danced to - including classic rock, blues, pop, hip-hop, Motown, disco, funk, and swing. It is also defined by a "slot"; that is, it is danced within a long rectangular area of the floor (rather than in a circle, on a spot, or around the perimeter of a dance floor).
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