What are some modern day swing artist or good modern songs that we could swing dance to?

Yeah so what would be songs that we could swing dance to, or what are some modern day bands that would be consider swing

In my professional opinion, the best and most respected modern swing band is “Jonathan Stout and His Campus Five, featuring Miss Hilary Alexander.” They regularly play for swing dances in Southern California on a regular basis, and Jonathan is a swing dancer, so he knows great music to dance to. They play a variety of music tempos, from slow swingin’ tunes to fast Django inspired number. Check out their songs here:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000QJQMPW/ref=sr_shvl_album_1_artist_rd?ie=UTF8&parent=B000QQWR68&qid=1256766474&sr=301-1

Another one that’s important is Stompy Jones (formally known as The Swing Session). They’re from San Francisco, and specialize in jump blues, which is swing and boogie woogie music from the late 40s and early 50s:

http://www.amazon.com/Stompy-Jones/e/B001LHHZN6/ref=ntt_mus_dp_pel

Other bands:

Indigo Swing

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0017R8CAU/ref=sr_1_artist_1_rd?ie=UTF8&parent=B001A2ZZQQ&qid=1256766804&sr=1-1

Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra

http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=sr_nr_i_1?rh=i%3Adigital-music%2Ck%3Abill+elliott+swing+orchestra&keywords=bill+elliott+swing+orchestra&ie=UTF8&qid=1256766741

George Gee Big Band

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000QK0F22/ref=sr_1_artist_1_rd?ie=UTF8&parent=B000QM7JHE&qid=1256766769&sr=1-1

Casey MacGill and his Spirits of Rhythm (or Blues 4 Trio)

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_0_9?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-music&field-keywords=casey+macgill&sprefix=casey+mac

If you are interested in talking about (or atleast reading other peoples opinions on) swing music, then you’ll want to check out this website:

http://www.swingdjs.com

You will also want to check out this PodCast, that talks all about swing music.

http://www.yehoodi.com/mrjesse/

There’s a new PodCast every Month! All about MODERN SWING MUSIC!!!

If you want a little inspiration about swing dancing, check out this video from a professional Lindy Hop Competition FROM 2006:

Anyways, I hope that helps!

Fast Swing Dancing – ULHS 2006

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Is there another type of Ballroom dancing?

I am 13 and wanting to know if there are other dancing types within the ballroom types or any different dances. I have done street latin, latin, New vouge and modern. Are there any more types?

Boat loads more. In ballroom there’s two main disciplines; American and International.

American Ballroom has two distinct catagories, smooth and rhythm.

The American Smooth dances are; Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot and Viennese Waltz.

American Rhythm dances are: Cha Cha, Rumba, East Coast Swing, Bolero and Mambo

International Ballroom has Standard (comparable to American Smooth) that includes Slow Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz and Quickstep. They also have Latin (similar to American Rhythm) that includes Cha Cha, Samba, Rumba, Paso Doble and Jive.

The dances that have the same name generally do use the same music, but are quite different from each other.

Aside from all this there’s country western dances that include a Country Polka, Waltz, Cha Cha, Two Step, and West Coast Swing. There are other popular Latin dances such as Merengue, Cumbia, Bachata and salsa. There are tons of swing varients, Single and Double Swing, Shag, Lindy Hop and Balboa. There’s Hand Dancing, many types of Hustle, Argentine Tango, Peabody and many Cajun dances including Zydeco and unique versions of waltz and swing, the list just goes on and on. Kinda like me…

Showcase Division 2005 US Open Swing Dance Championships