Be The Best Swing Kid At The Swing Dancing Sock Hop!
Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 11:15 AM It’s time to dust off your mom’s poodle skirts and cat eye glasses and get your dancing shoes on! Learn how to swing dance, sock-hop style, with our Overstreet Dance Gallery deal in Denver. Did you know there are more kinds of swing than flavors at Baskin Robbins? Check out a couple clips below of some amazing dance feats so you can impress teacher on your first day of class!
The Lindy Hop, which developed in Harlem in 1927:
The Jive, which was based on swing taken to England by American troops in WWII:
And of course, that Gap swing commercial from 1998 which helped with the swing revival in the 90’s:
Have a good old-fashioned time with our Overstreet Dance Gallery deal in Denver! Make your swing dancing night extra 50’s-fabulous by heading over to a soda fountain after class to reward yourself for your dancing skills. What else would you do to make your night super fun, 50’s style? Let us know in the comments section below!