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WEST COAST SWING: West Coast Swing - Page Two
West Coast Swing - Hollywood and Vine

This is PAGE TWO
of our West Coast Swing Dance History Page
which is also the 'Official State dance of California'.

Back to Page One  [ CLICK HERE ] To return to "Page One"

WCS: WCS INFORMATION

Birth Place

Creation Date

Creator

Dance Type

Southern California (mid 1940's) 1950s NONE Swing
 

Swing Sheet Music Covers

example Music Titles

West Coast Swing (c/w) See Main WCS Music Database
Sophisticated Swing Ain't No Sunshine - D'Angelo (slow-Smooth Groove)
Teen Age Swing Brick House (Funky)
Swing Dance Posters, Lobby Card Etc. Danny's All Star Joint - Ricky Lee Jones (Classic Boogie)
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958) $ Green Onions - Booker T - (Classic)
Black Thunder Swing $ Hollywood - Madonna - (Contemporary)
Cabin in the Sky (Swing Movie) $ Honky Tonk - Bill Doggett - (Classic)
Chick Webb and Ella Savoy (Swing) How Long Can A Fool Go On - James Cotton (Classic-blues)
Daddy-O (Swing Movie) $ I'm Outta Love - Anastacia - (Crossover)
Groovie Movie (Swing Movie) Le Ballet - Celine Dion - (Smooth Groove)
Hellzapoppin' (Swing Movie Poster) 2 Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison - (Classic)
HI-DE-HO (Cab Calloway) $ Miss You - Aaliyah - (slow-Smooth Groove)
Hot Mikado (Swing Play) $ More Bounce... [in California] (contemporary)
Juke Girl (Swing Movie) Music - Madonna - (Contemporary)
Keep Punchin' (Swing Movie) $ Strokin' - Clarence Carter - (Classic-Pop-blues)
Micheux Swing (Swing Art Print) $ Super Freak - Rick James - (Funky)
Prisoner Of Swing (Swing Movie) $ The Blues is Alright - Little Milton (Classic-blues)
Private Buckeroo (Swing Movie) $ Vogue - Madonna - (Crossover)
Rock, Rock, Rock (ECS Swing Movie)  
Shag The Movie (Shag Dance) ~ See Full List of WCS Dance Music
Stormy Weather (Bojangles, Horne)  
The Girl Can't Help It (Swing Movie)    
 Note: Kansas City and Green Onions are the official theme songs for West Coast Swing.

Theaters

Locations

Paramount Theatre (NY & LA)

Disneyland Hotel (CA)

 

Harvest Moon Ball

 

Los Angeles

 

Sacramento

 

San Diego

 

San Francisco

 

Texas

   

National Television Programs with West Coast Swing

the Ed Sullivan Show
Lawrence Welk Show (1970s) (Bobby Burgess)
American Bandstand (1970s)
Dance Fever (1980s) ~ Various dates and competitors
Dance Party (1983 filmed at Bobby McGees)
Eye on L.A. (1982?, 1987?) ~ (Two seperate Shows)
Two On The Town (1983 - Filmed at Tahitian Village)
Two On The Town (1988) ~ (Sonny and Mary Ann Nunez, Tracy Roberts, Jim Fisk, Leba. filmed at Larry Parkers)
TNN Country Station (various 1990s)
E Entertainment - Worlds Coolest Clubs (1996) ~ (Sonny and Deanna, Doug Endo)
Fillmore: (Animated) "Immune to All But Justice"
30 Seconds To Fame (2003) ~ (Jordan and Taianna)
Star Search (2004) ~ (Jordan and Taianna)
Good Morning America (2005) ~ (Jordan and Taianna, Kyle and Sarah)
ABC's "Rockin' New Years" (2006) ~ (Phil, Kyle and Sarah, Tatianna Mollmann, Mark Scheuffle)
So You Think You Can Dance (2006) ~ (Buddy, Benji, Heidi, Torrie, Ivan, Allison)
 

Swing Dance Films: WCS / Lindy etc

Historic Night Clubs / Ballrooms

Ballets / Stage

- Attack of the 50 ft. Woman

Avenue Ballroom (San Francisco) Swing! (1999)

- Always a Bridesmaid

Beardsley's - (San Francisco, CA)

Swing Dance America (2000)

- Benny Goodman Story (1955)

Belly Up - (San Diego, CA)

Swango (2003)

- Canterville Ghost (1944)

Budah - (No. Hollywood, CA.)

     

- Carnival Rock (1957 Brady]

Crest Lounge - (Reseda, CA.)

     

- Chool Song (Short - Collins, McGowen)

Cross Bow - (Van Nuys, CA.)

     

- Don't Knock The Rock (1956 Southern, Brady]

Georges Round Up - (Long Beach, Ca)

     

- Four Jill's and a Jeep (1944)

Golden West* - (Norwalk, CA.)

     

- Groovie Movie (1944 Walsh, Veloz)

Hank and Stans* - (Downey, CA?)

     

- Hellzapoppin' (1941 Collins)

Hillside - (Long Beach, CA)

Publications

- $ Limit Up! (1989)

Ivanhoe* - (Temple City, CA.)

Dance Action Magazine

- Living It Up! (1954 Collins, Carey)

Lion D'Or* - (Downey, CA.)

Jitterbug Magazine

- Polar Express, the (2004 Frisbee, Mollmann)

Little Hobit - (No. Hollywood, CA.)

5-6-7-8 Magazine

- Rock Around The Clock (1956)

Meadowlark Country Club (Long Beach)      

- $ Stage Door Canteen (1943)

Palomar Ballroom* - (Los Angeles)

     

- $ Teenage Confidential

Prelude - (No. Hollywood)

     

- $ The Apartment (1960) [DVD]

Press Box - (Westminster, CA.)

     

- The Girl Can't Help It (1956 Brady]

Rag Doll* - (No. Hollywood)

     

- Untamed Youth (1957 Wyckoff]

Round Robin - (Forge) (Glendale)

     

- Get Yourself a College Girl (1964)

Savoy Ballroom - (New York)

     

 

 

 

Staircase* - (Downey, CA.)

     
     

Swing Club - (Studio City, CA. 1970s)

     

 

 

 

Top Of The West* - (San Francisco)

     
     

Water Wheel - (West Covina)

     
Advertisement: Sonny's Instructional WCS Videos

Other Swing and Related Dances ...

Balboa

Jitterbug

Sophisticated Swing

Bop

Jive

St. Louis Shag

Breakaway

Latin

Supreme Swing

Carolina Shag

Lindy Hop

Suzy Q

Ceroc/Leroc

Mambo

Swag (WCS & Carolina Shag Mix)

Cha Cha

Mooch and Sugar

Swango (WCS & Tango Mix)

Champion Strut

New Yorker

Swop (WCS & Hip Hop Mix by Outkast)

Country Swing

Night Club 2 Step

Swustle (WCS & Hustle Mix)

Cowboy Swing

Pony Swing

Tap Dance

Double Shuffle Speed Swing (Dbl Rhythm WCS)

Push

Texas Tommy

Dirty Dance

Rock and Roll

Truckin'

East Coast Swing

Rodeo Swing/Aggie

Western Swing

Flying Lindy

Savoy Style

Whip (TX)

Hollywood Style

Shag (Carolina)

 

Hustle

Smooth Lindy

 

Jazz

   
 

Older WCS Legends and Greats, () = Denotes known for this rather than dancing

Political

Al White Jean Phelps-Veloz n/a

Alice "Scotty" Scott

Jerry & Gloria Igo

 

Anita Deaton

Jerry Crim (d)

 

Annie Hirsch

Jewel Mcgowen (d)

 

Arthur "Slippery" Walsh

Jimmy Bontemple (Teacher)

 
Bart Bartolo

Kenny Wetzel (d)

 
Bill Joslin (Teacher)

Lenny Smith

 

Buddy Schwimmer

Lou Southern

 

Carlito Rofoli

Lowell Gosser

 

*Craig Hutchinson

Lynn Vogen (d)  

Dean Collins (d)

Mary Manzella

 
Diana Higashi

Mousie

 

Don & Rosalie Dressler

Pat Eggars  

Ed Cirio (Promoter/Judge)

Patricia Michaels  

Frank Mannion

Phil Trau

 
Fred Tretta (Teacher)

Ray Fox (d)

 

Frieda Wyckoff

Robert Bryant

 
George Christopherson Ron Andrews  

Gil & Nikki Brady

Shirley Fietsem  

Heavy & Snowflake

Skippy Blair (Teacher)

 

Jack Carey

*Tom & Cher Peadon

 
Jack Siegler Tony and Natalie Espiranza  
     

Today's Movers and Groovers... (*denotes Link to page)

Andrea Deaton

Kate Ford

Parker Dearborn

Angel Figueroa

Katie Beradino

*Phil Adams

Atlas Griffith

Katie Boyle

Ramiro Gonzales

Barry Jones

Keldee Bjerkenes

*Robert Cordoba

Benji Schwimmer

*Kelly Buckwalter

Robert Royston

Beverly Durand

Ken Rosell

Robin Uhrig

Brandi Nortrup

*Kyle Redd

Romero Gonzalez

Buzz Malatsky

Lance Shermoen

*Sarah Vann-Drake

Deanna Mollmann

Laureen Baldovi

Sherry Lawson

*Debbie Ramsey

*Louise Durand Bretz

*Sonny Watson

*Deborah Szekely

Manny Viarrial

Steve & Mechelle Giles

*Gary Jobst

*Mario Robau Jr.

*Tatiana Mollmann

James Leyva

Mark Scheuffle

*Terry Rippa

Jason Collicino

*Martin Parker

Terry Roseborough

*Jennie Tucker

*Maryann Nunez

Tracy Adams-Roberts

Jessica Cox

*Mechelle Kincaid

*Wayne & Sharlott Bott

Jim Fisk

*Michael Kiehm

 

*Jordan Frisbee

*Mike & Amber Cross

 
 

Books, Newspaper, Magazine Articles on the dance...

Title

Author

Published

Publisher

Arthur Murray Dance Book

Murray, Arthur

1954

n/a

Western Swing

Ed Long and Trudy Schameron

10/1960

Dance Magazine

$ This is Ballroom Dance

Lois and Virgil L. Morton Ellfeldt

1974

Mayfield Publishing

$ Disco to Tango and Back

Blair, Skippy

1978

GSDTA

Swing Dancer

Hutchinson, Craig

1988

n/a

 

Various Musicians / Bands

Various Singers

Artie Shaw

?J. Lawrence Cook?

Dean Martin

Benny Goodman

James Cotton

Hank Williams

Buck Clayton

Kid Ory

Jackie Wilson

Cab Calloway

Little Milton

James Brown

Clarence Carter

Powder Blues

Kylie Minouque

Commodores

Tommy Castro

Lou Rawls

Fantastic Shakers

Wilbert Harrison

Madonna

Fats Waller

 

NSync

Gary Glitter

 

Rick James

Glen Miller

 

Susan Tedeschi

 

Misc. Research Words that may be related ... to help your searches

California State Dance

Funky Swing

Musicals

U.S. Open

Classic Swing

Modern Swing

Slotted Swing

WCS

Contemporary Swing

swing dance Movies / Films

Swing Dance Clubs

Zoot Suit Riots

 

Offsite Links

Peters CalJazzDance Site
 

Other...

Basic Under Arm Pass Breakdown:
Follower starts facing partner. Follower walks two steps (two beats) straight towards partner. Follower passes on leaders right side, under leaders left arm with followers Right arm going over head, follower turns half turn Counter-Clockwise on 3&4. French Cross means Foot (leg) crosses infront of other foot while moving sideways.

1

2

3

&

4

5 & 6

6 Count
Walk Fwd. Walk Fwd. French - - Cross Step Anchor Step inplace Followers Part
Right Left Right Left Right Left Right Left Feet
Fwd Fwd Sideways Sideways Backwd Inplace Direction
 

1

2

3

&

4

5 & 6

6 Count
Walk or Rock Step Tap and Step Anchor Step inplace Leaders Part
Left Right Left C. Pivot Left Right Left Right Feet
Back Cross to Left Inplace Inplace Side Inplace Direction

Strictly done in a slot (rectangle.) Done to many styles and tempos of music from blues to modern contemporary.
Can be done slow or a fast pace. (Slow 90-110 bpm, generally from 110-136 bpm, Fast 144-168 bpm. Flying Lindy Speed 168-192)

Dance Instruction can become "extremely technical" in this form of Swing (example 3&a4 can be &a3-4.)
See: Full Step Sheet (will not make much sense unless you are actually taking WCS lessons.)

Norma Miller's Swingin' at the Savoy  (Book)   How to do those 1940's Hairstyles  (Book)
$ Read about the Savoy Ballroom   $ 1940s Hairstyles

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