1. Swing It Up a Notch
Once you have learned basic swing dancing steps, you can move on to more advanced steps and learn to combine awing dancing moves. Swing dancing is not just one sort of dance. Instead it's a bigger category that includes a number of fast paced dances, such as the Lindy, Charleston and West Coast Swing. The jitterbug also falls into the same category but is an easier dance to learn, whereas the Lindy is more complicated and harder to learn. However, if you want to move on from simple awing steps and combine awing dancing moves, continue to focus on basic moves like basic turns.
2. Jump Start Your Basic Turn
Start with single steps, a rock step and a turn to combine awing dancing moves. Couples face each other and hold one set of opposite hands and move in sync for single step bounce to the right, single step bounce to the left and rock step back. Coming out of the rock step, the leader lifts both of their hands up, leaving enough space for the follower to single step bounce twice around clockwise. As she's turning, she maintains the same beat and steps as before. As soon as the follower is facing the leader again, she performs another rock step, and then single step bounces twice back around in the other direction or counter clockwise to another rock step. Combine awing dancing moves by replacing single bounce steps with triple steps to add more energy and excitement. Next add in a jump during basic turns. Both the leader and follower can jump. Also, alternate between under arm turns with basic turns. Start and finish underarm turns as well with either single bounce steps or triple bounce steps and a rock step routine.
3. Turning to More Turns
As you learn to combine awing dancing moves, you may want to try even more turns and spins. After experimenting with the basic and underarm turn, try a stop spin. Following the same footwork with single or triple step and rock step moves, start by facing each other and connecting one set of hands, but this time not left and right hands. Instead connect right to right or left to left across diagonally. The leader gently pulls the follower toward him. As soon as she comes in close to him, they both open their hands with palms facing each other and then he pushes her away. At the same time, the follower uses the leader's open hand to push off from into a spin. No contact is made during the spin. The follower rejoins hands with the leader after the spin is complete. Add in other turns, including leader turns, and swap turns between the leader and follower to combine swing dancing moves.
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