Bo Lewis / Big Band Dance Party / Swing / History

The Big Band, Swing and Jazz years of the 1930s & '40s were America's Golden Age of live entertainment. Originally, dozens of touring Big Bands, along with Territory Bands provided live dance music to every corner of the Nation. Ballrooms, hotels, theaters and clubs vibrated to the driving beat of the Big Bands and the skillful Dance moves of "FoxTrotters", "JitterBuggers", "Swing Dancers" and "Zoot Suiters"...
	Live Big Band remote broadcasts were beamed from coast to coast. Radio Disc Jockeys played the 78 rpm hits of the Big Bands. Jukeboxes in every malt shop and joint belted out Big Band "Killer Dillers." Big Bands appeared in films, on stage and in their own radio shows...
Big Bands, led by Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Harry James, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Count Basie, Woody Herman, Duke Ellington, Bob Crosby, Artie Shaw, Charlie Barnet, Jimmie Lunceford, Glen Gray, Les Brown, Gene Krupa and many more were the heart and soul of the fabulous swing era. They thrilled millions...
	Now once again, you can experience the fun and excitement of Hot! Swing Music and Dance at the "Big Band Dance Party". New digital remasters of the original Big Band classics, along with the very latest Big Band/Swing Dance/Zoot music of today, will keep you *Swinging* all night long. ~more~

DANCE

During the swing era, most people danced The Foxtrot. The dance was developed in 1914 by vaudeville performer Harry Fox who introduced it in his dance act. The fox trot was a significant development in ballroom dancing as its combination of slow and quick steps provided more flexibility and dancing pleasure than the monotonous steps it replaced.

Teenagers and those of college age during the swing years needed an energetic and athletic dance to match their youthfulness, and the hot jump tunes played by the Big Bands. They danced the Lindy Hop or Jitterbug. It had its origins in the black community and borrowed movements from dances such as the Texas Tommy, Charleston, and Shag. The Lindy Hop was named in honor of Charles Lindbergh's 1927 solo flight to Paris.

The Lindy Hop's basic step is a syncopated two-step or box-step that accents the off-beat, followed by a breakaway. The Lindy Hop gives plenty of freedom for frantic self-expression and acrobatic moves. It's the perfect vehicle to become a part of the musical excitement and energy of the Big Band Dance Party.

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On WNAV Sundays from 9:00 PM to 12 Midnight (Eastern)

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