Hong Kong Swings
What is Swing?
Swing is Dance.
Danced to the swinging style of jazz music from the 1920s-40s, lindy hop is a free, improvised dance with an emphasis on music, rhythm and groove. Slow and sassy or fast and raw, it originated in the Harlem ballrooms of New York in the 1930s. Most of all, it is a lot of FUN!
Swing is Music.
Swing jazz - the popular music of the 1920s-40s - is exciting and playful, rich and rhythmic.
Most of all, it really, really makes you want to get up and dance.
Swing is Community.
We are a welcoming and open community run by volunteers who love swing for the social culture, history and the sheer fun of it. Come and join us!
In the movies: Swing Kids (1993)
Social dancing (not choreographed):
Most famous lindy hop choreography ever (1941).
Competition footage from Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown:
Swing dancing and swing bands playing at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, New York circa 1930s.
Hong Kong Swing Dance
