Swop

Swop

SWOP is a fusion of swing and hip hop dances, created by person(s) unknown but possible renamed from "Hip-Hop Lindy" to "Swop" by Hinton Battle in 2006. It contains steps from hip hop, break dancing, Lindy Hop and swing air steps (aerials). The exact year of origin of the dance style is unknown, however, record indicate that the style was being taught, [ [http://www.yehoodi.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=44469&highlight=&sid=714e2c05c1c1f081e7ea1b1e5f0e2406 Beantown Lindy Hop Summer Camp 2001] ] danced [ [http://www.yehoodi.com/polls/index.php?pollID=66 Yehoodi.com Poll] ] and discussed [ [http://www.yehoodi.com/talk/rss.xml Yehoodi.com Talk Radio] ] as early as 2001. The first mainstream appearance of this new style was in the movie "Idlewild" in 2006. A performance in the popular TV show "Dancing with the Stars" followed.

ee also

* Swing Hip Hop

References

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417225/ IMDB page for "Idlewild"]
* [http://www.yehoodi.com Yehoodi - Discussion Board and Radio Station for Lindy Hop dancers in the US]


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