SWING

“Two-thirds rhythm and one third soul.” That’s how Fats Waller defined the uniquely American form of popular music and dance known as “swing.” Requiring only joyful enthusiasm and a ready partner, Swing! exploded out of pre-war Harlem’s hotbed of youth culture and swept the world. It shattered ethnic and cultural barriers, generating specialty style such as Jive, Swing, Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing, and Hip-Hop Swing. Swing! celebrates this remarkable diversity by dancing to the most exhilarating songs of the period. But what this enthralling song-and-dance show makes abundantly clear is that swing was never a time or place – it has always been a state of mind.