In many parts of the US, swing dancing never stopped after the Swing Era. Even in NYC, Lindy Hop continued to be danced, but in other parts of the country, it grew alongside the people and communities that danced it. There's Chicago Steppin, Dallas Swingout, Philly Bop, and ad a host of others. In DC and Baltimore it's called DC Hand Dance. All these places still have thriving communities, and I encourage people in the US to seek them out and try to learn from them. There's a disturbing trend in Lindy Hop to limit the history of the dance to Harlem and Southern California, and say that there's just Lindy, West Coast Swing, Balboa, Shag and maybe East Coast Swing these days, but there's a rich tapestry of dance and culture out there that's still very vibrant and alive today.
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