Beginner's Guide: How To Swing Dance (No Experience Needed) 

Bruv, this was the very first swing dance video I found in Dec 2023. I had gone to a banquet, people were swing dancing, and I never had taken a single lesson in my life, dancing was not on my bingo card. I saw the swing dancing and I said, that's the kind of dancing I am interested in. This is the video that kicked off all my swing dancing, I have taken tons of lessons and gone to tons of dances and this video was the start of it all. I still feel this video is very solid for anyone else watching, I'm even a bit nostalgiac about it. Swing dance has to be one of the most inviting, welcoming group. Early on, I threw my ego out the window and went by gut feel that fun was the core to learning swing dancing, and that one rule worked. do 2x or more dancing at dances than taking lessons - use lessons to bolster what you figure out on the dance floor. I learned to not sweat it if I messed things up - more experienced followers were really patient and constructive. Now, one of my favorite things at a dance is dancng with totally inexperienced dancers - I mean this is their first time. You can show them the 6 ct that they can dance with all night long and have total fun. They are so appreciative, too. I am actually getting into "experienced" level classes and the learning is taking off faster. Learning to learn. I couldn't even keep the 6 count 5 months ago, so get yourself started, and do all the dancing you can. Don't worry, relax, you will learn fastest with that mindset - I've met dozens of what are now great friends within a 2 hour radius of where I live. Cheers!

At 50 years old, i have never learned how to dance. This looks like a good place to start.

That is the exact rock ‘n roll step I did in the 50’s and 60’s. I was lucky that my parents gave me dance lessons including ballroom dancing which meant I was always on the dance floor but I married a man who was a terrible dancer, I tried to teach him but he had no rhythm at all, so I gave up with him, he just didn’t ever get it.

I am here because my neighbors asked my wife and I over to swing. It looks like fun. I hope we get the moves right. Thanks

I love the way you teach. You break it down so small but its not patronizing. I don't feel like I'm being made fun of for not knowing or being scared, just slowly being brought of my stiff shell. Especially with how much effort and movement you put into such tiny steps, it shows me how there's already room to do more even in steps so small. I can have something to work on, even if all I know are small bits. As someone who has desperately been wanting to learn to dance for years and I have to learn it all alone in my room, its appreciated more than you know.

My husband and I just learned our first dance steps proper way. We are going to celebrate our 20 anniversary and surprise our guests with this dance. It is a lot of fun. Thank you for your teaching. You are great teacher.

Thanks Oleg and Christina ❤

Explained in a very clear and simple manner. A good teacher!

I am an elementary music teacher that likes to teach swing dance occasionally to 5th/6th grade. You do an excellent job of really breaking this down! I am currently using this video to teach my students :)

Oleg I've been watching your lessons for a long time now. As a teacher, I can tell that dancing is your passion. You are thorough & patient. All the qualities of an excellent teacher! Your sense of humour when dancing on your own in public always gives me a good giggle!

A great way to socialize and shed your inhibitions,and fun way to exercise without the pain.

That was very good. I can do this with a little practice. Yay

Love this. My husband was a dance instructor in the late ‘50’s early ‘60’s, before I met him. He was classified as the best in our county. He danced on Dance Party in California. He came down with MS and could no longer dance and could not teach me, so sad. But he shared his fond memories with me and that was good.

You are an excellent tacher. Slowly, step by step, explaining, repeating...love your lessons. I've always danced very much as an adolescent and adult. Now I practice your steps alone in my living-room...Thank you!

Excellent teacher, such clear instructions for both ladies and men .great. Thanks.

I did ballroom dancing for 5 yrs back in the day... this is excellent.

4:43 "Ladies are always right..." That's an accurate statement right there.

Thank you 🙏🏻

I am so happy to have found your dance class videos. Thank you!😊💕

Thank you so much Oleg and Christina. You made it look sooooo simple but I think I have learnt something at age 66! Mabuhay.

Never seen such a magnificent detailed dancing teacher …salute 👍🏻🙏🏻❤️

Thank you SO much! 61 yr old going to a Swing dance in 2 weeks...always have wanted to learn Swing dance!

I love the way you teach. You're brilliant.

Simplest instructions I’ve seen👏👏👏

I wanna put him in my pocket and take him dancing. Best teacher I've ever seen. "How to dance when you don't know anything." 😆Love his style of breaking it down.

very simple, very easy, love the way you teach !!

There's a lot of good stuff in this, but the swaying is a very Latin, sexy version, amd.your rock steps are enormous!

~Oleg...you move simply awesome.... makes me want to move just like this.....thank you sooooo-much for your tips....I find myself waltzing through the kitchen....

I wish you could have been our teacher in ballroom dance classes! My husband thought he was a great dancer until we took ball room classes- I could never dance with him, he was so bad! I grew up dancing with my dad. I learned the box waltz by standing on his feet when I was 5! My parents did a lot of dancing not only ballroom, but also polkas, foxtrots,Norwegian Schottises, old Tyme-Scandinavian Waltzes, all the fun dances! Now I can’t dance anymore and I sure do miss it!

Amo ver qué el lenguaje de la danza sea propio y Universal,pues yo aprendo cada día con ustedes aún no entendiendo tu idioma..gracias , geacias!!!!!

Very good lesson by a very good teacher

Very helpful video thank you so much 😍❤️❤️❤️❤️

Thank you ! A good a clearly explained…I just missed the dancing to the music 😉

What a wonderful teacher. You're a genius 🙏👌👋

Thank you very much, Christina and Oleg. ❤🎉

I follow your every move to improve my dancing.You are a fantastic teacher. Thankyou. South Africa.

Love his dancing videos❗️🇺🇸🥰🎶💃

You are excellent dance teacher.

Thank you for sharing this easy step for us because of your very good teaching step. More to come. Good day!😍

Excellent instruction. Would have loved to see you demonstrate with music. Btw your dance partner moves beautifully and is absolutely lovely. Thanks for sharing this video!

Very very good! I I love the way you dance and teach 👏 thanks

So clear & helpful!

Thanks Oleg! You make me feel like dancing ballroom😀You teach very well!

Brilliant Oleg , thank you so much, yes joined now

Thankyou much for making it so easy and fun to understand the steps.

Simple. Elegant. Very well explained. Thank you both!

Happy to watch beginners lesson with Oleg ❤

Great teacher. Easy and fun.

Excellent tutorial. Easy to follow. Thank you so much

You are the best!!! Mr.Astakhov!!!

You should dance with the music so that we will apply the dance to the steps. We learned the steps but we don't know how to apply when music is already there.

Great video! Thank you

Bravo, bravo, bravo!!! Ovo je, konačno, pravo podučavanje plesu. Laganim tempom, da svi možemo uhvatiti. Pogotovo pohvale za to što pokazujete , odvojeno, korak za muškog i ženskog partnera. Uživam Vas gledati i obnavljam i učim nove korake. Puno hvala. Lijep pozdrav iz Hrvatske. ❤️👏👏🍀👋👋

Meus parabéns você e um exemplo de professor 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤

Very clear & easy to follow,,thank you for sharing,,❤

I Love all of your videos

Nice I think I'll watch this about 8,000 times and maybe I'll get it. this is as simple as I so need.

awesome instructor Oleg... thank you from Malaysia

Thanks a lot, Oleg, for your excellent teaching the basics of the Swing. You articulated wel, and both you and your partner made it look so easy for us to follow. I enjoyed learning from you and your style of dancing. 💃🕺🥳🥳🥳🥰🥰🥰💖💖💖

Greetings..... You doing great ... thanks for sharing, for teaching in a simple way. Blessings. Stay safe 😷.

what an amazing excellent tutorial. thanks a lot

Very good dance teaching! Greetings from Uruguay.

thank you!!

You teach very well thank you

Such an awesome video. Thank you!

You are a great teacher❤️❤️👏👏

That was so much fun to learn

Love it thank you very much

Excellent! Looks like great fun.

Thank you Oleeeg…..😍

Excellent teacher !!!!

Thanks for teaching us swing🌹

Awesome instructors !

Amazing teacher x the best x

Thank you

Excellent! Excellent!

First lesson in dance is to have respect for your partner That being the case the first thing you should have done was to introduce the young lady who by the way is absolutely gorgeous

Fantastic thankyou from Australia . Amazing

😮wow its great 👍 ls dancing zumba helps to learn it quicker? Love it.lm going to follow you.thank you so much for cheering me up ❤❤❤❤

Excellent! Thank you! Now i can follow my "cuban amigo" in party job! Sorry for my bad english

That's the dance I did, taught and performed in the 50s-70s. Arthur Murray instructor, university ball room dance team member and ball room dance class instructor.

Very excellent video thanks for this.

That was great!

Excellent teacher

I enjoy your videos very much!

So usefull sharing!

Thank You❣️

Nice step waw great ,simple n beautiful step,thank you

Thanks Oleg 🙏🙏👍👍👏👏

This is awesome, thank you...

Thanks

Wow thank you I’m going to subscribe cause you really know how to teach. When you turn your back i can learn it well.

I don’t know how I found you but my two left feet are singing your praises! 🇨🇦❤️

Thank you❤

Thank you 💕

GREAT TEACHER

Thank you. I made a fool of myself at the swing club last week and this gave me a lot of understanding.

Oh yes. You are such a great artist and teacher. Finally you are teaching not only the lady but the man too. Maby I did not notice but till now I only see you teaching the ladies. This is the first time I see you teaching what the man is supposed to do. Due to that I was not coming here to see your lessons. It would be so useful to all of us around the world if you with your great knowledge could always when teaching the lady how how to do would teach what the man should do with the lady. Thanks for sharing your art with us. Greetings from Brazil ❤️❤️

You had a cool haircut 2 years ago also, thanks for your teatchings‼️🎯💎 Jazzy Norwegian.

Thanks!