Editing West Coast Swing (section)

== Associated musical styles ==
West Coast Swing can be traced to the [[swing era]] of jazz. During this period many jazz, blues, and country musicians incorporated swing in their music. Writing in the ''Arthur Murray Silver Dance Notebook'', Laure Haile, who first described "Western Swing", listed the following songs as "Good Swing or Fox Trot Records":<ref>Arthur Murray Silver Dance Notebook, Laure Haile, 195?, page 10. no ISBN or copyright in one line database [http://www.copyright.gov/records/ copyright database]</ref>

* "Let's Dance" by [[Ray Anthony]] ((Capitol L-258)(1951)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bsnpubs.com/capitol/02capitol150-299.html|title=Capitol Album Discography, Part 2: 10" LPs 150 to 299|website=www.bsnpubs.com}}</ref>)
* "Be-Bop's Spoken Here" by [[Les Brown (bandleader)|Les Brown]] Columbia 38499 (4/14/49)<ref>{{cite web| url=http://78discography.com/COL38000.htm|title=COLUMBIA 78rpm numerical listing discography: 38000 - 38500| website=78discography.com}}</ref>
* "[[One Mint Julep]]", [[Buddy Morrow]], Victor 20-4869 (June/July 1952)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://78discography.com/RCA204500.htm|title=RCA Victor 20-prefix series: 4500 - 5000, 78rpm numerical listing discography|website=78discography.com}}</ref>
* "Dry Bones", [[Tommy Dorsey]], Victor 20-3523 (1949?)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://78discography.com/RCA203500.htm|title=RCA Victor 20-3500 - 4000 78rpm numerical listing discography|website=78discography.com}}</ref>
Western Swing was documented in the 1971 edition of the ''Encyclopedia of Social Dance'', listing the "Coaster Step" (with a forward step as the last step of the second triple) rather than the Anchor Step. The one song that was listed for this dance was "Comin' On" by [[Bill Black]]'s Combo (1964 Hi #2072).<ref name="Social Dance 1975. pages 140–145">Encyclopedia of Social Dance. Albert and Josephine Butler. 1971 & 1975. Albert Butler Ballroom Dance Service. New York, NY. pages 140-145 in 1971 edition. no ISBN or other ID</ref>

West Coast Swing can be danced to almost any music written in {{music|time|4|4}} time. In the past, the ideal speed for West Coast Swing was cited as 32 measures per minute or 128 bpm,<ref name="Swing Dance Encyclopedia 2008. page 6" /> compared to the recommended 112 bpm for [[Western swing|Western Swing]].<ref>''Encyclopedia of Social Dance''. Albert and Josephine Butler. 1971 & 1975. Albert Butler Ballroom Dance Service. New York, NY. page 140 (1971). no ISBN or other ID</ref> In its 2014–2016 rules, the [[United Country Western Dance Council]] (UCWDC) specified a range of 102–114 bpm with a preferred speed of 108 bpm "for all."<ref>UCWDC Rules page 10</ref> West Coast Swing dancers have adopted music genres such as hip hop and blues, both of which often range well below 100 bpm.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}