Terence. I was looking at a Chasse in the East Coast Swing. I could not pick the difference between The International Jive and it. I always thought that the East Coast Swing was flattish without the bounce we see in Jive. I could be wrong.

Again, a strong similarity.. after all, it was designed on R and R and E.C Swing. The notable absence is the " dig " accent that is prevalent in ECS. and they do count the rhythm differently ( many count it 1,2,3,..1,2,3, and rock step ) in reality it should be 1 and 2.. 3 and 4..1.2... another basic that " splits " 3 bars

Terence. I know nothing about ECS. But I have watched a demonstration of the Basic Rock Step and Chasses. There appears to be Eight Steps over six beats of music. If that is correct why isn't the count 12 345 678 = 8 steps over 6 beats. This is how the International Jive is counted, or I should say . How it should be counted.

The basic figure is supposed to reflect the rhythm of the music from that era ( it is loosely based on jazz among other native rhythms ).

This double syncop also occurs in many latin rhythms which I,m sure had a large influence.
"Styles" of dances are usually built around a musical concept, and are further developed by improvisation.

ECS is a much more relaxed form of Jazz/ Blues type music .
The "Swing " genre has its roots in many dances suchas.. Balboa, Lindy,etc.
ECS is really a hybrid ,that was constructed so that it could become a socially acceptable dance of its era. .

One of our judges in Our Dancing with the Stars made a comment. They said I see you added a bit of ECS as well as Lindy in your Jive, all very aceptable.
I took that to mean they went from the bouncy action in their Jive to the flatter style and back again.

if you think about that, its really an arrogant statement.

More correctly would be .. " I see you have added some Jive to your ECS ! ".

Since the discussion no longer refers to the question originally asked but goes around jive and swing, does somebody know what is the meaning of the word "jive"?