Can someone tell me how to do the east coast swing, stroll,handjive, or bunny ho

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SWING:

Swing is a social dance, and it's cool you're looking for resources online to learn from, but when it comes down to it, you are dancing with another person, not by yourself. Online resources might help you learn more, but they aren't going to get you started. I recommend that you find your local lindy hop scene/instructor to get you started (where you can learn about lead and follow dancing).

Try searching you City/State on this website:
http://www.thelindyhop.com

You should try and find a "social swing" night. At these events there will be a cost for going (anywhere from $3 to $10). The benefit is that at these venues, there will normally be a swing dance lesson for about an hour, and then social dancing for the rest of the night, and you never need a partner!

That being said . . . there are online resources you can watch to increase your knowledge.

If you're a beginner, you're to want to start out by learning some East Coast Swing. This is the easiest to learn as a beginner. It's a 6-count basic, and stays in that basic. It's also a standard ballroom dance, and is very easy to find a teacher.
Here's how to dance it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuCqgF90H...
You'll want to learn some basic moves like Inside Turn, Outside Turn, Cuddle or Sweetheart, etc.

Now, unless you're going into competitive ballroom, there's really no reason to stick with learning ONLY east coast, you'll want to move on to Lindy Hop.

Lindy Hop is the original swing dance that developed out of the Charleston in Harlem. It's almost always danced to what's considered "swing music" by most people's standards (and is also called The Jitterbug). It's an 8 count dance that can have different variations.
Here's how to dance it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVJu2q1cg...

In addition you should learn other swing type dances like Charleston, Balboa and Collegiate Shag.

There are a few free instructional videos on YouTube and Google Video you can search for, but I find the best online resource is:
http://www.idance.net
They have some free lessons, but most you have to pay for . . . don't worry, it's only a $1 per video, so that's pretty cheap! (Try searching "idance" on youtube and googlevideo to see free lessons they've posted.)

If you want a little inspiration about swing dancing, check out this video (It's from a professional Lindy Hop competition):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myJj0mNNe...

THE STROLL

The stroll is a line dance and is actually just a modified version of the electric slide (or the other way around depending on how you look at it). If you learn the electric slide you'll be able to pick up the stroll with ease.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Sl...

THE HANDJIVE

The handjive was made most popular by the movie Grease in the 70's, although the song originated with R&B singers of the 50's. You do not need a partner to learn the steps:
http://www.wikihow.com/Do-the-Hand-Jive
(The original song is not as fast as the version from Grease)

THE BUNNY HOP

The bunny hop come from the Playboy Mansion bunnies that would do this dance. It's not unlike a conga line, although the steps include some "hopping" obviously. You don't need a partner to learn this.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=QMZaxtjhZ5k

I hope all of that helps!

Happy Dancing!

I don't know much (or anything really) about east coast swing, stroll or bunny hop, but last year for my dance routine I did the handjive. The main step for the hand jive is a sugar foot while doing the handjive hand motion...

hand motion...
1)tap your palms twice (quickly) on your thighs
2)cross hands to oppisite thigh and tap once
3) repeat ste 1)
4) ball your hands into fists and tap on on the top of the other
5) repeat 4) but switch hands
6) repeat steps 1) 2) 3) 4) & 5)

I suggest you wear a poodle skirt!

Sorry I couldn't have been more help, but if u have a ballet question I'd be more than glad to give you tons of help.

The "real" answer is it just depends. Do you have any dance experience? Are you taking private lessons? Group lessons? Private lessons are by far the best way to go, if you really want to learn East Coast Swing. As to the stroll, hand-jive or bunny-hop... you may be able to learn those on-line in a relatively short time.

Good luck!

i learned the bunny hop last year from this video. :)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=QMZaxtjhZ5k

go on youtube. its pretty helpful. it may not have instructions step by step, but if ur a trained dancer, observation is very important.