The Bop

The Bop is a swing dance which consists of a 6-count or 8-count. It can be counted as, “1-2-3-4, 5 and 6″ or “1-2-3-4-5-6, 7 and 8″. Sound familiar? The count is just like a West Coast Swing. Actually The Bop is a mix of Hustle, West Coast and East Coast Swing combined. The only difference is a kick, or a stomp on the 4 count or on the 6 count. But, you don’t always have to “stomp” or “kick” on the 4th or 6th count. For the more experienced dancers, you can add you own syncopation to make up for the count. And thus, that’s where the fun part happens in this dance. The Bop has a limitless variety of variations. I personally find this to be a very fun dance!