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Originally Posted by Amir  It is WCS. At least it should be since these videos are from the US Open West Coast Swing Classic division. |
It's not WCS, but I was inaccurate in calling it Hand Jive - it's Hand Dancing. Or at least,
that's what Deonna Ball (the woman in the clips) calls it, and she ought to know.
As far as the US Open, although WCS predominates, it is not the "US Open West Coast Swing" competitoin but the "US Open Swing" competition, and the rules for Classic say only that it requires 80% Swing Content. In defining Swing Content, they use this definition:
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"Swing is an American Rhythm Dance that is identified primarily by 6-beat and 8-beat patterns that incorporate a wide variety of rhythms. 6-beat patterns include, but are not limited to, passes, underarm turns, push-breaks, and open-to-closed/closed-to-open position patterns. 8-beat patterns include, but are not limited to, whips, swing-outs, Lindy circles, and Shag pivots. Although they are not part of the foundation of the dance as stated above, 2-beat and 4-beat rhythm breaks may be incorporated to phrase the music, to extend a pattern, and/or to accent breaks."
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This comes from the "statement of swing" at the NASDE
website, and if you look there I think it's fairly clear it is specifically meant to include styles other than WCS such as Hand Dancing, Shag, Lindy Hop, etc.