Swing Dance Videos

I'm Steve Klein and creator of Swing V.  It was a passion, a dream a vision or maybe some obsessive compulsive behavior. I have a passion for West Coast Swing dancing and the preservation of it's rich history and heritage.  The Goal of Swing V is to capture cutting edge events of today, with an emphasis on preserving the rich history of West Coast Swing as captured through Video.  To retain that specialness, that timeless beauty we know in the dance.  Keeping these memories preserved for those who wish to view them, and to work together with other event directors, videographers, for the preservation of these professionally recorded events. About Steve and Dance: Well what can I say.  My mom and dad met in a Ballroom in downtown Portland.  My first dance with a girl was when I was 5 years old. She may have been 4.  She moved away so I had to find a new partner...  My real dancing started up again as a teen.  As a teen, I always found dancing more enjoyable than some of my other friends, but peer pressure didn't slow me down.  I decided to focus on the skill.  I started West Coast Swing dancing in the early 90's.  I also explored other forms of dance such as Latin, Tap, and Jazz.  In 1993 I turned my attention on both swing and country as I started competing in UCWDC sanctioned events.  After 5 years of competing, I started teaching and coaching other couples, and found I wanted to return to my West Coast Swing roots.  In 1997 I focused on that aspect of dancing, attending swing events and spreading the joy by promoting these events to fellow dancers in my local area.  I along with my wife held a very popular monthly social dance at Sunnyside. These were held on the 2nd Saturday of each month, and featured West Coast Swing and Country dancing.  In 1999, I became one of the founding members of The Portland Swing Dance Club, the first ever West Coast Swing dance club in Portland, Oregon (and at that time the first in Oregon).  We opened our monthly Sunnyside Dance to help in it's formation signing up over 100 members that night.  I then took the leadership of Facilities Director and secured two main facilities used each month for the PSDC social dances which are still in use today and still going strong. In 2001 I left the dance scene altogether to pursue a business venture.  It was a hard decision but one that was for the best at the time.  I found myself  "being called back" to the dance again 7 years later in 2008. Today I am enjoying the new style of West Coast Swing and the great music being danced to. It's almost like starting over again, but I am enjoying the journey.  I am meeting a lot of new and exciting friends, and enjoying the family of dancers out there.  Copyright © 2010 - Swing V - Swing Dance Videos Photos by: Kermit Duke Photography