Hustle: The name Hustle was originally a Line dance of the same name. The couples dance that was to later steal the name when the movie "Saturday Night Fever" hit the scene was a mixture of Latin and Swing, mixed to the new modern Disco beat. No one knew what to call it and it had many different names across the country in the early 1970's such as "disco swing."

The couples Hustle is said to have come from Florida with the Cubans, with a mix of salsa, swing and the new disco beat would make its way to the eastern states, such as New York. This New "Disco Beat" was a continuos beat that would "Thump-Thump" instead of "Tick-Tock ," this thump-thump was a "Tick-Tock," but not as accented (a continuous pulse rather than alternating pulse) which would make it appear as if each beat was the same. This would make it easy for the DJ's to keep the music going by mixing one song right into another without stopping the music, and the "beginning dancers" did not have to worry about their timing as near as much.

The most popular count for the Hustle across the country is: "and1----2----3" (harder to start for a beginner.) ~ Some folks count it backwards as:"1----2and3" (easier to start for a beginner.)

Some count it as a six count: and1----2----3and4----5----6." (which any of these counts work just fine and you should get familiar with them all).

For the followers to tell which one the Leader will do is simple: ~ If he pushes you backward to start its: "And1-2-3", or "ball-change----walk----walk." ~ If he moves you forward or walks into you its: "1----2and3" or "walk----walk-ball-change."

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