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Lindy Hop History

Lindy Hop in the Media

Lindy Hop has been featured in popular media since its inception. Variants include the Double Lindy and Triple Lindy. It featured in several music videos, including Marilyn Manson’s “Mobscene”, the 2002 music video to Elvis Presley vs. JXL remix of “A Little Less Conversation”, the 2007 music video to Christina Aguilera’s song “Candyman, the 2008 video release from Millencolin; Detox ...

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The International Mecca of Lindy Hop

The small village of Herräng in Sweden (north of Stockholm) has unofficially become the international mecca of Lindy Hop thanks to the annual Herräng Dance Camp formerly run by the Rhythm Hot Shots, with an attendance from around 40 countries.

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The History of Lindy Hop

The Lindy Hop was born in black communities in Harlem, New York, in the United States from about 1927 into the early 1930s from four possible sources: the breakaway, the Charleston, the Texas Tommy, and the hop. One alleged source of the dance’s name is the famous aviator Charles Lindbergh, who was nicknamed “Lucky Lindy”. After Lindbergh’s solo non-stop flight ...

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Lindy Hop

The Lindy Hop is a dance that began in Harlem, New York City, in the 1920s and 1930s and evolved with the jazz music of that era. It was also popular during the Swing era of the late 1930s and early 1940s. Lindy hop was a fusion of a number of dances that preceded it and/or were popular during its ...

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