Jitterbug Sugar Push Both lead and follow start with rock steps. The lead then pulls the follow close for two counts (a triple step) and then he pushes her back into open for two counts (a triple step). Both lead and follow end up where they started. Lead Counts 1 and 2 Feet: Step back with the left foot, step ...

The sugar push is one of the basic moves of Lindy Hop and all swing dances. The lead and follow stay where they are for 6 counts. The sugar push is very stylized, bringing both partners close together and then returning them to where they started, just like in the swingout. This is often led with two arms. The key variations ...

The swingout is the defining dance move of Lindy Hop. The swingout evolved from the breakaway, which in turn evolved from the Texas Tommy. The first documented mention of the swingout pattern that resembles breakaway was in 1911, to describe a “Texas Tommy Swing” show done at the Fairmont hotel in San Francisco, CA, USA. Variations are used in Jive, ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Lindy Hop Class Music Favorites Some of my Cat’s Corner Lindy Hop students asked me to share the names of some of the tunes I often play in our classes, and I am happy to oblige! I was lucky enough to find most of them available for MP3 download on Amazon.com, and here are the tracks listed from slowest to ...

Learn to Swing Dance | Level 1 Lesson 3 (Lindy Hop) | Lindy Ladder You’ve learned the Lindy Hop Basic step, now it’s time to add a few more basic moves to get you swingin’ on the floor. Moves In This Lesson: – Lindy Circle – Promenade (Side-by-Side Position to Closed Position back to Side-by-Side) – Level 1 Lesson 3 ...