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Lindy Hop
Class Info
- Lindy Hop with professional
instructor Ben Morris. 7 Mondays, starting January 9th, 8:30 - 10:00 pm. See
CBDC Classes
for the series details.
Figures
ABOUT LINDY HOP AND THE SERIES
The mother of all swing
dances! This dance was born in the late
1920s, flourished in the '30s and '40s, and has continued to have an
amazing resurgence today -- with thousands of people, young and old,
dancing all around the world. Come along and join our eight-week
series where you'll start with the basics and be dancing the very first
night. Throughout the course, you'll learn the signature moves
that make Lindy Hop such an exceptionally fun dance. Though this dance can
get extraordinarily athletic in performance and competition (with flips
and slides), we'll be staying on the floor with the smooth and stylish
moves!
PLACES TO DANCE LINDY
Pasadena Ballroom Dance Association
- Fellowship Hall, 997 E. Walnut, Pasadena.
- Swing dances every Saturday, 8:00-11:30 pm
- Swing lessons 7:30-8:00 pm, cost included in cover charge.
- Live band!
- Cover cost varies according to scheduled performers.
Lindy Groove
- Pasadena Masonic Temple Grand Ballroom, 200 S. Euclid, Pasadena.
- Every Thursday, 7:30 pm-12 midnight
- Swing lessons 7:30-8:15 pm, either Beginning Lindy with Debbie Gitt
& JC or Connection and Musicality with Doug Silton. Cost included
in cover charge.
- Cover cost is $7.
For additional swing places, check out this list from
LA
Swing and Lindy Hop.
MUSIC
Once the server is up, there will be some sample music here.
SUMMER 2004
LINDY HOP CLASS
INSTRUCTOR
- The class is taught by internationally
renowned instructor, Rusty Frank
For more information about Rusty, check out her website:
Swing Shift On Tap
SUMMER 2004
BASIC FIGURES --
updated July 07, 2004
Week 1
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Basic position: Acute "v" angle with follower to the right
of leader; leader's R hand on follower's lower back. Follower's L hand on
leader's shoulder; L/R hand hold with follower's hand above, leader's
below. Leader keeps handhold at follower's waist level, with elbow's bent
to provide tension and reasonably steady.
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Swing basic: Triple-step, triple-step, rock step. Basic
with cw rotation: Leader leads basic but turns it so couples move around
the floor.
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Underarm pass: Follower pivots cw during first step of
2nd triple-step under leader's L arm, then pivots ccw on the second pass
under leader's L arm
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Send-out: Leader sends follower out from basic position to
facing each other. Follower pivots ccw.
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Leader change of hands: Rock step, from L/R hold change to
R/R-triple step, leader slides across in front of follower changing hands
behind back to L/R-triple step.
Week 2
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Send-out under arm: Partners facing each other-rock step,
bring follower to leader's R side-triple step (follower 1/2 turn ccw
during triple step), side by side-triple step, rock step, send partner out
under leader's L arm-triple step (follower 1/2 turn cw during triple
step), facing each other-triple step.
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Man's underarm turn: Facing each other-rock step, leader
turns ccw under his L arm during triple step, face each other-triple
step, rock step, follower turns ccw under leader's L arm-triple step, face
each other-triple step.
Week 3
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Lindy Charleston (8 beats): Rock step (1-2), kick
forward-step on outside foot (3-4), kick forward-pause middle-kick
backward-step on inside foot (5-8). Note: kick with heel down, arms
sway opposite of active foot. To start Charleston, bring follower
side to side, drop L/R hand hold.
Week 4
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Cross-body lead: Leader's rock step is diagonal back
L-turn 1/4 ccw step (this puts leader outside of the follower's passing
slot), with leader's leading follower across the slot during 1st triple
step and facing the follower-triple step. Leader's diagonal back-step should
lead follower to a forward walk-walk instead of a rock step.
Follower passes slot to leader's left hand side, moving across the
slot-triple step and going forward until reaching tension in arm,
follower then turns 1/2 ccw-triple step.
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No lookie: Leader leads underarm pass, changing handhold
from L/R to R/R handshake as follower turns into her 2nd triple step. At the end
of underarm pass triple step, leader does not face partner, instead faces
side to keep slot open. For his rock step, leader lunges to face the
back, leads follower across-triple step, changes handhold-faces
follower-triple step. Follower's same as cross-body lead with leader's
lunge leading a walk-walk.
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Outside turn-Pop: Lead similar to cross body lead, but at
end of back-step, leader raises L/R handhold to stop position to signal
turn to follower. From walk-walk, follower should face leader once he
raises his L arm and match him by bringing R hand up to stop position. On
1st triple step, compress into the leader's palm to build tension into a
pop-full turn cw-triple step.
Week 5
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Send out-free spin: Swing out follower for rock-step,
bring in for triple-step, push off for a free-spin triple-step.
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Whip (8 beats): Rock-step, triple-step, step-step,
triple-step.
Week 6
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Whip/Swing-out from close position (8 beats):
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Whip/Swing-out from open position (8 beats):
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Lindy Circle (8 beats):
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Shoulder release (8 beats):
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Charleston double-kicks (8 beats):
Week 7
Week 8
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Shimis + high kick
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Shadow Charleston
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