Lindy Workshop - Jazz movement

Swing Steps for Competition

1.Basic 

Swing-out

Tuck-In with Under-arm turn (Leader /Follower) 

Tuck-In with free turn 

Double Tuck-in

2.8 count variation

8 count basic in place

8 count turning

8 count with open-break

8 count under-arm turn left/right

3. footwork

Sugar foot - Chicken walks

Simple Sugar push

Turing Sugar push

Chicken Swivel

Peek-a-boo/Stop-and-go

Balboa, Lindy, Jitterbug

Balboa
Balboa is a smooth dance done in tightly closed couple position with subtle but striking footwork.
It's perfect for those fast numbers, and will fit well with both jitterbug and Lindy dancing.
It can be maniplated from the basic bal (balboa) to Bal-swing such as
basics, cross-overs, break-time, lollies, and throw-outs.

Lindy Hop
Lindy Hop is the original swing dance style from the 1930's and 1940's.
It's wildly popular in Europe and is the style of choice on the coasts: East Coast swing vs. West Coast swing.
This high energy style incorporates a distinctive, jazzy blend of footwork and kick variations.

Jitterbug
the basic 6 count footwork, several simple turns, fancy turns, smooth leads and hot moves of swing dance.

Swing Lindy Workshop - Intermediate

From Charles and Kristein 

1. Swing out- linear vs. circular 

2. Stretch Boeing Boeing with tension 

    1,2 Stretch & kick step (3&4) ,

    1,2 turn(3&4) & Stop (at five)  

3. Frankie Step 

1) Bow & swing out(twist) -> circle->triple->chacha->twist ->triple turn 

2) Circle-> Shake + double turn (shake) -> triple /watching

3) 1,2, 3&4 (inner turn) point (in)/5, point(out)/6, point(in,in,in) 7&8 

4. Make Kristein happy

Slide(drible) out seven & eight 

shake shake (one two/rock step) -> triple (3,4,5) -> walk/walk(5,6) 

slide(drible)-> shake shake   

slide(drible) -> shake shake 

swing out (slide /5,6) -> walk walk ->triple triple

spin turn (one two  // three triple 3,4,5,6 turn) + 7 &8 

5. Texas (linear/circular triple + triple + (rock step) or (swing out) 

Swing , Latin, and Classic Dance

I joined the "Magic step", the KAIST dance community, by learning and doing "Sports dance". There are two kinds of dances in "sports dance", one is Latin dance category, and the other is Classic dance. In Latin dance, there are five different style of dances - ChaCha, Rumba, Jive, Samba, and Pasodoble and there are also five different style in class dance such as Waltz, Vienna Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango and Quick step.
I started to learn swing dance since Sep. 2008 - currently I've learned Lindy, Balboa and east coast swing. Lindy is much more like Jive, especially foot work and 8 counts. But the difference between Latin and swing is the "dynamics". In Latin, the male and the female or ,what we call, the leader and the follower should have follow routine steps first and then both of them can manipulate just based on general routine steps. But in swing, the female, or the follower, can only follow the leader's movement whatever he choose. It's really dynamic and more fun!!!
I really , really like Swing and this is another happiness what I could enjoy in Pittsburgh.

Swing(Balboa) Lesson from Lisa

1. Basic Foot work (up-hold) 

Step-step(together)-hold-step

2. Break Time Foot work(down-hold)

Step(Travel)-Step(together)-step(travel back)- hold

3. 8 count and basic 

1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 & step-step(together)-hold-step)

Swing (Lindy Hop) Lesson from Lisa

1) 22th, September

Swing out (1 -2 -triple step - 5 - 6 - triple step, stress on 4 and 8)

Swing out to side by side  (1-2-triple step - rock-step - triple step)

From Side by side back to swing out (1-2-triple step-5-6- triple step)

2) 29th, September 

Side by Side and Rocks (1-2-triple step-rock-rock-triple step)

Side by side and Glides (leads stepping back on 5,6,7,8) (1-2-triple step-F walk-F walk-triple step)

Free Spin (Follower's outside turn)(1-2-triple step-side-side-triple turn)