Learn Swing Dance! Lindy Hop for Beginners: Charleston Rhythm (Class 1 of 6)

Welcome to our Lindy Hop for Beginners video lesson. This is a "home edition" class - our goal is to give you as much of our regular Lindy Hop class experience as possible. *** Is there a difference between “Swing” and “Lindy Hop”? *** This is Class 1 of 6 in our online Swing 1 course. If you want to keep learning swing dance with us, you can continue your Lindy Hop for Beginners course with an Online Pass. You’ll have access to our full Swing 1 course, and much more! * full access to our Lindy Hop for Beginners courses, as well as all our other online courses! That’s 90+ hours of instruction videos, including both partnered Lindy Hop and solo classes. * 100% money-back guarantee on your first 30 days; pause or cancel your subscription any time. We have more than 90 hours of online classes for all levels of dancers: Lindy Hop, Solo Jazz, Musicality Training, even Skills and Drills that leaders and followers can practice on their own without a partner :) 00:00 Welcome and Introduction 01:26 Slows 05:15 Quicks 05:47 Mixing Slows & Quicks 07:45 A word on dance roles 08:39 Footwork structure: 2 Slows 2 Quicks 10:14 Footwork structure: 4 Slows 2 Quicks 11:09 Both versions to music 12:40 Visual clues to follow along 15:24 Tip for Follows: clear weight shifts 19:08 Closed position: V-shape 21: 54 Different patterns to music 24:05 Mix it up! 26:38 Hopper&Dictionary: Jockeys 27:35 Hopper&Dictionary: 6-count basic 28:03 Hopper&Dictionary: Rock Step 30:47 Watch and Try...