What is Lindy hop?
Lindy hop is a social partner dance that originated in the late 20s in Harlem, New York. Its most distinct feature is an improvisational and social nature. It’s an African-american artform which originated out of the conjuncture of many pre-existing jazz dances.
Whitey's Lindy Hoppers dancing to the song 'All God's Chillun Got Rhythm'.
Dancers: Dorothy Miller, Johnny Ennis, Leon James, Norma Miller, Snookie Beasley, Willa Mae Ricker, Ella Gibson and George Greenidge.
lindy hop classes
level-NEWCOMERS
Where you learn the basics! This level is perfect if you are new to the dance.
Duration: 1 trimester
level-IMPROVERS
Required to join: comfortableness with triple steps, kick steps, change places, tuck turns, circles, promenades, slingshots, hand to hand.
Duration: 1 trimester
level-Progressers
Required to join: comfortableness with swing outs, circles, tandem, hand to hand, break aways, change places, tuck turns, promenades, slingshots.
Duration: 1 trimester
level-explorers
Required to join: moderate experience in social dancing, comfortableness with swing outs, swing out variations, circles, tandem, hand to hand, promenades, slingshots, behind the back swing out, break aways, change places, tuck turns, sugar pushes, and some footwork variations.
Duration: Not defined (change of class is decided by both students and teachers).
level-challengers
Required to join: vast experience in social dancing, broad step vocabulary, easiness with rhythmical variations and comfortableness with swing outs, swing out variations, circles, tandem, hand to hand, break aways, change places, tuck turns, sugar pushes, diverse footwork variations, and solo jazz steps.
Duration: Not defined (change of class is decided by both students and teachers).
level-playhouse
This class is directed to those with a vast previous experience who want to work intensively in their dancing and do not require extensive external help in creating rhythms, steps, and feeling at ease while social dancing at different tempos. In this class, our teachers and guests guide training where students will learn complex combos, work on their dance technique and improvisation, and create on their own.
Duration: Not defined (change of class is decided by both students and teachers).
theme-swing out intensive
This class is directed at intermediate+ (explorer in our level system) and up dancers that want to work on their swing outs: from swing out variations to fast swing outs to general technique behind the swing out step.
Duration: 1 trimester
theme-connection
This class is directed at intermediate (Progressers in our level system) students that wish to work on their connection (how physical connection in lindy hop works) and understand what connection means to the instructors in depth in order to better apply it in the social dance floor.
Duration: 1 trimester