Lindy Hop

taught by

H. Leon Raper

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This step list will cover basic Lindy Hop plus some neat intermediate & advanced step patterns. Dance step patterns may have different names for the same patterns. That will be determined by the instructor. We will attempt to give alternate names, when known, and also give West Coast Swing equivalent names.

I am sure there are also many other acceptable paths to this common goal other than what I have defined here. I would like to see lesson structures created by others that make use of the Universal Unit System (TM).

Table of Contents

HELP

• Getting Started
• Swing Outs
• Closed Position Lindy Circle
• Tuck Turns
• Charleston
• Neat Footwork
• Kicks
• Other Step Patterns
• Free Style Step Patterns
• St. Louis Shag Material
• Air Steps
• Flying Lindy
• Circular Swing

Getting Started

• Review & New Definitions
• Odd/Even Lindy Rhythms
• Triple Rhythm - Getting It Going
• Triple Rhythm vs Delayed Single Rhythm
• Triple Rhythm Break
• Double Rhythm
• Blank Rhythm

Swing Outs

• Swing Out from Closed Position (AKA: Lindy Throw-Out)
• Swing Out from Open Position (AKA: Whip)
• Swing Out with Outside Turn
• Swing Out with Inside Turn
• Texas Tommy (AKA: Swing Out with Hand Change)
• Yump
• Handshake Behind the Back with Quick Turn

Closed Position Lindy Circle

• Turning Basic from Closed Position
• Turning Basic from Open Position
• Glide To The Side
• Glide To The Side with Shake Time
• Run Around

Tuck Turns

• Tuck Turn from Closed Position

Neat Footwork

• Coaster Anchor
• Heels
• Sugars

Charleston

• 1920s Charleston
• Charleston - Lindy Basic
• Facing Charleston

Kicks

• Traveling Jig Walks (AKA: 16 Beat Traveling Kicks)
• Skip Up (AKA: Closed Kicks)
• Hand to Hand Kicks with Kick Around (AKA: Hand to Hand Charleston with Kick Around)
• Speed Shag Kicks
• Kicks with Knee Lift (Air Step Pattern)

Other Neat Step Patterns

• Jockey
• Charleston
• Quarter Turn (AKA: Facing Rock Step)
• Pecking
• Mini Dip
• Glide To The Side
• Glide To The Side with Shake Time
• Log Rolling Grapevine (AKA: Falling Off The Log)

Free Style Step Patterns

• Boogie Back (AKA: Kick Step Step)
• Camel Walk (AKA: Boogie Walk, Boogie Forward)
• Chasse' (Pronounced: Shah-Say)
• Shorty George
• Sugar Foot (AKA: Sugars, Swivel Walk)
• Pimp Walk
• Jazz Square (AKA: Jazz Box)
• Savoy's
• Truckin'

Air Step Patterns

• Safety Precautions
• Skip Up with Knee Lift (AKA: Facing Kicks with Knee Lift)
• Yump Swing Out from Closed Position
• Yump Swing Out from Open Position
• Yump Swing Out from Open Position with Outside Turn
• Flying Leap Onto The Back with Flying Return

Flying Lindy

• What is Flying Lindy
• Skips
• Skips & Kicks

Circular Swing

• What is Circular Swing

How to contact H. Leon Raper

[Raper's Dance Corner]

[Raper's Swing Dance Corner]