Lindy Hop Troupe Class

In this Lindy Hop troupe class you will Learn the Shim Sham as well as a choreographed routine involving a variety of Lindy moves that will help you to integrate your styling and fine tune your technique to performance level. This will expand your repertoire of fun and expressive moves including Charleston variations as well as styling tips and characterizations typical for this dance. 

Lindy Hop is enjoying a huge revival all over the world (see description below).  A good understanding of the 6 and 8 count basics, including Lindy Circle, Swing out and Charleston is important for this class.

The one hour class is followed by 30 mins of practice time. Singles welcome.

The Lindy hop is an American dance that evolved in Harlem, New York City, in the 1920s and 1930s and originally evolved with the jazz music of that time. It was very popular during the Swing era of the late 1930s and early 1940s. Lindy was a fusion of many dances but is mainly based on jazz, tap, breakaway, and Charleston. It is frequently described as a jazz dance and is a member of the swing dance family.

In its development, the Lindy hop combined elements of both partnered and solo dancing by using the movements and improvisation of black dances along with the formal eight-count structure of European partner dances – most clearly illustrated in the Lindy’s basic step, the swingout.

Lindy hop is sometimes referred to as a street dance, as it is improvisational and social in nature.

It is a fun, loose and expressive dance with a lot of character!