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In 1998, Rusty Frank founded the largest swing dance program in Los Angeles consisting of Lindy by the Sea school and Rusty's Rhythm Club. In 1989, Frank founded On Tap Dance Shop, through which she produces instructional-historical tap and swing dance videos. [2]
Willa Mae Ricker and Leon James, original Lindy Hop dancers in iconic Life magazine photograph, 1943 Norma Miller and Skip Cunningham 2009 Lindy Hop Dance, 2013. The Lindy Hop is an American dance which was born in the African-American communities of Harlem, New York City, in 1928 and has evolved since then.
Jitterbug is any form of swing dance, though it is often used as a synonym for the six-count derivative of Lindy Hop called "East Coast Swing". [5] It was also common to use the word to identify a kind of dancer (i.e., a swing dancer). A "jitterbug" might prefer to dance Lindy Hop, Shag, or any of the other swing dances.
Jean Phelps Veloz is an icon of 'Hollywood-Style Lindy Hop' for the current swing dancing generation. She dances West Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Jitterbug, Tanga and Ballroom. Jean trained with ...
LaTasha Barnes in 2024. LaTasha Barnes is an American dancer, educator, and choreographer. [1] [2] She is the creator and director of The Jazz Continuum, an African roots-based production encompassing Lindy Hop, house dance, locking, breaking, voguing, and jazz dance that connects dance of the swing era to dance today.
The leader executes a standard swingout, but, on the four counts of the return, places the follower's right hand behind the follower's back at waist level and puts that hand into their own right hand, a position similar to shaking hands behind the follower's back.
The American Lindy Hop Championships is a major [1] dance convention dedicated primarily to Lindy Hop. [2] [3] In the 1990s Lindy Hop dancers competed in a separate category of West Coast Swing competitions, so Paulette Brockington in 1998 created an event "by Lindy Hoppers for Lindy Hoppers". The competition remained popular "well into the ...
Swing dance aerial move Aerials being performed during an International Lindy Hop Championships competition in Manhattan. An Aerial (also acrobatic, air step or air) is a dance move in Lindy Hop or Boogie Woogie where one's feet leave the floor. As opposed to a lift, aerial is a step where a partner needs to be thrown into the air and then ...