This fortnight's variation is Out Out In In! Make a statement with this tidy symmetrical variation Also useful for avoiding stray cats and holes in the floor
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Kieron Finn on Vintage Fashion
Last month we picked up some excellent tips on vintage hair and make up from the Someday Sweethearts. This month we've got a second installment of vintage style for you from one of our lovely local dancers--Kieron Finn! Kieron has been a fan of vintage fashion since he was a teenager, starting with mod 60s fashion... Continue Reading →
Time to STFO!
New to swing dancing? You'll definitely want to spend some time on what is probably the most quintessential lindy hop move--the swingout. You'll spend the rest of your lindy career trying to perfect this move, learning different styles and techniques and all the variations. Let us start you off on the right track! Swingout Course Wednesday, 24... Continue Reading →
Footwork Variation of the Fortnight #70!
This fortnight's variation is Shuffle Ball Change! Spice up your ball change with a little shuffelin' This one should be familiar to those of you that dabble in tap dancing. What other tap variations have you tried throwing into your lindy?
Is Lindy Hop for You?
Our city of Leeds hosts a lovely diverse and vibrant Lindy Hop community. These lovely dancers make a start for a wide variety of different reasons. Some people take up swing dancing because of a love for vintage fashion, some are fans of swing music and trad jazz, some people come in looking for a... Continue Reading →
A Lesson in Vintage Glamour from the Someday Sweethearts
You don't have to be into vintage style to to enjoy vintage dancing but we thought we'd do a couple of features on how to acheive a vintage look for those who want to give it a go! We got in touch with Nina Elkin, Artistic Director of the Someday Sweethearts, to ask if she... Continue Reading →
Learn the Tranky Doo Thursdays in September!
Get these dates in your diary because we are excited to announce a series of Thursday night classes on the Tranky Doo, 6th, 13th and 20th September! The Tranky Doo is a classic vintage jazz solo routine from the 1940s. For some interesting factoids about the history of the routine and clips of a variety... Continue Reading →
Footwork Variation of the Fortnight #69!
This fortnight's variation is Syncopated Scoots! Who doesn't love a bit of synco.....pation! Complex rhythms add interest and texture to your dancing! It's well worth spending a bit of time trying out syncopations to get your body used to thinking outside the basic footwork pattern. (This variation was inspired by the lovely Alba Mengual and... Continue Reading →
Dance Weekends 101
If you've been taking classes and maybe even started venturing out to try social dancing the next adventure for you should be traveling to a dance weekend. You now speak the international language of dance and one of the most fun things you can do with this new found skill is to travel to another... Continue Reading →
How to Nail Those Tricky Moves
With so many awesome Lindy Hop moves to learn there are some that can fall through the cracks--moves that are just a bit too tricky to really get in a drop-in class. That's why we're introducing another new course into our Classic Moves line up, focusing on Tricky Moves! In this four week course we'll... Continue Reading →
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