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If you’re looking for a new hobby that’s creative, active and social you need to have a go at lindy hop! This dynamic partner dance, created by Black dancers in Harlem, New York, developed alongside swing jazz. It really captures the spirit of the swing era with intricate rhythms, improvisational flair, and pure joy! Many... Continue Reading →
Did you know that our favourite dance style has it’s very own holiday? That’s right, 26th May is Frankie Manning’s birthday which we now celebrate as World Lindy Hop Day! Here's a couple of things you might like to do to celebrate this year: Read up on Lindy Hop history: Frankie Manning: Ambassador of Lindy... Continue Reading →
At Swing Dance Leeds we take a month off teaching our regular courses over Summer to focus on other events. As we've just started our last courses before our Summer Break this means that the next courses will be starting 30th August. The good news is you can book online now for our Fundamentals and... Continue Reading →
This fortnight's variation is Unnecessary! Can you believe it's 4 been years since we started? We're going to be taking a break from making FVF videos for a little while, so we made this one unnecessarily complicated. Let us know how you got on! Hopefully there's still plenty of things for you to work on... Continue Reading →
This fortnight's variation is Reverse Kick Kick Ball Change Step Have a fanastic Christmas Break everyone, keep doing kick ball changes though!
This fortnight's variation is Rhythmic Pause Don't be fooled by the lackluster name this is quite a fun little variation! We'll cut them some slack it's tricky coming up with names for over a hundred footwork variations :D
This fortnight's variation is The Pause Tired of the same old rhythms? Here's one you may not have tried... This variation is a great one for working on control and balance as you exit a swingout
This fortnight's variation is Wrap In This variation makes any move look extra fancy The trick to making it pop is to wrap into your arm on the 6.
This fortnight's variation is Sweep Scoot Tap Stuck in a rock step rut? Try this variation and open up a world of possibilities (you don't have to rock step on the 1, 2!) That's right this is variation number 100 whoop! 100 kick ass variations to shake up your lindy.
This fortnight's variation is Truffle Step A fast variation that needs be calm, grounded, and smooth. You've got your work cut out for you Why have we called it the Truffle Step? Who knows. We're open to suggestions...
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