Lindy 1 summary

Last week, I finished my first Lindy Hop swing dance with Alana Hock and decided to post a summary of the moves/steps we learned during the course.


Basic footwork followers: right, left, right-left-right (triple step), left, right, left-right-left (triple step)
Basic footwork leaders: left, right, left-right-left (triple step), right, left, right-left-right (triple step)

1. Lindy Hop basic
- rock-step, triple forward, step step, triple back (8-count)
- stay in closed position

2. Send Out
- rock “send” (leaders send followers out on 2)
- begin in closed, move to open position

3. Into closed
- leaders: back-together (on 1-2)
- followers: walk forward on 1-2
- begin in open, leaders catch and stop followers on 3-and-4, end in closed

4. Side pass
- leaders: back-together, bring left hand across body to lead follower to turn
- begin and end in open

5. Flip flop
- begin in closed with “circular” rock-step, move hand to shoulder blade
- leads open “door” on 1-2, then close on 3-and-4
- switch hands on follower’s back, then rock step on opposite foot
- to end, bring hand and arm back around follower’s hip (closing the space)

6. Rotating basic
- same as basic, but leads rotation towards right shoulder (clockwise)
- triple step back on 7-and-8

7. Lindy circle
- begin in open position, and same beginning as into-closed
- leaders: wait for follower, then start rotating clockwise
- triple step back on 7-and-8 (end in closed position)

8. Under-arm Tuck-turn
- “circular” rock-step, and move hand to shoulder blade
- close “door” on 3-and-4 (leader’s left and follower’s right hand squishing a
marshmallow)
- leaders: turn followers out (clockwise) and draw “C” with hand

9. Swing out!
- begin in open position
- leaders: back-together, triple-step (moving 180 degrees)
- followers, walk forward, matching leader’s shoulders
- on 4, face-off position
- on 5, leaders look then step to side 90 degrees
- end in open position