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  Lindy Hop - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lindy hop combines elements of solo dancing with partner dancing in its foundational step the 'swingout', where the European partner dancing format was adapted to allow men and women to dance together (a practice usually forbidden in African dances), and yet also to improvise 'alone' without disturbing the structure and flow of the dance.
The word "Hop" was documented as early as 1913 as pertaining to swing dancing, and the "Hop" was quoted by early Texas Tommy dancers as the basic move for their dance, a move that later was commented to be the same as the basic for the Lindy.
Lindy Hop styles based on other types of music such as rock and roll, rockabilly or jump blues are generally a minority niche and less of an influence on the development of the dance form.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lindy_Hop   (5474 words)

  
 Hollywood-Style Lindy Hop - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hollywood Style Lindy Hop is a fun, upbeat dance with tons of opportunities to expand the style and make your own moves.
The Swing Out (the basic step of lindy) is danced in a position often described as someone about to sit on a stool, thereby bringing their center point of balance closer to the ground.
Proponents of the Hollywood Style Lindy Hop often say they're able to dance faster because of the use of counterbalance techniques, and people watching often remark at the smooth nature of the style.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hollywood-Style_Lindy_Hop   (400 words)

  
 The Lindy Circle - Lindy Hop History
The Lindy Hop (or Lindy) is a partner dance that originated in 1920's and 30's Harlem, New York.
The Lindy Hop is considered a cultural phenomenon that broke through the race barrier when segregation was still the norm.
Although the lineage and history of Lindy may be muddled, it is certain that it was born from the blending of African rhythms and movements with European structured dance.
www.lindycircle.com /history/lindy_hop   (1633 words)

  
 Red Hot Lindy Hop
The Lindy Hop is a partner swing dance that originated in the 1920's and 30's at Harlem, New York's Savoy Ballroom.
Lindy Hop is a relaxed dance style with lots of room for variation and improvisation that compliments the music (we call this musicality).
Lindy may be danced anywhere from sophistically slow to frantically fast tempos, incorporating kicks, rhythematic footwork, energetic turns, and aerials on occasion.
www.redhotlindyhop.com   (226 words)

  
 Hip Hop Lindy .com - The hub for new and evolving styles of lindy hop.
Lindy does have it's roots in the jazz/swing era and it owes everything to that, but the number of people who are taking it to the next level grows every year.
While both the hip hop and salsa classes were very crowded at the festival, unfortunately there weren't that many hip hop and salsa people interested in the swing classes, which retained a smaller number of class attendees.
LSD (Lindy San Diego), a troupe, did a Hip Hop Lindy performance during the first night of the camp, which was amazing.
www.hiphoplindy.com   (4577 words)

  
 Learning to Lindy Hop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Lindy Hop is a great dance: energetic, exhuberant, and wild, yet groovin' and really well matched to the music to which it is danced.
One factor that conspires against the student of Lindy Hop is the one that affects the learning of almost all dancing, perhaps especially for men.
Another factor to be aware of is that the basic step of the Lindy Hop, the swing out from open position, is far more difficult than the basic steps of most other dances.
www.peak.org /~clarkm/LindyHop/learning.html   (1117 words)

  
 What is the Lindy Hop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Lindy Hop is the granddaddy of all swing dances.
Whereas the Charleston involved dancing in "closed" position, Lindy Hop has the partners breaking away, yet still coming together and breaking away, thus it visually "swung" with the music.
Known for its musicality and innovativeness, Lindy Hop enjoys a continued revival and is still avidly danced throughout the world.
www.ncls.com /resources/lindyhop.html   (173 words)

  
 _So, what is Lindy Hop, Anyway?_
Lindy Hop is mostly a state of mind -- it starts when you have fantasies about being Fred (or Ginger) and living in a time when everything was elegant and every major trauma turns out to be a simple misunderstanding.
In 1943, Life Magazine characterized Lindy Hop as "America's National Folk Dance." As the dance spread from Harlem throughout the US, it mutated into variations that survive today including Jive, Bop, Shag, Balboa, and the Imperial.
The pants were ideal for performing the kicks and jumps involved in Lindy Hop, and the fashion trend evolved to feature extremes in both dimension and color.
www.jitterbuzz.com /lindyhop.html   (951 words)

  
 World Lindy Hop Championship Debate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Lindy Hop is considered by the dancers to be a grass-roots dance which has no connection with the false and stylised world of Ballroom dancing.
Comparing to these organisations the purpose of the WLHF was: To encourage recognition of Lindy Hop as a world-class, international performance and social dance, to honour its roots in improvisational Jazz, and African-American dance traditions, and to foster cooperation among all participants in its growth and evolution.
Lindy Hop only needs our help in that, as leaders of the dance community, we teach well, pass on the spirit of the dance, and make sure there is always a comfortable place for people to swing out.
www.savoystyle.org /debate.html   (20111 words)

  
 Lindy Hop Origins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In New York City, however, many used LINDY HOP to refer to all manner of variants, barely recognisable from the original, all through the '50s, and to this very day.
The '90s Lindy Hop revival has reverted to the use of LINDY HOP for the ultra-performance style of Savoy stars Whitey's Lindy Hoppers.
LINDY HOP quickly encompassed the huge repertoire of its pre-history jazz dances and moves; then its' repertoire grew like crazy.
www.people.cornell.edu /pages/kpl5/Jbug_origins.html   (522 words)

  
 The Beginning of the Lindy Hop
Lindy Hop was breaking out wherever people were partying...
At the Savoy the Lindy Hop got hotter and hotter, as people danced to the top Big Bands in the land.
The history of the Lindy Hop is told in the pages of this Archive, through the biographies of the dancers and information on old filmclips.
www.savoystyle.com /history.html   (222 words)

  
 Technorati Tag: lindyhop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
A Lindy Hop routine to Footloose by Ben and Sheri.
This is from the 2005 Northeast Lindy Hop Championships at Beantown.
Lindy in the Park and Doghouse founder Chad Kubo is famous, that is, even outside of swing dance circles!
www.technorati.com /tag/lindyhop   (365 words)

  
 Southern California Lindy Society - Lindy Hop
For those of you who may not know, Lindy Hop is the original swing from the 1930's and 1940's done to the music of such greats as Cab Calloway, Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Louis Jordan, and such modern composers as, my personal favorite, Bill Elliott (a local L.A. Band Leader/composer).
Lindy Hop grew out of many of the dances of the 1920's.
There are two main styles of Lindy Hop, the Savoy style, which is characterized by long horizontal lines (Frankie Manning is a good example), and the G.I. style, which is more upright (Dean Collins is a good example).
www.lindyhopping.com /lindy.html   (355 words)

  
 Lindy Hop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Dedicated to expanding lindy hop, east coast swing, balboa, shag, charleston, blues, and west coast swing in Eugene, Oregon.
Hop to the Beat Dance Studio is based in the New England, USA area and specializes in Lindy Hop (the original form of swing/jitterbug partner dancing) and Hip Hop by providing dance classes, dances, workshops, a summer camp, championships, performances and other special events.
Lindy Hop, born in the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, was the first swing dance.
www.dancescape.com /links/dance-lindy-hop.html   (782 words)

  
 CD Baby: PETER DAVIS AND LINDY HOP HEAVEN: Goin' To Lindy Land
A favorite at swing and lindy hop camps and festivals, such as Swing Out New Hampshire, Beantown Lindy Hop Summer Camp and the San Francisco Swing Dance Festival, the band is known as a "dancer's band," possessing an uncanny ability to improvise music while interacting with the dancers, creating an intense symbiotic relationship.
Lindy Hop Heaven's repertoire is from the repertoires of Fats Waller, Benny Goodman, Stuff Smith, Johnny Hodges, Nat King Cole, Louis Jordan, Count Basie, Fats Domino, Jimmy Reed, and the Mills Brothers, among others.
Peter Davis and Lindy Hop Heaven never fails to satisfy dancers, and this CD is even better than their last.
www.cdbaby.com /cd/peterdavis   (1040 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Lindy Hop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the early 1920s in New Orleans, rooted in Western music technique and theory, and is marked by the profound cultural contributions of African Americans.
Lindy Hop is a fusion of many dances from all over the United States from the early 1900s, but is mainly based on the Charleston.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Lindy-Hop   (784 words)

  
 Home
Austin Lindy Hop is Austin's home for Lindy Hop and Swing Dancing or for Swing DJs or Dj-ing or a Disk Jockey for a party or a Dance.
Austin Lindy Hop is Austin's home for Lindy Hop and Swing Dancing or for DJs or Dj-ing or a Disk Jockey for a party or a Dance.
Austin Lindy Hop is Austin's favorite home for Lindy Hop and Swing Dancing or for DJs or Dj-ing or a Disk Jockey for a party or a Dance, unless you go to Four on the Floor, who are also kind of good.
www.austinlindy.com   (1573 words)

  
 Toronto Lindy Hop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Toronto Lindy Hop is a registered Non-Profit Organization dedicated to the progression and preservation of Lindy Hop and swing dancing in Toronto.
Lindy Hop, sometimes known as Jitterbug, is the original form of swing dancing which evolved in the 1920s and dominated dance halls throughout the Great Depression until World War II.
The name Lindy Hop was inspired by Charles Lindbergh's flight to Paris in 1927, when the newspaper headline read: "LINDY HOPS THE ATLANTIC".
www.torontolindyhop.com   (226 words)

  
 Lindy Hop History
This was one of several names for the all-star team of manager/agent Herbert White's 12 Lindy dance troupes.
Original Lindy Hopper Frank Manning is the living source of info we have on this style.
However, aerials in varying degrees remain the inviolable birthright of the young and frisky.
www.people.cornell.edu /pages/kpl5/Jbug_styles.html   (632 words)

  
 Dance Classes Toronto: Lindy Hop classes/lessons
Lindy Hop Beginner 1: This is a beginner class for anyone who wants to learn the basics
Lindy Hop Beginner 2: This class will build on all the fun and fabulous basics.
Lindy Hop Dance Classes in Toronto Winter 2006
www.dance-classes.ca /classes_lindy_hop.html   (311 words)

  
 Lindy Hop Solent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Lindy Hop classes and events in the Solent area of Southern England, UK
However, There will be 'Lindy days' on a Sunday at a frequency of about once a month.
Lindy Hop classes, in the solent area, that are not run by Gary
www.soton.ac.uk /~bam2/lindyhopsolent   (380 words)

  
 Hop to the Beat Dance Studio - Welcome
We are based in the Boston, Massachusetts, USA area and specialize in Lindy Hop.
Lindy Hop is the original form of Swing or Jitterbug partner dancing.
Hop to the Beat also provides Entertainment Services, including dancers, instruction and swing DJing for private and corporate parties and weddings.
www.hoptothebeat.com   (387 words)

  
 Lindy Hop Videos and DVD, Shim Sham Videos, Frankie Manning
Learn to dance Lindy Hop or Shim Sham dancing from Frankie Manning and Erin Stevens.
Manning was instrumental in the development of the Lindy Hop at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem during the '30s.
In this video, learn introductory level Savoy Style Lindy Hop, the original style of swing later called Jitterbug.
www.centralhome.com /ballroomcountry/lindy_hop_dance_videos.htm   (574 words)

  
 Lindy Hop Swing Society of Greater St. Louis, Missouri   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Starting with the SwingOut, Lindy Hop's signature move, you will learn the basic principles of lead-follow technique that will enable you to learn many more exciting moves that make up swing dancing.
We'll get you through all the essentials of swing dancing including the six and eight count basics, the SwingOut (the signature move of Lindy Hop) and also use the principles of movement learned in the SwingOut to help you learn to do other cool moves.
As part of our mission to promote Lindy Hop and swing dancing whenever and wherever we can, LHSS provides choreographed routines, lessons, or even social dancers for a wide variety of events.
www.lindyhopswing.com   (530 words)

  
 StreetSwing's Dance History Archives - Lindy Hop Dance Page - Main1
In the last 90 years the Lindy has become the first form of swing as we know it today (the Great Grandfather of all Swing if you will) and along with the Charleston were the main dances of the 1920's.
During the Lindy Hoppers reign, the Lindy was to take on a newer "Sophisticated or cleaned up look." The Hoppers went on to become the main Swing groups of the time and traveled all over the world performing in many exhibitions, movies, and stage shows.
became the "King of Swing," the Lindy Hop would become known as the "Jitterbug." The term Jitterbug would eventually be applied to all styles of swing over the years and the term Lindy Hop would almost be forgotten about as the term Jitterbug took the reigns.
www.streetswing.com /histmain/z3lindy.htm   (2104 words)

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