How to Dance the Charleston

[@A_Strawberry]

It's the 20's boys

[@rexjolles]

Famous last words

[@silverblood9456]

@@rexjolles Expected a swing revival, got a pandemic and the great depression

[@gatsbymaguire]

@@silverblood9456 they forgot to start the pandemic in 2018 and that the depression doesn't start until the 2030s

[@MC32595]

@@silverblood9456 right 😂😔

[@CoolSkeleton95-go9fu]

And soon the 20's will reference the 2020's, not the 1920's

[@JustCass945]

My grandma likes telling stories about my great-grandma, who ran away from home to America in the VERY late 1800s (she was 16). She tells me that my great grandma LOVEDDDD dancing and singing, and how she was very beautiful. She says her favorite dance was the Charleston, so i would love to learn! Love you, Great Grandma Silvia!

[@BillDownhill]

That dance move is literally 100 years old. Pretty wild seeing it incorporated into modern dance.

[@WarmthRainThunder]

Love this dance- I can do it until people start paying attention and I lose train of thought. Then my legs get out of sync 😭💀🤣

[@jaydenlewis6642]

same

[@josephdemenezes1522]

Same here.. But who cares...

[@justAbigailsinging]

Same 😂

[@kimmorris9664]

Figured out how to do the dance because of this, it’s the 20’s now buster!

[@reneechavez2177]

So awesome to find Black folks dancing our dances!!♥️ sharing with my 300 plus students in Miami💦💯 🎩👑

[@jefflh9200]

renee chavez our?

[@Donirexian]

@@jefflh9200 the dance was originally created by African Americans

[@jefflh9200]

@@Donirexian i know that

[@projectc.j.j3310]

So weird to see black folks using technology that’s not theirs

[@venusluv-i1v]

@@jefflh9200 The person said "our" because they themselves are more than likely black.

[@You-lw7cn]

Thanks! I have to come up with choreography for a class I'm taking and my group decided we wanted a tiny bit of the charleston dance in there and most of us didn't know how to do it This was so short and simple and now we can carry on with our choreography!

[@LathyrusRoots]

i've never been interested in dance at all. i can waltz, which i think is 'installed' by default. this two minutes started a tempo, then built it to completion with expert instruction in such a pleasant way, so smoooothly i just... wow, that was cool. and? i can totes do the Charleston.

[@eggy7346]

I stumbled upon a version of the Charleston on an Instagram reel and oddly enough, it got me interested in learning how to dance There's a Halloween party coming up in my city and I wanna let loose for once instead of sitting at the bar with my friends like last year

[@jordanbabcock]

@@eggy7346 how did it go?

[@Starlight_16]

They are great dancers, and she is so beautiful!!

[@ruthannewagner271]

CRUSHIN’ bugs LOVE. Many thanks for cool instructions :)

[@VictoriaEPines]

Yessssss🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 rehearsing for Godspell and wanted to learn how to Charleston to “Bless the Lord” (the ending). Thank you soooo much!!!! This was excellent teaching!!!!

[@fearlesssfcappuccino]

Love it. Simple, short, clear, lovely vid; thank you for making this!!

[@michaelapearson3212]

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[@michaelapearson3212]

yes staying with us at the the end end alol a

[@michaelapearson3212]

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[@michaelapearson3212]

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[@zvipatent]

Mom taught me this. Didn't get much chance ot do it at dances, etc., but like to do it at home. BTW, these folks are great !

[@FLeigh12]

Well. If that wasn't the dopest, coolest, swaggest lil presentation.! Nicholas Brothers at the end. LOVED ❤

[@valm3809]

I have so much admiration for professional dancers they’re a delight to watch

[@davidalen9279]

Love the period costuming. Thank you for sharing!

[@LightYagami-xl1wz]

It’s not even historically accurate AT ALL. Why is she wearing an afro in the 1920’s? That didn’t come until 50 years later!

[@marvin4239]

@@LightYagami-xl1wz This is why girls won't dance with you

[@dolphinman9896]

@@LightYagami-xl1wz that's her natural hair, it always existed? 💀

[@loua5269]

you made it look so easy - thank you for doing this!!! for a short video, i learned a lot.

[@MelancholicFools]

She has a great voice, she should do voice overa

[@LaineyBug2020]

Damn, your skin is absolutely flawless! Such a beautiful color!

[@marcoantoniogalindolucches8085]

Was just about to write on just how amazing her skin tone is! Gorgeous 🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@BonShula]

Turkey Tom taught me this

[@kkegg]

Turkey tom invented this back during the transatlantic trade he saw everyone sad and depressed so he decided to cheer them up by inventing a jolly dance

[@gzimmer211]

@@kkegg this is true btw

[@saviecee]

I love her voice. It’s so clear

[@na-yo2ji]

For the 1920s making a comeback in 2020, I am going to learn at least one 1920s dance move

[@jackphantom]

Art Deco revival would be nice as well

[@alexandrae430]

I appreciate the history lesson!! Also this was the best description! Feeling more confident with this move 😌

[@MsLemon42]

Thanks! I'm going to try to get the other social studies teacher to do a dance with me at the next school talent show haha

[@thelibertymomma8304]

thank you, very helpful for a history presentation! love the outfits, really fits the style back then

[@ylandryrati]

Thank you so much❤

[@zalamael]

Interracial couple dancing to the Charleston, we need more of this in society, it would put an end to the usual racism conflict narrative.

[@dnrspdr03canadian95]

First off they're not interracial, they're both African American. Secondly Hollywood is doing exactly what you just said and it's backfiring big time, it's only made racism go up if you ask me.

[@AntonDogg]

Excellent!! Great dancers, both of you!

[@shortstupidmagicfilms9574]

Amazing! Thanks for this straight forward tutorial. I'm using this for a commercial acting audition 😅

[@lizzwalker7417]

Listen, I just started taking tap classes, and my group is already preparing for a recital 🥴. Why have I always been able to do the Charleston when I'm playing around or just dancing for fun, but the minute I put on tap shoes and see that it's part of the dance routine my legs and feet don't work? I'm really struggling🤣, but I'm glad I found this video. Yall did a great job teaching the steps. Imma properly squish those bugs in no time!

[@abyssGazerTV]

I can't believe people did something this complex for fun back in the day.

[@F.ursthest]

Turkey Tom needs to do this already

[@LilXancheX]

This is like shuffling in the 60’s 😂

[@Cairybow]

Almost, its the 1920s actually 😋

[@rpaterson6784]

Oof, i’m so bad at dancing but I’ve always wanted to learn this one, I think I need a broken down board. It was fun to try tho. The second I start twisting my brain is like no

[@Cairybow]

i get you 😭 all these comments are like "wow this qas so helpful thank you" but i cant figure it out

[@EradicatorX]

same

[@Darkanight]

I love this video... I always find myself coming back here from time to time.

[@crazyleaf257]

Love the visuals and graphics!!

[@zeraghtul6834]

This is my favorite dance, I look forward to practicing it.

[@gilmotier]

Everybody do this dance while you're still healthy and capable! I can't do it now because I broke my hip when I sneezed after a street urchin threw a pocket full of lint, dandruff, and cat dander in my face for a lark. I was in Charleston at the time and when the locals found out I was no longer able to do the special native dance, they tarred and feathered me and ran me right out of town on a rail. I'd never been so humiliated in my life for free.

[@BlackCat-pm9qr]

This song epitomizes what people today want to think the 1920s was like. The truth is that this song and dance was a minor craze in 1925 and was viewed by the majority of people as an amusing novelty at best and vulgar and low class at worst. Most people preferred waltzes and fox-trots. If you want to hear what normal 1920s music sounded like listen to the Colonial Club Orchestra, Regent Club Orchestra on the Brunswick label or The Troubadours or Nat Shilkret on Victor. The real 1920s sound was romantic, heavy on strings with vocals by tenors but I know that isn't what people today want to hear.... since they are obsessed with hot jazz and race music and then project their preferences on the past.

[@Spamkromite]

Amazing, I'm trying to study this dance to make a 3D character dance it and this video has helped me with the essentials and the rest of the stylish freedom this dance gives you :)

[@truepenny2514]

I’d love to learn this - it looks so free and fun -

[@vdubing01]

Yall look so good doing it too!!!! 😊

[@trevosh15]

It's the 20s, which means it's time to bring back the charleston

[@solet579]

Estupenda explicació! Senzilla, clara, divertida!

[@NoCommentaryLife]

Holy. This is so short but the best tutorial

[@conspiracyjen85]

Omg the hair has got me tickled because that curly Afro is definitely how they used to wear their hair.

[@stevenkoehler6018]

Please-More Charleston videos!!!

[@Ticklebrush]

ok shes gorgeous woah

[@daisymay6505]

Agreed, she’s REALLY beautiful 😍❤️

[@Silverwish30]

So how do I explain that I’m here because of an animated dancing cat…

[@DragonXDrei]

And now they call it The Shuffle, and people think i's new.

[@Zuri_the_elfWCUE]

Is nobody talking about how PRETTY she is?

[@lindybeige]

If it was invented in Charleston, how come the first time its originator danced it, it was 'on Broadway'? For a lesson in how to dance to period music, it would have been nice to have used some period music instead of this modern thuddy stuff.

[@fortunatejeremy]

Lol after watching so many of your videos I'm not surprised you're a nit-picker about about period dances.

[@user-ih6vs3eg3o]

I know right and as someone who takes great interest in the period his white tie and tails are all over the place

[@geekchic8495]

Because he invented it WHILE IN Charleston, but just performed it in front of people for the first time on Broadway. It's not rocket science 🙄🤣.

[@geekchic8495]

Oh, and this "modern thuddy stuff" still has musical elements of the 1920s. Loosen up a little.

[@useyournogos6845]

I kinda agree though, the original music would have been better

[@thesmilingknight4982]

thanks so much for a wonderful easy following tutorial ^^ just gotta train a bit more then i have it

[@tonks78]

You're amazing! ❤❤😊

[@AnHero0624]

Not me watching this video while eating a Charleston chew and showing my bf how to dance. I love this era in history.

[@SproutCosplays05]

I’m just learning it for a miku dance heh

[@minaholcomb]

sameee

[@Luke_An_Alchemist]

Same!

[@jonathanguillarme3118]

Thank you for this outstanding video

[@santosalonzo123]

Ya'll are awesome!!!👏😁😉

[@BooDotBoo]

I actually really love this dance. People think I’m crazy doing it and this is why I don’t go to clubs. 😂

[@katlee3036]

*A* *N* *K* *L* *E* break

[@leverdia]

Attractive, Talented dancers...thank you for the tutorial

[@Gatorbitten]

I remember this, learning this in school.

[@bezoticallyyours83]

Elegant and energetic.

[@maidinthamiddle]

You both are so beautiful! I'm a sandlapper for life. Love it!

[@buddyfett1341]

You guys are awesome. Have a Great Gatsby themed party tomorrow night. Looking up 20s moves.

[@delenamiller5948]

Beautiful couple, very classy- and helpful!

[@AwesomeDude799]

*I'm afraid I haven't been a very good Host, Old Sport.*

[@21neuroticelle]

im doing my schools production of anything goes and this helps a lot

[@hpb8859]

Thank you

[@lmay007]

I love that you danced the Charleston😄

[@michaelmartin4079]

wow... ya'll are good dancers. Keep it up.

[@longWriter]

It's simpler than I'd thought---for years, I'd thought that the dance step where you're touching your hands with your thighs and having your hands trade places when your knees touch was the Charleston...I guess I wasn't *exactly* wrong, but I wasn't exactly right, either!

[@virgilycumbias]

Nice lessons for the begginers. Congrats

[@stephenhaynie1039]

this taught me so maNy inspirational things ik how to dance know

[@hogskins3043]

I wanted to learn the Charleston after watching the cast do the dance on Family Matters.

[@InsideEquestrian]

Does anyone know the name of the song in the beginning?

[@melandjon2]

Kid n Play! AKA Charleston. 😊❤

[@leonarduchamp]

fabulous!

[@tomriska4148]

Excellent, but, with two replacement joints I'll sit and admire those (like YOURSELVES) who can hoof it. Thank you! BTW...I was a fairly decent dancer until about 7 years ago (okay, on three, everyone cry for me.....lol.) BTW, I could've done his last move easily....then.... no more kids for me.

[@rileybear836]

I can’t dance, so I’d be useless in the 20s but god I love watching people with rhythm just go go go

[@PunditKING]

You'll look great doing the Charlestown, try it.

[@morbid6six6]

I see it, I understand it. But, I don’t know that I can accomplish it lol

[@pup2006]

i love this so much omg

[@KidAstronaut]

BLACK PEOPLE!!!! I was looking for the history of the dance and thats the first thing ya'll said. INSTANTLY almost shed a tear. Thank you!!!!

[@noobtuber1547]

What is the name of the song in the background? ☺️

[@f.m.r.1437]

Beautiful people and so talented. Blacks all seem to know how to dance the night away. Good for them.

[@w7b9]

I have to do this for an academic grade

[@sophiegomulkiewicz790]

Cool thanks!!!

[@veronicabullard2694]

Thanks guys. That was super cute.

[@LyrenaWithAnxiety]

Step one: okay, yeah, I got it Step two: both legs are broken, tied in a knot

[@michaelhands2189]

Awesome!

[@jameswilson3370]

Omg thank you

[@anthonywomack2260]

The Rock brought me here 😂😂

[@edward002gaming]

You meen ive been doing the Charleston this whole time without noticing it

[@lowkeykindasad3680]

I was 1000th like lol

[@jelly-wv1mn]

Puedo hacerlo descalza?

[@Monkeman2005]

Me and the boys requested to do this in the dance class we are forces to do rn and the teacher said yes

[@marcelzeigler631]

She’s gorg