Learn Swing Dance! Lindy Hop for Beginners: Triple Step Rhythm (Class 1 of 6)

[@glennteasdel7424]

That was AMAZING! Thank you SO much for making this for all of us! I’m one month into learning Lindy Hop and this video is so incredibly helpful!

[@SwingStepTV]

You're very welcome! Glad you found it useful :)

[@saha6716]

hiii from uk,,, what an amazing video .. everything so so simplified with clarity.. you are both amazinggg ...you have rhythm inbuilt in your DNA ,,, so its easy for you.. but watching you I feel like I kind of can do also.. that's the skill of a good teacher so thank you so much!!

[@SwingStepTV]

@@saha6716 thanks! Don't worry it's not just built-in, we practiced. If you enjoy it and you practice you'll get it too 😊

[@kristennguyen508]

Thank you for ur lessons! Really helpful!

[@SwingStepTV]

Thanks Kristen, glad they worked for you!

[@andywjackson1135]

A, fabulous thank you,I enjoyed your fantastic video, thanking you for sharing 🎶🤸🌈☘️ yours truly Andy🏃👣

[@jackeng7129]

great and fun instructions

[@SwingStepTV]

thanks!

[@ВладиславХохлов-р6п]

Big thanx for this tutorial

[@SwingStepTV]

You're very welcome :)

[@youtuberhakankeles]

You are truly amazing.❤

[@SwingStepTV]

Wow, thank you!!

[@segugio]

grazie per questa condivisione

[@SwingStepTV]

Grazie per aver guardato :)

[@carlobruno9592]

Can i ask a question? I'm really interested in the slingshot move with leader underarm pass, how can i tell the follow the difference between this and a surprise swingout from the same move (slingshot). I mean with this one the follower takes a triple step, while with a surprise swingout it's a step step ---> triple step. Do you mind answer me, if you are so kind?

[@SwingStepTV]

Hey, of course questions are always welcome :) It's often hard to answer dance questions in words, but I'll try and if it doesn't make sense let me know... I would say there are two differences between the variation we're showing and what I believe you mean by a surprise swingout from this movement. First: the preparation to travel will be different. If I want to do the underarm pass, as a leader I'm preparing to go under the arm so I'll be preparing myself to travel forward; as a follower there's an intention and body language I can see and feel from my leader that demonstrates that they want to go forward, and that looks & feels very different from the invitation to swing out (in which the leader will be preparing space for the follower and also be moving in that direction for a little longer themselves). Second: the rhythmical connection we have makes a huge difference to communicating a step-step or a triple step. You don't have to overanalyse it, but there's a small difference in how my body moves -- for instance if I do "triple step, triple step" versus "triple step, step step", my body will move and groove a little differently in the moment before that second triple step than it will in the moment before a step step. You can train this with a partner by for instance dancing lots of lindy circles and varying them (try changing up how long you stay in the circle with step-step rhythm before you exit with a triple. or, try staying in the circle but sometimes dance triples and sometimes steps.) Be a little careful that you don't over-exaggerate your movements in order to make the differences clear (e.g. being super bouncy in triples and super flat in steps will probably work but also is probably not a natural way for your body to dance lindy hop); instead allow the differences to be subtle but focus on staying rhythmically synchronised with each other in your basic grooves before you try to communicate the differences. Hope that helps! - Kris

[@carlobruno9592]

@@SwingStepTV Hey! Thank you, the answer Is very long and clear, i'd say the second point answer me better and i get it!, About the first point there is also a swingout variation where the leader duck under the follower arm and the preparation is similar (that's mostly why i asked it). Thanks again for this deep answer. You are doing a great job, and i guess your students are happy to have someone like you.

[@SwingStepTV]

You're very welcome@@carlobruno9592 :) If you're looking for more detailed lessons, we have multiple online courses (including swing out training, skills & drills for leaders and followers, solo jazz, etc) over on our website: swingstep.com/classes/online-pass/.

[@SwingStepTV]

Oh, and P.S.: if you send me a video of the swingout variation you have in mind, then I could give a more complete answer to the first point. You can email [e-mail] with a dropbox link, or youtube video, or whatever's easiest for you.

[@carlobruno9592]

@@SwingStepTV i did an online lesson with michael and evita, they call it "swingout variation leader goes under the arm". Obviously was done and explained in a more slow and paceful music than this, anyway i found this example in a fast jack & jill, at minute 01:15 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmHTeHutrryobZY

[@Deuntjes1]

More talk then demonstration

[@SwingStepTV]

? If you look in the description you can find chapter headings to let you skip to what you're looking for. The warm-up starts at 2:21