Lindy hop basic footwork

I have my own system for teaching the footwork. This is it. It involves breaking everything down into two types of two-beat elements.
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[@Steininger_Art]

"It doesn't matter" is probably the best advice you could give anyone learning anything new that doesn't involve a firearm.

[@MatthewShute]

Or explosives. Or wild animals. Or noxious chemicals. Or considerable altitudes or depths. Everything else, though, pretty much.

[@Lothar445]

It doesn't matter if you're using the crowded city roads to do your Formula One tryout sessions. What could possibly go wrong...

[@Steininger_Art]

Allahu Ackbar!

[@Lothar445]

Exactly! ISIS is misunderstood! They just wanted to join the F1 tournaments!

[@Steininger_Art]

Race cars of peace.

[@milesdleeg1]

Can you make videos of just you saying, "let me reassure you, everything is alright." because I got a large sense of comfort from that..

[@StillKidColor2]

You've got it! /watch?v=9xgOwhfcxWg

[@drink__more__water]

hahahaha I was wondering why he made that video! The source is revealed!

[@milesdleeg1]

@@drink__more__water .... I never knew this happened until you commented.

[@benjimoomoo]

I keep tripping over my battle-axe when I do my rock-step. What am I doing wrong?

[@lindybeige]

Hold the axe near the head on 1 and 2, then let your forward movement carry the head forward as you slide your hand down the grip on 3 and 4.

[@DoctorRock172]

Hi Matt! Thanks for your question, and we are working on finding you an answer. Thank you again for contacting us! I can't resolve your problem, so i will be transferring you to another department. Thank you! Hello Matt! I'm here to resolve any and all problems you might have. It seems you are a knobhead! Thank you for contacting us. and I'm glade we where able to help you with your issue!

[@clancy147]

it's really more an etiquette thing...just leave it at the door with your broadsword and dagger...[though the dagger may be carried in case of recalcitrant follows]

[@rogerborg]

When rocking out, your axe should be held in the air triumphantly. How else are you going to get Eddie Van Halen?

[@drillerdev4624]

@@lindybeige That sounds an awful lot like the Lancre stick and bucket dance

[@poisontoad8007]

You are the master of the single take. Respect.

[@Rexxae]

Talking about what he loves.

[@mathiasrryba]

RaggedFlag Lindy loves everything he talks about :D Even if he talks about something he hates. "hate out of passion"

[@lindybeige]

Thank you. Unusually, I did two takes of this, and then had a tough time picking between them, because they were exactly the same length and very similar in quality, even though the jokes and minor aspects of what I talked about were different.

[@fatherofdragons4880]

@@lindybeige do a video of all the takes not used please Lloyd.

[@azdgariarada]

"99.972% of all footwork done in lindyhop belongs to either type A or type B"?? I'm suspicious of the validity of your quoted significant figures Nikolas.

[@lindybeige]

Always question everything. Did you know that 86.4 % of all statistics are just made up on the spot?

[@johnladuke6475]

Seventy-two per cent of people know that.

[@azdgariarada]

60% of the time, I hear that joke every time. ;-)

[@LordXelous]

However, 100% of people quoting this very fact, have been medically proven to exercise a memory for Guinness adverts.

[@16m49x3]

20% of all people believe Einstein said that

[@thomashayward3286]

feel like every time lindy makes a dance video his normal subscribers just sit awkwardly at the back of the room holding axes and wearing ww2 hats, while the dance community enters the channel for a video and leaves again.

[@werkatfischer3183]

I'm more of just a lloyd fan at this point who will just watch anything he makes regardless of what it's about.

[@gabrielgonzalez1993]

I can still dance with my armour!… and my Axe!

[@walkerx1813]

"Never give a sword to a man who can't dance"

[@Plasmafox]

And the man in the back said "Everyone, Attack!" and it turned into a ballroom blitz!

[@teddyboragina6437]

You have a dance named after you!?

[@lindybeige]

Yes. It happened that way round. In 1927 they called it Lindy hop after me. I moisturise a lot.

[@johnladuke6475]

He probably just has a terrible-looking portrait locked in his attic.

[@JeremyLawrence-imajez]

Sweating is the new moisturising routine.

[@bartekkko]

Bora Başaran that's racist

[@GwaetherBloom]

You know too much.

[@johnc5869]

I came for the military history and ended up doing my first Lindy Hop class yesterday. Love it! Cheers

[@Chad.Commenter]

WHY ARE YOU DANCING WHAT I CAME HERE TO LEARN ABOUT THE ANCIENT WORLD AND HOW CYCLOPS CAN HAVE 3D VISION. nice moves tho.

[@benjimoomoo]

The 'Lindy" in 'Lindy Beige' is reference to the dance 'Lindy Hop". I first found his channel for the dancing, stayed for the swords.....

[@TheUmad123]

No no, you've got it all wrong. This is obviously some kind of ancient combat technique used by the romans.

[@IsaacPiera]

Actually I discovered this channel long time ago by looking for Lindy Hop videos, but then I realized that Fire Arrows are also great!

[@bnlhu]

fuck off

[@Kabodanki]

The joke You

[@IgnasV]

I Don't even have legs, why am i even watching.

[@vulkanofnocturne]

Don't worry it's 'armless!

[@IgnasV]

no, its not, i hope you can see them holding hands.

Tu cia rimtai? Vis delto yra Lindybeige fanu is Lietuvos. :)

[@captapraelium1591]

Because this is the future of wheelchairs: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIPNZGelac2Baqs

[@granapriego]

I have one and a half legs.

[@LabRat10101]

Can the Lindy Hop not be done in Lindybeige's knitted jumper?.

[@MrB1923]

The jumper must stay in Britain. Bad things might happen.

[@tomaszskowronski1406]

Its national treasure at this point.

[@GCurl]

This footwork is far more superior compared to the HEMA footwork, if you do this during a duel you'll confuse the enemy and win without much effort.

[@00Trademark00]

And if you're really good you might even seduce your enemy.

[@Gruvmpy]

00Trademark00 Sounds like a bad roll in dnd

[@00Trademark00]

@Ezekiel: Definitely if you're fighting a gelatinous blob.

[@bartekkko]

Oh dammit, I feel like I missed the first lesson and now I'm sitting in class trying to find someone who was on the first lesson and take their notes

[@areyouavinalaff]

6:34 dude, that's just how I dance... simplifies everything.

[@alternatemusicaddict5226]

hmmm hes wearing beige HMM hes dancing *lindy* hop HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

[@dreysantillan]

AlternateMusicAddict D:,' *G A S P*

[@GiveMeBackMyUsernameYouTube]

Purely a coincidence.

[@areyouavinalaff]

technically he could change his name to pogoblack about half way through the video.

[@MultiCaliffa]

Are you 'avin a laugh? Is he 'avin a laugh? Karl, is that you?

[@stormtrooper1823]

Man! How many things can you do?

[@lindybeige]

Five.

[@asadpuppy1259]

Lindybeige ya sure?

[@redcastlefan]

does video about swords then does video about dancing very themed channel i see

[@johnladuke6475]

Wait until he does one about tanks and then another about a book he found in a sauna.

[@elirantuil5003]

John La Duke and the beds. Don't forget the beds.

[@headrockbeats]

A video about how to make beige shirts, anyone? Or how to make playing with balloons more fun.

[@guilhermegoldman]

Headrock fuck, I've watched them all!

[@16m49x3]

and then a video about D&D, then miniature ww2 figurines

[@Pfsif]

Would the "Lindy hop" be better performed with a Bren gun or a Spandau?

[@lindybeige]

A bren gun improves everything. It's a bit like cream.

[@anatypicallyhumanperson7200]

Lindybeige cream doesn't improve everything. Try putting it in a fuel tank.

[@vaclav_fejt]

I can confirm. Czechnology!

[@Zargabaath]

Wesley Welch Or a girl.

[@GunFunZS]

Given that the dancing he shows had always been called the Charleston, and the Lindy Hop is also a well defined different dance with overwhelmingly consistent nomenclature the spandau episode is analogous

[@rodrigodepierola]

I'd love to see both of you dancing a whole song. No explanations (maybe as captions) just a full-on dance.

[@sakurafalls2468]

I spent 20 tutorials believing that I'm a terrible dancer, and then he comes with his ''You don't need footwork!'' and ''It doesn't matter!'' and now I feel like I could compete in the Olympics 😂

[@theothertoddg]

I can't believe Lindy stole my dancing style near the end. I expect royalties.

[@limeybonesjones7395]

i new this was coming .. even tho i would never participate in this normally MY LOYALTY IS UNWAVERING

[@johnladuke6475]

ALL HAIL LINDYBEIGE FOLLOW TO YOUR DOOM Until he says invade Russia, that's just madness.

[@uninterruptedrhythm4104]

a true renaissance man

[@sineupp]

4:30 aww I was hoping for Skallagrim

[@lindybeige]

Now THAT's comedy!

I'm not much of a dancer but LindyBeige makes everything interesting.

[@Danbotology]

The thumbnail reminds me of that page from Mr Bean's diary when he started taking dance classes in an attempt to impress Irma Gobb, the woman who works at Highbury district library. Anyone remember that book? I used to read it over and over as a youngster.

[@liamleach7161]

I hate dancing... except when Lloyd does it :D

[@Halberdcarl]

A request if I may; a Ministry of Silly Walks Tutorial. You'll likely be sued but it'd be funny for the three minutes KZbin didn't excoriate the footage.

[@eveonline24]

shes cute as f

[@AVToth]

You will never know how much this has freed my thinking about swing style dancing. Thank you, thank you. I come from the south and southwestern part of the USA. The dancing styles in the southwestern part are dances that are basically the Texas Two Step and several variations of two step. Dances where if the steps aren't mirrored there will be pain. I could never do dancing like you demonstrate, I always prided myself on being able to follow anyone. I could learn the steps but I couldn't figure the cues one gets from the person leading. OMG! I don't have to. Basically if we are both doing A or B then if our steps aren't mirrored, step for step, so what. The occasional difference adds a little cool to it. I feel like Dorothy. It was there all the time.

[@edeggermont]

Read it wrong, came here for hip hop, saw Lindy hop, was not disappointed

[@Mr-Tibbster]

It's one of my favourite dance styles to do. I like the zaniness to it, the aesthetic, the jazz/swing music and the overall freedom you feel with it. I'v never done partner Lindyhop (never had a partner to do it with), but I love doing solo style. Like Al & Leon.

[@professorbellorum]

I love this. Great advice! (I'm at the tuning my swing-out tension stage of life at the moment, so this ) video hits close to home) Wish instructors would focus on weight changes rather than footwork. It would make it a lot easier to figure out how to lead/follow moves!

[@Zajuts149]

I'm sure these lessons could be applied to when wielding a longsword.

[@JesperoTV]

Oh yeah! It's LINDYbeige, isn't it

[@irgendwonurwann]

We need more of this, please! I love lindybeiged Lindyhop and fancy quite a bit of a lindyhopped Lindybeige as well!

[@lostyogi8712]

I can’t dance but I like the dancing videos. Now that I know I can just jump a little or bend a the knee slightly I can now go and dance good ja.

[@chiporello5267]

skippidy floppy-da flappin'-do duppin'-ska pappin'-skippidaflippidafloppin'

[@Nithhoggr]

I gotta say Lindy, you're adding a little sophistication to my life one video at a time. I love the broad range of topics you cover and the fact that you do so many things, never dull. Keep at it.

[@alicaido6616]

I've no clue why this is entertaining, but yet again, you amaze me with your wide talents

[@GeordieHandle]

This is brilliant, I love the variation in your content.

[@gungriffen]

LindyBeige is the most scattered KZbin Channel I watch.

[@SteveM000100]

0:44 - Does Lindy require special lenses to get all of his gigantic self into shot?

[@zenjr1004]

Lindybeige is definately the most versitile channel on the youtube.

[@QurttoRco]

This video is not about axes why is he not talking about axes?

[@johnladuke6475]

He didn't have an axe handy, the nice lady was standing in, you make the axe do the stuff she did. It's a bit more tricky than he made it look.

[@Cthippo1]

The problem is, to be able to get away with those adaptations requires a very deep understanding of where you need to be on which beat to make it work. Sure, i can do anything I want for four beats, so long as i am in the correct orientation with my weight on my left foot at beat 5 for the next move. There was a time I really wanted to learn to Lindy hop, complete with all the throws and aerials, but I never made it happen. Boo for me.

[@Nobody-U-Want-2-Know]

The human spasm known as dancing would seem highly strange to an alien intelligence...

[@blazednlovinit]

Alien literally means strange, so that would be normal (or not).

[@ErwinPommel]

It seems highly strange to quite a lot of humans, too.

[@gubx42]

It probably would appear as some form of communication, which actually isn't too far off from the truth.

[@pendlera2959]

There are an awful lot of animals with a mating dance/courtship display - everything from birds to insects to fish to reptiles. If aliens visited us, I'd bet they'd have some kind of dance of their own and would be interested in ours the same way we are interested in that of, say, hooded grebes.

[@augustdenger8231]

This sorta stuff is why I love this channel

[@CaptainHandsome]

3:50 I can do the whatever! I'm already .1% of the way to being a dancer and that's good enough for me

[@Curiosity017]

Proof that I will watch literally anything provided that ur boi Lloyd is doing it

[@hetspook666]

Hi, i got a question for you that might be a good subject for you're youtube. In just about every medieval movie you see people with modern hair style. How did they do there hair back than? (Excuse my bad english)

[@lindybeige]

Fashions in hairstyles are not new things. Sometimes long hair was in, sometimes beards were in, sometimes a partly shaven head was the fashion.

[@LeonBlack666]

So i have known how to dance Lindy hop all along! Just move the knees a little bit!

[@BoopShooBee]

My method of learning the Lindy involved getting drunk before I tried it. We called it the Jitterbug, but I did learn the proper Lindy in Brooklyn NY. (After getting drunk.)

[@MichaelEdmond]

Even dancing puts pressure on you to change your weight...

[@cairoshuffler5916]

Nice video. However, non-black trousers make it easier to see which leg is in the front/back

[@dogspoonforsale2365]

What the heck am i watching and why am i enjoying it its just lindy going bap bap bap bi bap bom for 7 mins

[@UTU]

That lady was quite fitting, and fit.

[@marydebassecourt4028]

Morris dancers do it with bells on! Call your self a Brit!

[@MartinAhlman]

That's great advice. I'm going to write my own rules and then throw them away.

[@Katkibbs]

I'm literally learning how to do this just so I can teach my classmates at the frickin ROARING 20's THEMED dance bc it fits with the theme. Aaagh

[@chabis]

You could do videos about accounting and people would love to watch them :-D

[@FaykieRS]

Hell yeah. Let's see some more dance vids.

[@pascalmoisan3055]

Thank! I'm courting a lady into swing and lindy hop dancing. This video is a life saver.

[@Rucky888]

Report on progress please. Its been 5 months

[@theshooterflynn]

I'm no dancer, yet after this I have reached clarity and can levitate. Or is it the Lindytate?

[@CrowandTalbot]

The fact that Lindybiege knows the Lindy Hop and can teach it to others is satisfying to my heart. It's heart satisfying.

[@GrrrIamMad]

I don't know why people think dance and military are unrelated. Officers had to know how to dance (with their wives) up to only a few decades ago.

[@blazednlovinit]

That's more related to officers traditionally being middle and upper class.

[@AEFic]

I just started watching this and thought.... "This guy looks like youtube war historian LindyBeige.... wait.....no way.... "

[@Bill-Sama-Gates-Laden]

Yes, but, why do women have breasts?

[@mateuszkwietowicz2470]

My GF is recently captivated by lindy hop and I tried following your instruction but I don't get it at all....

[@SpamQGamers]

just be a pillar :)

[@Frank-bc8gg]

Have you tried to watch it at reduced speed? It helped me at least.

[@michaelt6413]

Drop in classes on the cheaper side followed by just dancing is more than enough for an average casual dancer to learn and get good enough to enjoy the dance. The best part about Lindy hop and swing is, it's about fun and enjoyment. Get your footwork wrong? Who cares as long as your in rhythm. New move.

[@SpamQGamers]

i'll do the jumping you do the pillar?

[@SpamQGamers]

who will lead?

[@whydoievenbothertoputthish2199]

This is quite unusual but quite refreshing at the same time

[@adriangoodman8901]

I forgot you were a dancer! I'm learning ballroom and Latin and very interested in learning swing. Great thanks for putting this video up

[@Max_Flashheart]

Strangely enough dancing and learning balance and correct footwork is critical for good balance in all martial arts plus you can cut a rug at the after party

[@exploatores]

I think is would be confusing as hell if you use it when fighting.

[@AstAMoore]

European electrical outlets. Hmm. Oh, Helsinki. As you were, soldier.

[@tacslap1883]

hello my baby hello my honey hello my ragtime gal

[@kayleejsunshine]

This was so fun to watch! And super helpful, too. You have broken down the mystery of Lindy Hop 😅😂

[@KawauMusic]

I try to avoid dancing, but now I feel prepared! LOL I like your channel, because it is all about your interests. Tabletop, dancing, history ... aso.!

[@james4727]

i didnt even know you taught dancing haha, i found your channel because of the historical stuff.

[@BigMilan]

i do an almost entirely different type of dancing (melbourne shuffle), and while one could swear it's entirely footwork alone, all the same points apply - and sometimes i do just bounce on the spot - usually for 4 or 2 beats; Doing nothing works so well that it's a dance move itself.

[@Sahfiel13]

The best teachers of the arts, martial, dance or otherwise, are able to leave you with something relevant in most walks of life and rather than strict edicts focus on helping you find a flow that works for your own self discovery. I believe that this is so with Lindybeige and his advice on this matter. "It doesn't matter", in this context, feels very familiar. If you think about it, it isn't that far from the phrases many would certainly know: "the way is no way", etc. Sage advice! Bravi, bravi, bravi! To discourage limitation and to encourage expression and innovation is.. I feel.. an element most great teachers possess. Rather than lording over the works of others they help them find their own way while giving aid in the process.

[@mwsoupy]

Well seeing the end of the video, it seems just fine that i suck at footwork, fortunately i'm good at facing my partner HAHA

[@vabenetama]

"Ladies and Gentlemen, gather around, for i'll present you the ultimate dancing technique, here it is: The Bouncing Step!"

[@newmoonrose]

May I just say thanks you, I’ve been doing a bit of swing/jazz dancing here and a bit there and my feet are a bit too slow to follow the rest of me and I’m now super relaxed for my big dance tomorrow. Thank you.

[@violacrb]

You must accomplish the genteleman's role in dancing: make the lady look good. (Well done!)

[@GunFunZS]

It's the spandau problem. Goes to show the standard step for "lindy hop" but clearly shows Charleston instead.

[@jaelee671]

Till I looked up in google, I thought Lindyhop was something you came up with.

[@jamesbearpark3794]

Such a fitting dance for this channel

[@TOYSOLDIERREVIEW]

I thought I read it as hip hop..........i was sadly mistaken.....truly dreadful

[@rogermcdougall1166]

she's fit. you smash?

[@Odin029]

For all you surprised people... well... he does have the word Lindy in his name.

[@MrTohawk]

No tank video for tanksgiving?

[@MrKean100]

I would really LOVE to see Lindy do some actual dancing on a song. Is there any known footage of this?

[@rockzalt]

Must be my attention span but I routinely had moments of thinking, "That wall could use a another coat of paint".

[@thecavalrygeneral3453]

This would never work on the street.

[@lindybeige]

That's dancing talk!

[@Myzelfa]

But you do need the right steps to find the legendary lost treasure of Melee Island.

[@kingclimbing801]

I feel like monty python would have had you as a member 🤣

[@kebman]

I just attended my first Lindy Hop dance. Once wondered wth I was doing. The other wondered how the hell I was this good on my first try. I guess you can't please them all!

[@Plankensen]

Don't throw away books. Gently put them down, Throwing them away wakes up the angry katanas whose still jealous of pommels.

[@Durakken]

Watching and thinking it through... I agree 99% with you. There is one thing however that does matter and it is shown when you're going through some of the steps that. There are some movements that change your position that if you do them they do matter because the partner has to react or get crashed into or crash into you. Assuming you don't do any of those I agree with you... but someone will eventually trying to be fancy so it does matter ^.^

[@clarenceteng6609]

Truly amazing! You have made the dance so much fun in just a few minutes.

[@kimba9652]

I love this man and his method of teaching. He's so light with humor. 10 thumbs up