Trickeration (the move, not the routine) - for Lindy Hop and Swing Dance

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The Trickeration is a fancy classic step that Norma Miller (an original dancer at the Savoy) learned from chorus girls in the 30s, and it has been an important part of vernacular expression ever since! It's fun, easy to do fast, and will make you look (and feel) like a rockstar!
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00:00 - A Little Trickeration History
01:15 - The Breakdown
03:47 - A Few Details
04:53 - A Variation
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Intro / Outro: Six Cats and a Prince, by the Brooks Prumo Orchestra
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[@jaromantuka]

What you do for the swing dance community around the world is priceless! You should have a million followers at least. Thank you!

[@LauraGlaess]

Wow, thank you!

[@PieEatinSuicideGrunt]

How has no one commented on the flawless editing :O

[@GracindaC]

I absolutely love your videos - you are great at building up slowly to help people learn. Best videos I have found - thank you so much!

[@gregorywong3049]

Those glasses are fantastic

[@eckdavid2472]

Another great video, thanks!

[@davidwhanley]

Wow, awesome video and dance

[@MarkusChamber]

I've just watched your "old" trickeration video and holy did this channel change! Production quality and Patreon following especially :). Congratulations!! Appreciate the hard work!

[@LauraGlaess]

Yeah, at this point those old videos are kinda cringy :P

[@jefsut]

So nice, Laura! The Trickeration step has been on my wish list for a while. Never could get the toe-tap in sync. I think this will do it, though. Great job, thanks!

[@moonape1226]

lol The glasses caught my attention!

[@LauraGlaess]

I love glasses so much

[@moonape1226]

@@LauraGlaess They look really good on you!

[@kenny1394]

Please make the video for the routine

[@LauraGlaess]

I got you ;)

[@kenny1394]

@@LauraGlaess yeahh!

[@amandawanner3627]

I would have appreciated a slower breakdown of this move. All your steps get lost on my old eyes after the toe tap.

[@LauraGlaess]

That makes sense. Do you know about the youtube feature where you can play the video in slow motion?

[@peterandrew4027]

Perhaps if you explain it before dancing it, people will understand what is going on instead of trying to work out what your doing at full speed? I think that's the difference between a lesson and a demonstration?

[@LauraGlaess]

Then perhaps these are meant to be more demonstrations ;) I think it's so important for people to have an idea of what they are learning and at what speed it's generally done. It's so easy for the brain to get bogged down, but if you're quick enough to learn through watching, might as well give you that chance! We can break it down later!

[@peterandrew4027]

So when will you break it down?

[@peterandrew4027]

Could you just stand still and teach the Triceration without mixing it in with a whole host of other moves so no one knows where the Triceratuon starts and ends or what it looks like ?