nPosted on May 26, 2014
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nThenLindy Hop is an American dance that first developed in Harlem in NewnYork City, in the 1920s and 1930s.
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| The Lindy Hop is famous for some of its over-the-head, around-the-body, under-the-legs crazy-acrobatic lifts and moves! |
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nLikenanimals and language, dances evolve (change over time). Thisnparticular kind of dance evolved alongside the music it is dancednwith, jazz, and it is considered part of the jazz dance family,nspecifically the swing dance variety. (I wonder if anyone has everncreated a family tree of dances?) But there are elements of tap andnthe Charleston in Lindy Hop. The dance may have evolved from othernswing dances such as breakaway or the Texas Tommy.
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nThenLindy Hop combines elements of partner dance and solo dancing –neven improvisation!
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Itnis sometimes referred to one of many “street dances,” because itnsprung up uncontrolled by any official dance rules or organization. n
Itnis sometimes referred to one of many “street dances,” because itnsprung up uncontrolled by any official dance rules or organization. nn
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nBynthe way, the name Lindy Hop probably came from the famous aviatornCharles Lindberg, who grabbed headlines when he flew solo across thenAtlantic Ocean in 1927. Some people called Lindberg “Lucky Lindy,”nand some newspaper headlines read “Lindy hops the Atlantic.”
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nChecknout this energetic dance:
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- This 1941 version is ca-razy! (Crazy good!)
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- This one is more Charleston and more modern.
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- Here are some 7-year old kids doing the Lindy Hop, and herenis an 88-year old woman still dancing the Lindy Hop!
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- Here is a video instructing you in a fun solo Lindy Hop move. There are many, many more instructional videos you can try!
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Memorial Day in the USA
Memorial Day in the USAn
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nAnniversary of William of Ockham fleeing from the Pope
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n“Catholics may not enter!” – Anniversary of an awful law
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nSorry Day in Australia
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nAstronaut Sally Ride’s birthday
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