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I come from a different easthetic background (ballet and ballroom), so the swivels with legs wide apart look ugly to me. The way you show them is much better!
Glad to see you approaching the swing rhythm. Seems to be lost in many circles now. Using the real swing music helps but many times it's not addressed. Very good demonstration of the feel and rhythm
i've been doing lindy for a few months now and whenever my lead will shove my back i would have no idea what they wanted me to do 😂 thanks, y'all-- very informative!
hii from uk.... you guys are so amazing .. so clear in your explanation its so easy to understand what exactly the feet are doing to keep to the beat...I love you guys .. thanks so sooo much !!
Which basically means, how can the follower know, if he/she is supposed to dance 6- or 8count after having turned in? Unfortunately this question is has not been answered yet, but maybe somebody has an idea. It would be very helpful.
Hey @tobiashartmann6314, it’s a fair question. The answer is that a Follow _never_ knows what the move is until it’s happened. The reason Evita rocksteps after that first triple step is because of her relationship to me in the shape. She has no space to do a second triple step AND with her hip orientation being perpendicular to the direction she’s moving, it doesn’t make sense to triple step. If that doesn’t fully make sense, we explain it in full detail on our membership website Syncopatedcity.com (not even shameless about that plug. It’s full of great technique secrets). Hope that helps
The step itself is really well explained. However, in my opinion, it is not so easy for the follower to distinguish it from the "sweatheart step" in the entrance. Is there a leading feature, whether a rock step (cha cha) or another triple step (sweatheart) follows after the first, turning triple step?
And it's kind of a mix between a tango ocho (figure of eight) movement and a gyro (pronounced 'hero') really. In the gyro the lead sends the follow around clockwise or anti-clockwise with those behind-front steps.
These are all really helpful! Do you have any tips for keeping your feet underneath you with a much taller lead who's making very big steps? I'm very short and sometimes find I have trouble moving enough to keep up with a lead and stay over my feet, which simultaneously makes finishing those weight shifts a little harder. Sometimes I end up hopping an extra time on one foot to keep up--which works for faster dances and covers extra distance without shifting weight between feet at the wrong point, but I don't want to have to do that more than is stylistically fun and appropriate. Or, is it really as much the lead's responsibility to make sure he's not making his steps too big for a tiny follow and leaving her off balance?
Evita, Thank you so much for showing the kick ball change into the swivel. I have wanted to get those steps correct for such a long time and the way you have shown it is perfect....now practise, for me. Thankyou from Brisbane, Australia 🇦🇺
It's not every day I come across a step explanation like this one. This is excellent. A good number of repeats, different angles, very detailed explanation with great tips. Thanks a lot for this! 👍
I know this video is 3 years old, but recently my boyfriend and I started attending a local Lindy Hop class and it's really been great. For Tip N2, I came up with a neat little way to check if my rock steps are "complete" and it is to try and say "lead me" while doing the rock step.
