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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!!
Good stuff. Could you perchance give a practical explanation to follow along the distinction between this mental representation and mental model? I'm not sure I'm fully grasping it otherwise. If I first SEE a swingout, that'll form my mental model. Then I DANCE IT MYSELF, which forms my mental representation? How can anyone èver than say anything about what the dance "réally is" ?
With audio software (GarageBand, Ableton, etc), and a little playing around, you could make your own. We also have prepared loops at different speeds over on our website; this clip is part of of our Musicality Training course. swingstep.com/courses/musicality-training
One of my favorite moves. Do you know if there's a name for it? What would be a good name? Skip up roll-away to catch? Skip up roll-back to side-by-side?
😆 yeah we did it so there aren't any music rights issues etc. I certainly recommend putting on some good music when you want to do the exercise yourself 🎶
Oh boy, this has been so much fun. Thank you. You are great teachers. I am trying to do it with my husband but sometimes it is just me. It gives me a lot of joy and makes me smile when I am practicing, and I need to smile more so this is the perfect remedy for that. Thank you so much. I look forward to the next lessons.
Useful video ❤ I want to go live on tiktok as a dancer i want to prodcast from my mobil could you please tell me if sound card like v9 is enough to get good sound and what you suggest for microphone and headphone.if any advice plz tell me ..thanks alot ❤
Swing out, underarm turn, man duck under, change of place, typical beginners lesson for 8 seconds, then it gets interesting. Subtle little slide steps, skip steps, skipped beats, travelling turn variations all over the place to make it interesting and fun. This one has gone onto my short favourite list. After learning the basics, and you start to become a reasonably confident lead, you can become obsessed with learning the next 8 count move or another Charleston variation. This video reminded me that there are a lot of subtle things for the lead to work on that are more important when it comes to your follower having a fun time on the dance floor.
Glad you liked it! Speaking as a follower, those subtle things are the same for us too: we want to connect to the music and to each other, and find ways that make our flow and play more enjoyable - that's not just for leaders ;)
The second song is a fast one, and Anna and Slava are dancing Charleston steps to it. Different footwork and a bit different groove than the first song, but Lindy Hop is a very rich dance and both are a part of it. In fact we often mix these two things within the same song while we're social dancing 😊
I have only just discovered your Chanel. Wonderful. I already lead double swing out turns, mainly to open. I love the different simple tap step, pull through and change place variations you include to get back to the start of the move again. This is exactly what you need to see as a lead. I have said to a few people, you don’t really know a move until you can follow it with something different and get into it with some variation as to what came before. I love the way you do these videos.
I like the way you concentrate on the entrance, giving it extra time, nearly always the hardest part to get right for the lead. Video just right. No lengthy preamble, but the steps in learning the move are repeated often enough that I didn’t need to keep skipping backwards. I loved it. I can tell you have a successful class and you know what works and what helps people learn.
This is one of the first videos I studied when I was a baby lindy hopper lead back in 2017! Nice to see this pop up again to remind myself of the embarrassing learning days hahaha
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?
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
@@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.
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/.
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 dance@swingstep.com with a dropbox link, or youtube video, or whatever's easiest for you.
@@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 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-t0pGHwyWu74.html
You're so welcome!! We also have a lot more detailed swivel tips and practice in our "Skills and Drills for Followers" online course, if you're interested in doing more :)
