Swivels - Technique Talks for Lindy Hop & Swing Dancing 

You are so welcome! Check out the one with a partner, too. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jfc4rPBufsE.htmlsi=HJkFfoGSUA2e-BRm

This means a lot. Thank you ❤️

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That means a lot to me! Thank you :)

Swivels are the BEST!!

Great suggestion! It is on the list!

Absolutely. The triple step on 7&8 moves me away from my lead, opening my body to the left, encouraging the first twist on count 8

Mackenzie Sumrall thanks! My dad made it!

Man, super helpful. Grandma can't tech and there's a lot to learn. Thanks, Naomi!

@@LauraGlaess No problem. So much trial and error and youtube tutorials in my life right now.

Slow and groovy is always good. Here are a few of my favorites that I always play in class. Don't let yourself get lulled into this tempo. Try to gradually push yourself faster - it makes it so much easier to do with a lead, and so much easier to bring to the dance floor. Good luck! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vYABAaAOKJ4.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ORM9VgSocZM.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yzPgYo19AsQ.html

Laura Glaess Thank you!

I try swivel my hips without moving my shoulders, but I also try not to let my shoulders be square with my partner. I want to let them open up as my momentum continues backwards -- I'm actually making a video on this EXACT TOPIC right now!

Daaangg.... I wish I remembered....

@@LauraGlaess Fair. 😂 If you find it again Or remember point me that way. If you remember. 😂

Just a heads up that there's no such thing as '8-count lindy'- Lindy Hop has steps or series of movements that last different quantities of time in the song- 6 beats and 8 beats are common but so are 2 and 4 count moves. It's been written that you can really think about it all in 2s so maybe all Lindy is 2 count? : ) More to your point though: the swivel is takes 2 counts but there's a preparation in the previous count (as noted in some of these comments). The preparation frequently comes from the last part of a triple before. This triple could be the end of an 8 count move (like a swing out) or the end of a 6 count move (like a tuck turn) but the swivel itself is not contingent on the duration of the move that came beforehand. Maybe a simpler way of thinking about it is that swivels most often replace the rock step so any time you could rock step you can find a way to putting in a swivel.

@@Tamlane3 omg thank you so much, this helped me a lot!