I believe that in order to become a good dancer, you have to dance! That's why, on my channel, I try to present material in a way that keeps you moving and listening to music as much as possible. It's so tempting to want to intellectually understand something - and that's not a bad thing! But intellectually understanding, will not lead to a great triple step. If you move, your body will learn what makes sense and how it likes to move. Give it some time, let it make mistakes, and trust it. Be committed to curiosity in movement and in your body, and it will show you so much!
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Fantastica ❤
This is great-do you think you could one day also have a camera view from above?
Hola, estoy empezando con el swing y me encantais.. Hoy os descubrí y os voy a seguir, aunque el inglés no sea mi idioma,. Lástima.!!
This reminds me of Rueda de Casino.. You should include partner steps, partner changes and hand signals and make it a “thing”!
Huh ? Hmmm? Well ok as long you tell the truth that the Lindy Hop, also known as Jitterbugging, originated in the African American communities of Harlem, New York during the late 1920s. It is a dance that is deeply rooted in Black culture and history.So we will give you a pass.Good job.
Everything is circumstancial, but if you just start treating this as a conversation instead of leading & following, the result will blow your mind. Something I've recently learned, and I think that could be the summary of the second half of this vid.
the blue dress deserves you very well
Georgious❤
I'm back watching this again! and this time I have really appreciated Hussain's style, how you two work so well together! A lot of the time leads can be a bit flouncy or too much jazz hands... but Hussain has a real verve and energy and grounded-ness about his dancing style which was great to watch. (7 months later... and you'll appreciate that I am back out on the dancefloor at a few big social events, and going to lessons again, thanks again for the inspiration!)
Great explanation, never knew about this, thanks!
Most black people know this.
I told some of my black friends and most didn’t 😢
This stuff looks dead simple. Come watch me fail at the next social dance! Better yet, come fail _with_ me!
Hey Laura, thanks for the video. I just started Lindy in a beginner class and I have the biggest problem with synchronizing my triple steps even on slow beats. (Sorry if I mess up the nomenclature). I can synchronize two steps/rock steps just fine but triple steps just wont work. I tried counting, but if I am focused on that, I cannot focus on the second step of triple step. I gladly take any advice you can give me regarding practice to get better. It always looks so easy and fun, but actually doing it is a lot harder and gives me more and more frustration. I am afraid I will loose my motivation over this and just stop. Thanks in advance for your advice. Appreciate it a lot. André
I'm attending my first social dance in a few days and this was so very helpful, thank you so so much!
"a basic, internally self-propelling continuum" That is a great quote, because it's about music but (as you show later in the video) it is *exactly* what you want in your body!
Great video Laura! Ethos and history just as important as the steps :) I used to teach the Tranky Doo many years ago but I haven't danced it in literally 6+ years. Then earlier this week the Dipsy Doodle was played at a local dance and I joined in and that way I learned that I no longer have it all clear in my head, lol. Whoops. So I went looking for a refresher, and I got that here but also plenty of new ideas about how to do it, which is great :)
¡Gracias!
It's been almost 2 years now since I've started to hop into lindy and your videos has and still accompanying me on my journey. I love your pedagogy and you're energy. Thank you for all the work on sharing your knowledge on lindy, it's been so helpfull ❤
I'm so happy it helps! More is on the way!
Amazing work ! I'll follow it closely to improve my solo moves. Thanks a lot 🎉❤️👌.
Queee maravilha!!! Thanks!!!!❤
You guys are JUST AWESOME. Explained it so simply, easily and lightly....❤
I've been dancing over 10 years and I learned a number of things from this video that I need to try with my partner! Maintaining rhythm, consistent steps and rhythm are all things that I could refine. Thank you.
Thank you for feeding my Charleston addiction!
Happy to - I have the same addiction ;)
Great video I’m headed on Sunday to the lhic I’m so exited
thank you so much! This is an advanced step in a jazz class but can teach it so easy!
Amazing video. Thanks!
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❤❤❤❤ I’m surprised you didn’t touch on airplane Charleston in tandem. Lots of great stuff to practice thank you!
That's the next video! It's already all shot, but this one was 11 mins as it is.
are these shoes canvas?
You don't just swing, you also rock
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Love it. “I want more Laura” -Gabi
Sweet moves!
I'm just amaze she has the time to dance and make all these videos between watering all the plants.
lol - I mean, you'll notice that these vids are coming out pretty slow now...
Your just amazing Laura ❤
Thanks Laura!
Great video, as always! Thank you!
Hi Laura! Thank you for your videos! About the last part of sailor kicks (and video coming out), i'm really interestend in the kicks: i see you do the old style sailor kicks with the outer leg, while normally all teachers teach the kick step - kick step walking around. Can you exlplain in your next video if this is leadable and how? Thank you! Love you!
Yes, I'll definitely talk about this. I like both styles a lot. Kick step is definitely easier (in my opinion). I think the single kicks are a bit flashier if you can do them well. I think it's totally fine for one partner to do one and the other do the other. I think the feel is slightly different, but not so extreme that it makes the step uncomfortable. If I want to do the same as the lead, in addition to the feel, their feet are literally in front of my face, so it's easy to see which one they are doing as well.
@@LauraGlaess Thank you for your answer! ♥️ Also, if you are interested, I've talk about it last week with one of my friend and he told me that in a workshop Todd Yannacone said that if the leader keep the follower tight with his right hand it would be difficult for the follower to do the kick step footwork with the inside leg, so it's a kind of leading the out kicks. What do you think? Thank you Laura, i love your dedication in teaching and above all in preserving the black american culture in lindy hop!
The Tuck in Place - I found this surprises followers in a good way and they all laugh about it - maybe bc it happes so much faster (sooner) than sending the follower out. 👍
The cat is not impressed.. .. .. .. but i am.
F*ck me why isn't this the most popular vid on yt? Thankyou that was awesome :-)
Thank you so much for this!! What is the name of the move at the very end of the video, where the leader "flips" you up/give u momentum with his leg?
Where did you get your boots? I've been looking for them since my previous pair wore out a few years ago! (My previous source is out of business.)
I had to slow it down to .75 to follow along but maybe eventually I'll be able to do it at "normal"!
Thank you! This is so helpful, especially the difference between 6 and 8 beat steps. I will keep practicising.
Just learned tuck turns in class this week!
What follower variations can be added to tack turns?
SO MANY! But I figured these variations was plenty challenge for leaders and followers for now ;)
"Threat of personal injury really adds a lot of focus." Brilliant! We're not dance-on-a-high-rock advanced yet - thanks for the breakdown - eventually we'll get our tuck turns town so we can dance effortlessly in precarious spots. For now, the dance floor is challenging enough!
lol - I definitely didn't need this challenge. But such a pretty shot!
I miss seeing you all at the Austin Swing Syndicate (The FED). Will you ever come back and visit?
Oh, the Fed taught me almost everything I know. I miss the Fed. I'll be back from time to time, but I'm not sure when yet.
Phenom!
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