Lindy Class Notes

FULL LINDY TURNS!!!

PBDA — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:38:04 +0000

Week 4
Level 1
1. Charleston footwork
2. Basic foot work
3. Half Lindy basic
4. Swing out
5. Circle
6. Charleston
8. Full Lindy basic & full Lindy circle

Level 2
1. Around the world with points.
2. Underarm turn with slide jumps...cross hold, tuck (ask for the hand underneath), under arm turn/block reverse.
3. ...add 2 more jumps and a shimmy in the middle
4. Review: hand-to-hand charleston with hot foot exit
5. ... Same pattern remove the hot foot

From closed roll her out, behind the back, outside turn...Hot foot from closed, to roll behind the back

Really Hot Feet

PBDA — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:31:32 +0000

Week 2
Level 1
1. Rhythm
2. Basic foot work
3. Half Lindy basic
4. Swing out
5. Circle

Level 2
1. Kick though Charleston, transition to hand-to-hand charleston. Trade places twice. Exit with big kick, rock, tuck, hot foot.
2. From closed roll her out, behind the back, outside turn
3. Hot foot from closed, to roll behind the back
4. Review tuck turn styling

Brush and Kick Off the New Year

PBDA — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:11:04 +0000

Week 1
Level 1
1. History of the dance/Rhythm
2. Basic foot work
3. Half Lindy basic

Level 2
1. Review, Tuck double turn.
2. Add styling for him. Tuck and drop, out-out, in-in, brush-cross.
3. Review, kick though Charleston.
4. Transition to hand-to-hand charleston. Trade places twice. Exit with big kick, rock, tuck, free spin... Add hot foot exit.
5. Style on the basic, brush step on 7

Whirlybird

PBDA — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 06:17:45 +0000

Week 5
Level 1
1. Basic foot work
2. Full Lindy basic
3. Full Lindy circle
4. Swing out
5. Charleston
6. Kick through Charleston
7. Swing out with a free spin
8. Tuck double turn

Level 2
1. Back Charleston
2. Quick-Stop into back Charleston
3. Back Charleston EXIT: rock step, turn her in, hook(5), free spin
4. Cross-kick Charleston
5. Whirlybird

Going back to Charlie

PBDA — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:38:48 +0000

Week 4
Level 1
1. Basic foot work
2. Full Lindy basic
3. Full Lindy circle
4. Swing out
5. Charleston
6. Kick through charleston

Level 2
1. REVIEW: Roll back-to-back, 1 & 1/4 swing out
2. Back charleston
3. Quick-Stop into back Charleston
4. Back Charleston EXIT: rock step, turn her in, hook(5), free spin

Cheater, Cheater, Cheater!

PBDA — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:27:19 +0000

Week 3
Level 1
1. Basic foot work
2. Half Lindy basic
3. Half Lindy circle
4. Swing out
5. Charleston
6. Full Lindy turns

Level 2
1. REVIEW: Link arms and slow boogie. Rock, inside turn, rock and jump.
2. Apache
3. Johnny's drop from 2 hands, inside turn to circle.
4. Roll back-to-back, 1 & 1/4 swing out

1. Basic to change the hand... Roll into skater's, roll her up behind you with an opposite (right) cross hold... Pimp walk turn around on 7-8... Rock set loop, fish tail.
2. Basic with a reverse on 5. Kick Ball change, kick ball change, kick cross slide blend
3. Link arms and slow boogie
4. Rock, inside turn, rock and jump.

LEAD AND FOLLOW GROOVE

PBDA — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:43:37 +0000

Week 2
Level 1
1. Rhythm
2. Basic foot work
3. Half Lindy basic
4. Half Lindy circle
5. Swing out
6. Charleston

Level 2
1. Basic to change the hand... Roll into skater's, roll her up behind you with an opposite (right) cross hold... Pimp walk turn around on 7-8... Rock set loop, fish tail.
2. Basic with a reverse on 5. Kick Ball change, kick ball change, kick cross slide blend
3. Link arms and slow boogie
4. Rock, inside turn, rock and jump.

THE HOPPIN' HOPPERS ARE BACK

PBDA — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 02:32:35 +0000

Week 1
Level 1
1. History of the dance
2. Basic foot work
3. Half Lindy basic
4. Half Lindy circle
5. Free spin

Level 2
1. Basic with a reverse on 5
2. Kick Ball change, kick ball change, kick cross slide blend
3. Basic to change the hand... Roll into skater's, roll her up behind you with an opposite (right) cross hold... Pimp walk turn around on 7-8... Rock set loop, fish tail.

Getting to know Johnny and Charles

PBDA — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:27:58 +0000

Week 5
Level 2
1. Review of the dance
2. Basic foot work, Full Lindy circle, Swing out, Charleston
3. Johnny's Drop
4. Charleston with a travel
5. Circle closed to closed
6. Put the two patterns together... Johnny's drop, circle closed to closed, Charleston with a travel.
7. Inside turn to circle.
8. Basic to get 2 hands, johnny's drop with 2 hands. Inside turn to circle.

Level 2
1. Basic to two hands, reverse swing out into cuddle, tuck double turn from the opposite hand, inside free spin basic
2. Styling—slip, shuffle, shuffle
3. Back charleston
4. Traveling charleston, crossover charleston, big kick, rock step, break
5. Tuck double turn moving beside her, loop. Swing out.

Level 3
The California routine

LUNGE... BREAK!

PBDA — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 01:51:23 +0000

Week 3
Level 2
1. Review of the dance
2. Basic foot work
3. Half Lindy basic
4. Half Lindy circle
5. Swing out
6. Charleston
7. FULL LINDY TURNS!
8. Johnny's Drop

Level 2
1. Basic to change the hand. Pull her in to back Charleston...
2. ...move beside her to skater's hold. Rock and break. Tuck double turn moving beside her, loop. Swing out.
3. Skip up double up
4. Rock, tuck, tuck, wrap into cuddle, Skip up double up, break, tuck double turn
5. Back charleston, to skater's side by side charleston, break 7, tuck, loop, jump to One hand (opposite hold), double block all the way around to cuddle.

Level 3
The California routine