Totally rad party dances: The Thriller!
Funny Thriller dance instruction from the 80s. Totally rad!
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The battle of the year! Ugly Dance Contest, 10th of October, Hamburg. Be there.
You say dance? We say ugly!
Everyone is informed of the beauty of deformedness. This is why we organize the 1st annual Ugly Dance World Cup 10th of October 2009 in Hamburg City, Germany. It’s so easy to dance nicely. But ugly dancing is art. Be part of it and apply now. Get more information in the “apply now” section.
You say ugly? We say dance!
The site features many more videos. Thanks to HopIt for the link.
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Some pictures from Hamburg Lindy Exchange
Counting the hop
Some thoughts on counting in Lindy Hop
- You have to count
Although I find it often more useful to sing a rhythm than to think about counts, it is elementary to be able to count if you want to learn about the phrases and bigger structures of a song. There are many songs with a blues structure (12 bars to a phrase) that you cannot tell from a swing form (16 bars) without counting. - Count to 4, not 8
Counting to 8 is common in dancing, e.g. Salsa. My believe is that the biggest reason for this is the 8 beat basic pattern, like a swing out. It is not true that musicians count till 8 – they count till 4. So, if you want to improve your musicality throw away the dancing school habit of counting till 8.
Moon walking
This is a nice Michael Jackson tribute, with people from all over the world moon walking eternally. We all know our history and that he didn’t invent that step, but he was a great dancer.
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