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La La La Human Steps – Amelia

fabian — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:03:57 +0000

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Beautiful. Thanks to Alice for the link!

Badass Lindy Hop

fabian — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:45:01 +0000

Some serious dancing by Max Pitruzzella and Annie Trudeau.

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Aerials at Camp Hollywood

fabian — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 23:03:45 +0000

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This is our todo list: We want to learn every aerial in this video. Well, we’ll see.

Thanks to Ruby for the link!

Clayzapoppin

fabian — Mon, 10 May 2010 18:01:48 +0000

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I guess this is only funny if you are a Lindy Hopper. All others should watch the original first:

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Thanks to Tobi / Hopit! More claymation videos here.

Tanzvideo von unserem Charlestonkurs

fabian — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 20:58:30 +0000

Wer einen Facebook-Account hat, kann mich in diesem Filmchen mit etwas Glück in einer Choreo von Johnny Lloyd sehen, in unserem Charlestonkurs : )

Totally rad party dances: The Thriller!

fabian — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:14:52 +0000

Funny Thriller dance instruction from the 80s. Totally rad!

Ugly Dance Contest

fabian — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:59:08 +0000

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. Its 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!

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The site features many more videos. Thanks to HopIt for the link.

Hamburg Lindy Exchange

fabian — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:44:09 +0000

Some pictures from Hamburg Lindy Exchange

Counting the hop

fabian — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:09:44 +0000

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.

Herräng 2009

fabian — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 10:23:10 +0000

What a crazy dance camp : )

Moon walking

fabian — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:55:36 +0000

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.