lindy hop
Harlem swing dance
Lindy hop is a swing dance that originated in Harlem in the late 1920s, characterized by energetic footwork, improvisation, and acrobatic aerial moves performed with a partner.
The dance emerged alongside jazz music and remains popular in swing revival communities: We're taking lindy hop lessons on Tuesday nights.
Also written as lindy-hop or Lindy Hop.
Historic Harlem dance venue
- HarlemManhattan neighborhood, cultural landmark
- 1930sFourth decade, twentieth century
- swing era1930s-40s jazz dominance
- juke jointInformal Southern music bar
ballroom · rent party · cutting contest · battle · exchange · workshop · revival · zoot suit
Suspended recreational seat
- big bandLarge jazz ensemble
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- boogie-woogieDriving bass, freewheeling treble
- Count BasieKansas City bandleader
Benny Goodman · Ella Fitzgerald · Duke Ellington · syncopation · upbeat · horn section · live band · tempo
Southern Atlantic port city
- shagLong-napped rug type
- jitterbugEnergetic swing-era partner dance
- circleCurved closed shape
- whipStrikes or aerates
triple step · rock step · breakaway · tandem · come around · social dance · steal · follow
Spring back after impact
- pulseArterial blood throb
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- connectionA joining or relation
- flowUnbroken forward movement
playfulness · improvisation · musicality · expression · joy · exuberance · call and response · spontaneity
Savoy Ballroom
Historic Harlem dance venue
- HarlemManhattan neighborhood, cultural landmark
- 1930sFourth decade, twentieth century
- swing era1930s-40s jazz dominance
juke joint · ballroom · rent party · cutting contest · battle · exchange · workshop · revival · zoot suit · social dance
swing
Suspended recreational seat
- big bandLarge jazz ensemble
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- boogie-woogieDriving bass, freewheeling treble
Count Basie · Benny Goodman · Ella Fitzgerald · Duke Ellington · syncopation · upbeat · horn section · live band · tempo · groove
Charleston
Southern Atlantic port city
whip · triple step · rock step · breakaway · tandem · come around · social dance · steal · follow · lead
bounce
Spring back after impact
- pulseArterial blood throb
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- connectionA joining or relation
flow · playfulness · improvisation · musicality · expression · joy · exuberance · call and response · spontaneity · elasticity
- danceballet, breaking, folk dances, b-boying, folk dance
- 1940sWWII, D-Day, Pearl Harbor, Normandy, VE Day
- dancesballet, waltz, tango, salsa, hula
- American danceline dance, square dance, tap dance, jazz dance, breakdancing
- American dancesCharleston, twist, jitterbug, cakewalk, swing dance
- dance movespirouette, shimmy, waltz, tango, cha-cha
lindy hopline dancing
Choreographed group country steps
breakdancing · voguing · krumping · popping · locking
lindy hopballet
Classical dance on pointe
waltz · minuet · Viennese waltz · court dance · ballroom