Nellee’s Lindy Hop Shop Workshop Syllabus
October 12, 2008
Beginning East Coast Swing:
Jedi Connection: Lead & Follow Techniques,
secrets of the “rock-step”.
Basic Foot work – single, double, triple time ECS
Basic turns – Inside, Outside, Lead’s turn
Basic passes – Right side, Left Side
Trading Places v. plain ladies’ turns
Open and Closed positions
Bonus Move – Front tunnel
Beyond Basic East Coast Swing:
Connection, Lead & Follow Techniques.
Two handed moves:
Cuddle, Hammer lock (& how to make them work better)
Cross-handed move: Inside turn to Sweet Heart
Exit:
Ladies’ Frisbee (free turn) – spin feet
Moving your east coast swing into Lindy Hop
Bonus Move – The Cuddle to Sweet Heart “Walk”
Nellee’s Lindy Hop Shop Workshop Syllabus
October 12, 2008
Beginning Lindy Hop:
Connection, Lead & Follow Techniques.
Basic 8 count “back” Swing Out from open to closed
and back to open (includes ladies’ swishes & step options);
Basic 6 count “back” Swing Out from closed to open – moving your ECS back into Lindy
(includes when to use single time & triple
time step patterns – dancing to the music).
Inside and Outside turns & Left side and Right
side passes.
Beyond Basics Lindy Hop:
Connection, Lead & Follow Techniques.
8 count “back” swing out combos with Inside &
Outside turns;
8 count “front” swing out (Savoy-style);
Fancy front swing out endings: Ladies’ “fish-tail” and the “flying fish
tail”
Nellee’s Lindy Hop Shop Workshop Syllabus
November 2, 2008
Basic East Coast Swing:
Review:
basic connection, step patterns for turns, leading turns & passes
(right, left sided and lead’s turns).
Open & closed position & how to get there, when & how to use
single and triple time steps.
Kicks: In
closed position – facing & forward pivot to facing.
Bonus Moves:
She – He turn; Man’s hammer lock
to Ladies’ back tunnel
Beyond Basic East Coast Swing:
Review:
Two-handed & cross-handed moves, traveling Cuddle to Sweet Heart
walk.
Traveling kicks –foot slide & “skip up kick” endings.
Bonus Move: Froggy (preview to jumps & lifts)
Nellee’s Lindy Hop Shop Workshop Syllabus
November 2, 2008
Beginning Lindy Hop:
Review: Basic 6 & 8 count “back” swing outs
Swing out from closed to open & back.
Lindy
Circle: To Side by Side Charleston
& Kick around exit
To Tuck Turn to open position exit
Bonus Move: Jocky
Charleston
Beyond Basics Lindy Hop:
Review: 8 count back swing out w/ inside &
outside turn endings;
8 count front swing out w/ fishtail & flying fish tail endings
Tandem
Charleston: Easy & Fancy entrances
Window washers
How
to exit tandem.
Bonus Move(s): Bobby’s goofy-leg Charleston
Nellee’s Lindy Hop Shop Workshop Syllabus
December 21, 2008
Basic
East Coast Swing:
Review: Kicks in closed position – facing &
forward pivot to facing.
Free spin foot work
Jumps & Spins:
Hammerlock Jump to crazy legs
Single Refrigerator – ladies’ free spin exit
Pop-Eye – ladies’ double spin exit to armpit drop & pop-up
Bonus Move: Man’s leg lift (lady’s feint)
Beyond
Basic East Coast Swing:
Review: Traveling
kicks –foot slide & “skip up” endings.
Hammerlock to –Sumo position drop w/ Ladies’ pop-up
J-hook alternate entrance
J-hook entrance to step-over-the-lady w/ diver exit
Nellee’s Lindy Hop Shop Workshop Syllabus
December 21, 2008
Beginning
Lindy Hop:
Review: Lindy
Circle: to Side by Side Charleston & Kick around exit;
to Tuck Turn to open position exit
Charleston
Pumps – open & closed position
6 count Sugar pushes
Basket “whip” swing out
Beyond Basics Lindy Hop:
Review: Tandem
Charleston: Easy & Fancy entrances
Window washers; How to exit tandem.
How to change places in tandem
Washing Machine Charleston
Ladies’ swishes – Savoy & Apache/Texas Tommy
entrance
Swing out to double-hand apache grip with Ladies’
around the world butt spin and flying exit.