Let's get those basics moving!

Hi everyone, great to have you all with us this week at Greenwich! It's so good to see people really thinking about all the moves. We covered some really good stuff on Wednesday, with the first class getting a handle the tandem Charleston aeroplane along with some great variations. These are a really nice way to spice up your Charleston repertoire and add some real 'BAM!' moments to your dancing.

The second class worked really hard and did so well figuring out that lindy hop swingout! This is the core of 8 beat swing and will form the basis of so much of your dancing, so it was great to see everyone asking questions and really working through the technical details! We'll do more on this over the next few weeks. We also threw in the barrel roll and jump to add something different!

So to recap for the first class:

- Tandem basic with leads moving left hand to follows left shoulder
- Gentle push into standard aeroplane
- Tandem basic with leads moving right hand to follows right shoulder
- Gentle push into reverse aeroplane
- Tandem basic with leads moving left hand to follows left shoulder
- Rock step and statue finale!

Here's a video to help swing that memory into action:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQE-w4bAkQo

And for the second class:

Lindy hop swingout and barrel roll! There's so much to say about the swingout that it might better just to watch the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlvT1VccLyc

For the barrel roll leads remember to keep the hand low at the start, and be aware of how high your hand is during the turn! Give a little push to get your follow to jump.

In weeks to come, we'll keep practicing that basic to keep you well on your way to becoming great swing dancers.

Don't forget Swing Pit on Sunday! See you next week!

~~ Tanya & James ~~

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