Frankie, Frankie, Frankie!
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10 Mar 2010
Great to see some new faces with our beginners tonight after our lindy bomb on Sunday! Thanks for everyone who came down and helped out, it was a fantastic day, even if a little cold.
We drilled that 6-beat basic and everyone picked up the rhythm in no time! We can't wait to see the dancers our new swing addicts are going to grow into. Just remember, once you nail that footwork the rest is easy! Here's something for you to practise with at home: Beginners YouTube
And then came our intermediate dancers who are getting their 8-beat lindy basics looking really smooth. After a few weeks of solid practise it is really starting to click in there for our level 2 dancers, and it's making all your moves look sensational! You can now get out on the dance floor and start your dancing from closed position with a swingout, and we showed you Frankie Manning's favorite move, The Frankie! It's such a great move to add something dynamic to your dance, and when you've got the room, it looks fantastic. We showed you the vanilla Frankie coming straight out of an 8-beat basic, and also the Texas Tommy variation. Here's a video for you: Intermediates YouTube
Thanks to everyone who came down, it was great to see you all! Can't wait for next week where we'll take that 6-beat swinging further and have some special 8-beat moves lined up for our superstar intermediates.
~~ Tanya & James ~~
