BYU Charleston Routine Class Review. Lots of moves including

• Rotating Kicks Away
• Rule of 3 Charleston
• Airplane Charleston
• One Leg Charleston
• Scoupe Ball Change
• Skaters Charleston to Travelling
• One Leg Kicks
• Rolling Charleston
• Underarm turn
• Hand To Hand
• Cakewalk

Fast Lindy Class from BYU - Breakaway and Lindy Hop for faster tunes

Tabby the Cat, an old short featuring Dean Collins.

"Surprising Turns".. our class at Sonny Newman's Dance hall, for Savoy Swing Club, that happens every Monday evening.  Join us anytime!

Dan and Gaby review their class from Waids on 2/23.  We talked about "nightclub 2-step", hesitation walks,  Away connection to the side, and follow embelishments

Mad Youth with Ray Hirsch.  Inspiring, funny Shag and Lindy Hop

Essential Charleston. From Dan and Gaby's Monday night intermediate class at Sonny Newman's Dance Hall

Dan and Gaby teach the basic sugar push. This is an important basic step for social dance

Dan and Gaby teach the entrance to Hand to Hand Charleston

Dan and Gaby teach basic 1920s Charleston.  Suitable for all levels

Dan and Gaby teach the fast turn in 1920s Charleston

Dan and Gaby teach Jig Walks.  This is a basic 6 count pattern for beginning level Lindy Hoppers

Dan and Gaby teach the Lindy Flip.  this is an aerial, so please be advised that this video is only intended as a reminder of class material and is not a substitute for one one one training with a professional. 

This is also an intermediate level aerial.  We suggest you start with some intro level aerials before attempting this one

Dan and Gaby teach the performance / fast Lindy Hop variation called the "Tango"

Dan and Gaby teach a variation on the circle that uses three triple steps. Prerequisite: the Lindy Circle

Dan and Gaby Teach the classic variation "Kicks Away". This requires basic knowledge of the 8 count swing out.

Dan and Gaby teach the Spike Turn. We suggest you know the Balboa Basic, and the Balboa come around before learning this variation.

Dan and Gaby teach the "Come Around", an beginning level Balboa transition.  If you have a good grasp of the balboa basics, but no moves yet, this is the next video for you.  Running time ~5mins

Dan teaches an intro level tap move called the "paddle and roll" or "perididdle"

Suitable for all levels of tap dancer.  Tap shoes recommended but not required.

Gaby teaches "Snakehips" movement. This is an intermediate solo jazz movement

Gaby teaches the classic Jazz movement known as the "Boogie Back"

Dan teaches the beginning level tap movement called the shuffle. Appropriate for all levels, no partner required

Gaby teaches the classic jazz move called the Boogie Forward

Dan teaches an intro level tap dance step called "the Heel Exercise"

Perfect for all levels of tap dancers

Gaby teaches the classic Jazz move "Shorty George". This move appears in the Big Apple, The Shim Sham, and the Trankey Do. It is a must know step for solo jazz, Lindy Hop, and choreography

Dan teaches the solo charleston movement "Squat Charleston".  This is an intermediate / advanced solo movement for dancing solo, or for use in choreographies and shows.

Dan and Gaby teach the performance Lindy Hop move "Hacksaw".  This is an intermediate / advanced move every Lindy Hopper should know!

In this video, we teach a simple shag variation.  You must know the basics of shag!

Dan and Gaby teach the Lindy Hop Styling "scissors". This is a great movement for Lindy Hoppers of all levels to use in their dancing. Must know the Lindy Hop basic!

In this videos, daniel and gaby teach how to exit the tandem Charleston using the "Butterfly"

This video is appropriate for advanced beginners - Intermediate level dancers.

Dan and Gaby Teach the 8 Count Tandem Entrance from side by side Charleston. 

Dan and Gaby teach how to get into the Tandem Charleston using the 4 count entrance. This is a "Must Know' transition for any Lindy Hopper!  Beginning Level.

Dan and Gaby Blues Part 2 where we explore more rhythms and weight supported moves for dancing to the blues

Blues Part 1 Class from Munich Germany

Dan and Gaby Teach Lindy Hop in Munich. We demonstrate

• More connected 6 count moves
• One handed Whip
• Tuck turn with a twist twist
• Scoupe ball Change
• Charleston
• Frankie Pass
• One handed Quick Stop

Dan and Gaby teach Balboa combos after Rock That Swing in Munich

• Come around to right hand lasso
• Tuck Turn
• Reverse Come Around
• Delayed Crossover
• Skipped Rock Step
• Behind the back turn

Dan and Gaby teach the Basic Tandem Charleston. This is a great video for beginners taking Lindy Hop, or who want to get a jump on material from class. 

Learn the basics of Collegiate Shag

Daniel and Gaby teach the essential transition "Right Side Pass". This is a beginner level video for students just starting out with Lindy Hop

Learn to do basic 6 count tuck turns.  This is a "must-know" transition for swing dancing. Whether you need a tune up, or you are leanring tuck turns for the first time, this video will guide you through the process of learning the basic tuck turn.

Entrances and Variations for hand to hand charleston

George and Freda clips.  Awesome stuff... but its a huge video, so I made it for premium members only... enjoy!

Johnny & Venna Archer
Bob Ashley
Dean Collins (choreographer)
Gil Fernandez
Lennie Smith
Betty Stoy
Irene Thomas
Mike Tremini

Old charleston footage.  First half is silent... Second half is from an old newreel.  Enjoy!

Historical footage of the blues. Amazing stuff, enjoy

Dan and Gaby teach styling with big kicks and big angles.  Enjoy! come take our class any Monday at 7:30PM for beginners, and 8:30 for intermediates.

Fats Waller - The Joint is Jumpin

Roger Tilton's Video with Al Minns and Leon James and Jack Teagarden's Band... An amazing film!

Dan and Gaby teach intro to West Coast Swing at the Abbey.  We teach different blues topics every week.

This week we did

• Side by side anchored steps
• Send out
• Sugar Push
• Pass and stretch back

Part 4 of our drag blues series at Waids!

Week 3 of basics class at Sonny Newman's dance hall. Come join us an Monday night, singles, couples welcome

Blackbottom dance from rarer older movie called "Hallelujah"

Newsreel footage of a second line in New Orleans

The Nicholas Brothers in "Down Argentine Way".    Amazing, inspiring tap dance footage.

Honi Coles excerpt from Cotton Club.

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The Cotton Club

Dan and Gaby teach blues series at Waids, part 3

• Turtle Twist
• Turtle Twist and Boleo
• Leg Sweep
• Leg sweep and take weight
• Drag replace and drop
• Ballroom turn and shase

Dan and Gaby teach intermediate balboa at Sonny's.  Drop in intermediate class every week at 8:30PM

Cole and Atkins Slow Softshoe.  You can buy a DVD showing how to do this routine at swingshiftontap.com

Unknown tap duo performs a flash piece and a one man dance

Dan and Gaby Teach Drunken Charleston, an intermediate level variation for Charleston / Lindy Hop

Dan and Gaby teach a Charleston variation called "Savoy Kicks"

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This is a fun move for Side by Side Charleston, a bit tricky to lead, but very fun and musical.

Bill Robinson's Famous Stair Dance.  Vintage Tap Clip.  Enjoy.

Cottontail (original) in reverse

Dan and Gaby teach the Charleston Gush Turn. Easy move for beginners!  Enjoy

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Dan and Gaby Teach the Motown Slide and the Springback. these are two easy variations for side-by-side Charleston

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Dan and Gaby Break down the Scarecrow variation on the basic Jocky Charleston.  This is a great move for beginners. 

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This is a variation on the basic skip up. Its called the "Reverse Skip Up". The footwark is simple, but leading it can be pretty tricky.

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Blues lifts at the Abbey! 4 Different blues lifts you can use

A classic bit of dancing from the Ernie Smith Jazz archives.  Tops and Wilder do an aerial lindy demonstration with some amazing choreography, after a band intro.

For educational purposes only

From Cynthia Millman:

"I believe he's referring to Tops and Wilda--Thomas "Tops" Lee and Wilda Crawford, two members of Whitey's Lindy Hoppers. ... Frankie speaks about them quite a bit in his autobiography. He says they were known for the "wrap-around," which they do just before the end of this clip. They were the winners of the Lindy division of the 1940 Harvest Moon Ball.They were originally one of the teams slated to be in "Hellzapoppin'," but got dropped for missing rehearsal."

A beautiful example of classic ballromin' from the Ernie Smith jazz archives

In this video you'll learn a fun, extendable version of the Charleston Suzy-Q.   Beginner/Advanced beginner material.

Dan and Gaby teach the kick up.  This is a basic level step for Lindy Hoppers just starting out.

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Dan and Gaby demo some of the material from Drag Blues part 2. 

• Back Shase
• Forward Shase
• Side Shase
• Side Shase with seperation
• Forward Shase with push off
• Side dip
• The trap and escape

Dan and Kelly basic blues at Waids restaurant. 

We teach

• a box step
• a cross body lead
• a ballrooming turn
• a footwork fake to a hip bump lift