Monday 18 February 2013

Lindy Hop: How this dance form got its official name?

Being the grand-daddy of all swing dances, Lindy Hop got its official name from the newspaper headline “Lindy Hops the Atlantic” in the flight of Charles Linderbergh to Paris on the year 1927. On the other hand, this dance form has no “hop”. In fact, this dance form is smooth and solid and this is danced without bopping, hopping or prancing in the dance when you are dancing with 8-count rhythmic pulse.

Also known as Jitterbug, Lindy Hop Dance Princeton is an authentic Afro-Euro-American swing dance which is undoubtedly a joyful dance which closely reflects its music with a great flowing style. This is danced with the music of hot jazz of 1920s and Big Bands of 1940s. Just like jazz is combined with African and European origins of music, the African and American traditions of dance are reflected in Lindy Hop. This dance form involves its typical European turns, embracing holds, the solid breakaway and the earthy posture which is inspired from Africa. The new swing music is involved in the dance form which is inspired from earlier dances like Black Bottom which is played by Negroes in Harlem and Charleston.

Characteristics of Lindy Hop Dance
Lindy Hop is a typical social dance in which the dance partners are connected and linked with one another gently and swiftly. This is related closely to the music which is based on phrasing, feeling and improvisation. The speed of core tempo is around 120 to 180 beats per minute. You may have seen some reckless aerials on some movies like Hellzapoppin, Day at the Races, Malcolm X and Swingkids in which the steps are done in fast tempos. Apart from being only the acrobatic antics, in fact, the airsteps are smooth and fast precisely and these can be synched perfectly.

This dance can’t be performed socially because it requires a great deal of expertise. In all, airsteps are quite spectacular and eye-catching. That’s why you see these steps in the movies. This is danced socially only under the supervision of spectators just as a performance. This dance form has the smoothest, gentlest and lightest combination of all the performed swing dances. The Savoy style Lindy Hop dance became popular only with its smoother moves. Since swinging jazz dance looks very difficult dance form, Lindy Hop exclusively different from other dance forms and it generates a smoothest connection of popular swing dances like WCS, Jive, ECS, and Rock-n-Roll. Especially, this is different in partner interaction, posture, and musical synchronization. In short, Lindy Hop is low, solid, relaxed and energetic dance.

Conclusion
When it comes to learn Lindy Hop properly with experienced dance teacher or professional dancer, Princeton is the best place for you and there is no better option for you than Local Dance Studio Princeton. That’s why people love dancing Lindy Hop with the facilities in the dance studio. The group dance studio is best option if you want to avail a lot of mental and social benefits along with saving money.    
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