![]() Alternating between Lindy Hop and Charleston.6 Count before Chase entrance (1 basic Jig) and another 6 count after the Butterfly Exit (6 Count Inside Turn Into Closed).Tandem Chase (also with Butterfly Exit).NB: Sugar pushes are not taught until level 2.ĬHARLESTON MONTH – Tandem Charleston Transitions.Frankie 6 Count Sequence (hand change, bring followers around to side by side position, travel, tuck turn exit).Under the Arch, 2 Change of Places, Inside Turn to Closed, 8 count break.4 6-Counts with a break or an 8 count aka.Hand to Hand Charleston with Kick AroundĦ COUNT MONTH – 6 Counts, Jigs & 8 Counts – Structuring of the Music.Texas Tommy handshake into Hand to Hand Charleston.The Jazz Warm Up covers authentic jazz moves including Boogie Forward, Boogie Back, Boogie Drops, Fish Tails, Fall Off The Log, Suzy Q, Shorty George, Apple Jacks, Truckin’.Ĩ COUNT MONTH – 8 Counts, Footwork Variations & Charleston Integration.The Frankie Phrase is the name for a Swingout from Closed, Swingout, Swingout, Circle combination.*There are 3 months of rotating material.Įach month at the 1.5 level begins with a Jazz Warm Up (5 minutes) & practicing Frankie Phrases with straight Swingouts (10 minutes). Extras: Tandem Windshield, Tandem turn the follower, Tandem both turn, side by side variations like the slide.Repeater on a single leg/Hesitation steps.Extras: Frog Jump, Texas Tommy from closed, Promenade with an Inside Turn, Cross Overs, Low Downs, Point & Curls (save the Windmill for 1.5).Swing & Roll (into closed with inside Turn).“Duck” – Swingout from Closed with Leader’s Duck.8 Count into Closed/Basket Catch (temporary move used only until replaced by full circle aka.8 Count Send Out (Week 1 only, replaced by “Duck” by end of the class).8 COUNT MONTH – Beginner 8 Count Lindy Hop Move on to level 1.5 after you’ve absorbed and feel comfortable with the material from the 2 months of Beginner curriculum. It does NOT matter which month you take first. *There are 2 months of alternating material. However, during my many years of teaching, running a dance studio, and teaching 12+ Lindy Hop classes a week, this is the dance curriculum that I honed and developed. I retired from running the Bees’ Knees Dance studio in Toronto.
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