List of lindy hop moves
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Lindy hop
Lindy Hop
The Lindy Hop is an American social dance, from the swing dance family. It evolved in Harlem, New York City in the 1920s and '30s and originally evolved with the jazz music of that time. Lindy was a fusion of many dances that preceded it or were popular during its development but is mainly based...

 is a fusion of many American dances from 1900 to the present. It originally emphasized basics, sugar pushes, side passes, swing outs, and Charlestons. However, lindy hop also uses aerials, jazz, hip hop, and other dance move
Dance move
Dance moves or dance steps are the building blocks of many dances.More complex dance moves are called dance patterns, dance figures or dance variations....

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  • Basic moves (also Freezes). Also lists basic positions in lindy hop
    Lindy Hop
    The Lindy Hop is an American social dance, from the swing dance family. It evolved in Harlem, New York City in the 1920s and '30s and originally evolved with the jazz music of that time. Lindy was a fusion of many dances that preceded it or were popular during its development but is mainly based...

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  • Sugar push
  • Side pass
  • Swing out
    • Inside turn
    • Outside turn
    • Tuck turn
    • Lindy Circle
    • Over the head
    • Basket
    • Swango
    • Around the waist
    • Texas Tommy
    • Whip
    • Reverse Swing out
    • Water Skier Slide
  • Turns and Spins
    • Spot turn (6 count)
    • Spot turn Cowboy Style (8 count)
  • Groucho
  • Skip up
  • Aerial
    Aerial (dance move)
    An aerial is a dance move in Lindy Hop where one's feet leave the floor. The term has come to mean a wide range of special and unusual dance moves, including dips, slides, and tricks....

     (also Slides and Tricks)
  • Silly
  • Dip
    Dip (dance move)
    Dips are common to many dance forms .Standard: The flyer usually balances herself. The flyer's body may be horizontal or vertical. There are many grips for bases. The base uses a one-handed grip if flyer is experienced. In performance, flyer may turn her torso sideways toward the audience or toward...

  • Jazz
  • Charleston
  • Big apple
  • Hip hop
  • Blues


Dances that use these moves include the following:
  • Lindy hop
    Lindy Hop
    The Lindy Hop is an American social dance, from the swing dance family. It evolved in Harlem, New York City in the 1920s and '30s and originally evolved with the jazz music of that time. Lindy was a fusion of many dances that preceded it or were popular during its development but is mainly based...

  • West Coast Swing
    West Coast Swing
    West Coast Swing is a partner dance with roots in Lindy Hop. It is characterized by a distinctive elastic look that results from its basic extension-compression technique of partner connection, and is danced primarily in a slotted area on the dance floor...

  • East Coast Swing
    East Coast Swing
    East Coast Swing is a form of social partner dance. It belongs to the group of swing dances. It is danced under fast swing music, including rock and roll and boogie-woogie....

  • Charleston
    Charleston (dance)
    The Charleston is a dance named for the harbor city of Charleston, South Carolina. The rhythm was popularized in mainstream dance music in the United States by a 1923 tune called "The Charleston" by composer/pianist James P. Johnson which originated in the Broadway show Runnin' Wild and became one...

  • Jazz
  • Modern Jive
    Modern Jive
    Modern Jive is a dance style derived from Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock and Roll, Salsa and others, the main innovation being to simplify the footwork - by removing syncopation such as chasse. The term French Jive is occasionally used instead, reflecting the origins of the style...

  • Shag
  • Balboa
    Balboa (dance)
    Balboa today is commonly used both as a term to describe a fusion of dances that originated in Southern California during the 1920s and 1930s, and also referring to a specific dance from that era that was the original Balboa .The original Balboa dance is a form of swing dance that started as early...

  • Big apple
    Big Apple (dance)
    The Big Apple is both a partner dance and a circle dance that originated in the Afro-American community of the United States in the beginning of the 20th century.- Origin :...

  • Swing rueda
    Swing rueda
    Swing Rueda Everything, except the amoeba is 8-count based.- Moves :*Basic Swing Out: Normal swing out, stay with partner*Swing Out Variations: move to next partner...

  • Blues dance
    Blues dance
    Blues dancing is a modern term used to describe a family of historical dances that developed alongside and were danced to blues music, or the contemporary dances that are danced in that aesthetic...


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