Charleston Basic - Lindy From the Ground Up

Support my channel by going to Charleston is the grandfather of Lindy Hop and has a fascinating history. In this video, we go over a little of that history, as well as the basic rhythm and how to integrate it with some of the dance moves you already know. 00:00 - Welcome to Lindy from the Ground Up! 00:24 - A Little History 03:11 - The Basic Rhythm 05:25 - Dance It With A Partner 06:28 - Add Six Count 09:28 - Add in More Six Count 11:27 - Add in Kick Steps PLAYLISTS MUSIC: HISTORY: INSPIRATION: SOURCES: Jenkin’s Orphanage est 1891 - Black Then: Gullah Geechee people: The Gullah: Rice, Slavery, and the Sierra Leone-American Connection: In Charleston, Coming to Terms With the Past: Telling the complicated history of Charleston, South Carolina: Jazz Dance: the story of American Vernacular Dance, by Marshall & Jean Stearns MUSIC: Brooks Prumo Orchestra - MERCH: Prints: Other: 50% of the money made from this channel is donated to organizations that support African Diasporic art forms, because Lindy Hop is a Black dance, and preserving and cultivating Blackness is very important to its identity. My current charities are: Black Lindy Hopper’s Fund: National Jazz Museum in Harlem:
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