Charleston Basic - Lindy From the Ground Up

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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
BEGINNER:    • 6 Count Basic - Learn to Lindy Hop fr...  
MUSIC: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2QV...
HISTORY:    • Lindy Hop History  
INSPIRATION:    • Inspiration  

SOURCES:
Jenkin's Orphanage est 1891 - https://www.jenkinsinstitute.org/inde...
Black Then: https://blackthen.com/jenkins-orphana...
Gullah Geechee people: https://gullahgeecheecorridor.org/the...
The Gullah: Rice, Slavery, and the Sierra Leone-American Connection: https://glc.yale.edu/gullah-rice-slav...
In Charleston, Coming to Terms With the Past: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/20/tr...
Telling the complicated history of Charleston, South Carolina: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/charlest...
Jazz Dance: the story of American Vernacular Dance, by Marshall & Jean Stearns

MUSIC:
Brooks Prumo Orchestra - http://brooksprumoorchestra.bandcamp....

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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: https://blacklindyhoppersfund.org/
National Jazz Museum in Harlem: https://jazzmuseuminharlem.org/