Alphabetical Jazz Steps

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Vocabulary of 37 American vernacular jazz solo movements. Intended to be a quick reference of name to the vanilla movement. Variations are part of this dance - whats in this video is not the only way to do these steps.

Recorded at LaB of Philadelphia! Stuart Collins demonstrating after Philly's Tuesday dance at LaB. www.lindyandblues.com


Here's whats shown:
0:05
Apple Jacks
Black Bottom
Break-a-leg
Boogie Back
Boogie Forward

0:36
Box Step
Cakewalk
Charelston (20s)
Charelston (vanilla)
Crazy Legs

1:11
Drunken Sailor
Eagle Slide
Fall off the log
Fishtails
Half Break

1:52
Hallelujah (aka Praise Allah)
Hitch Hiker
Itches
Jump Charelston
Mess Around

2:31
Naomi Skank
Pecks
Rusty Dusty
Rocks
Scarecrow

3:18
Shimmy
Grimmy
Shim Sham Step
Shish-ka-boom-ba
Skip up

3:55
Spank the Baby
Struttin'
Struttin' (with inside turn)
Suzy Q
Tack Annie

4:36
Truckin'
T.O.B.A. break