The Queen Swings Basie (a version of the Trickeration) - Vernacular Jazz for Lindy Hop & Swing Dance

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The Queen Swings Basie is a version of Norma Miller's famous Trickeration routine which contains steps from the original routine and mixes it with new ideas. It's created by Norma Miller (the Queen herself!) along with Chester Witmore and Chazz Young. In this video, we dance through the choreography, as well as learn a little history of Norma and the routine itself.

00:00 - Thanks for coming to dance with me!
00:19 - Preview of the Queen Swings Basie
01:30 - History of the Trickeration Routine
03:45 - Choreography, Phrase 1
07:49 - Choreography, Phrase 2
11:19 - Choreography, Trickeration Step into Cheat Step into Half Break
14:54 - Choreography, Review Everything So Far
19:14 - A Few Tips
19:33 - Choreography from the Scoops
22:47 - A few More Tips
23:37 - Choreography, the last section
27:25 - A Little About Norma
29:08 - A Cautionary Tale - Don't Mess Up Like I Messed Up!
30:23 - Choreography, The Slow Song
32:10 - Choreography, The Medium Song
34:20 - Choreography, The Fast Song

SUPPLEMENTARY VIDEOS
- The Trickeration Move:    • Trickeration (the move, not the routi...  
- Lock Turn:    • Lock Turns - Vernacular Jazz Dance Ex...  
- Rocks:    • Rocks /  Allelujahs - Vernacular Jazz...  
- Half Break:    • Half Break - Vernacular Jazz Explaine...  
- TOBA Break:    • TOBA Break (Shim Sham Full Break) - V...  

NORMA MILLER:
-    • Lindyfest 2016 - Norma Miller Perform...  
-    • Queen of Swing Norma Miller speaks to...  

ORIGINAL TRICKERATION ROUTINE
   • Norma Miller's trickeration  

GLOBAL TRICKERATION PROJECT:
   • The Global Trickeration Project  

SOURCES
- Conversations with Adam Brozowski and LaTasha Barnes
- Swingin' at the Savoy, A Memoire of a Jazz Dancer, Norma Miller's Biography
- https://www.frankiemanningfoundation....

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