Free Swing Dance Lessons

November 2011 All Levels Charleston Week 1

Week 1 of Dan and Gaby's all levels Charleston class

Dan and Gaby Swing 200 Octomber 2011

A review of the first three weeks of class in Dan and Gaby's Swing 200 class

Dan and Gaby Swing 200 Week 3

Swing 200 at Sonny Newman's dance hall 9/2011

Dan and Gaby Swing 200 Week 2

Swing 200 at Sonny Newman's dance hall 9/2011

Swing 400 Week 4

More moves. Join us any Monday night at Sonny Newmans. This is from week 2 August 2011

Swing 400 Week 3

More moves. Join us any Monday night at Sonny Newmans. This is from week 3 August 2011

Dan and Gaby Swing 300 July 2011

Dan and Gaby review their swing 300 class from Sonny Newman's Dance Hall in July 2011, week 3 of classes.

Swing 300 Week 3

Swing 300 Week 3 at Sonny Newmans Dance Hall

Swing 300 Week 1

Swing Level 300 July 2011

Beantown 2011 Dips and Tricks

Review of our dips and tricks class at Beantown 2011

Swing 200 Week 3

Intermediate at Sonny Newmans Dance Hall with Dan and Gaby

Week 1 Swing 200

Swing 200 Week 1 Material

Week 2 Swing 100

Swing 200 Week 2 Material

Rhythm in your feet music in your soul

Our class titled "rhythm in your feet, music in your soul" at return of the intensive

Lindy Chorus

Our Lindy Chorus class from Return of the Intensive

Slow Lindy

From Return of the Intensive

Advanced Charleston

Dan and Gaby's class from Return of the Intensive.

All Levels Charleston Week 3

Week 3 of our all levels Charleston Class.

All Levels Charleston Week 2

Week 2, May 2011 of our "All Levels Charleston" class

Dan and Gaby Beginners Plus Review April 19

Dan and Gaby review the suzy-q, johnnys drop, the sideways pass, the y-stretch, and a couple of other moves are demonstrated but were not taught

Dan and Natalie Intermediate on April 14

Dan and Natalie (subbing for Gaby) teach "Beginner Plus" or "Intermediate" material.

April 4 Intermediate Class

Intermediate Material from our 8:30 class at Sonny Newmans, every Monday night

Dan and Gaby Intermediate Week 4

Week 3 March 2011 review of our intermediate class at Sonny Newmans Dance Hall at 85th and Greenwood

Dan and Gaby Intermediate Week 3

Week 3 March 2011 review of our intermediate class at Sonny Newmans Dance Hall at 85th and Greenwood

Sister Kate Tribute

Sister Kate Tribute to honor the work of Robin Nunnally and Casey Schneider, from Savoy Swing Jam

Dan and Gaby Beginner Plus Class Review March 14

Dan and Gaby review their class where we worked on styling a few of our basic movements

Rainier Rhythm Short Showcase at SSJ

Rainier Rhythm performs at Savoy Swing Jam. Choreography by Dan Newsome. Dancers are Kara Noyes, Kelli Wilkerson, Olivia Taylor, Justin Hill, Jason Hughs and Daniel Newsome. First Place

Dan and Gaby Styling

Dan and Gaby's Styling class.. includes an original follows styling, a Frankie styling for leads, a "trench" styling for leads, and a pattern to move in and out of pimp walk

Dan and Brittany Styling

Our intro to styling class from Sonny Newman's dance hall

Rainier Rhythm

More of Rainier Rhythm practicing th California Routine with aerials marked

Rainier Rhythm California Routine

Video from our practice

Blues Lesson Preview Lesson 1 Section 1

A lesson preview from Dan and Gaby's new blues series. This series includes

Section 1, Movements
Slow Drag // Touch and Go // Touch Behinds // Strutting // Fishtail // Single Side hip bumps // Box Step // Heel Balances // Applejacks

Section 2, Concepts
What is leading and following // What is leverage // Frame matching //-Core Connection // Dryer sheet connection // Pulse // Choosing quarter or half notes for steps // 4 track connection // Leg connection // Opposing Connection // Body Shape and invading your partners space // How to be a good partner // Body Delay // Freezing Frame // Preparing opposite direction // Better rock steps // Moving in and out of closed, arm throw // Using your core to turn

Section 3, Patterns
6 Ct Inside Turn to open // Simple Dip // Double Dip // Head loop dip // Walk Around // Simple x-over Monkey Bars // Grapevine // Over The Leg // Slow Drag - four walk pattern

Rainier Rhythm Lindy Chorus

Rainier Rhythm performs Frankie Manning's Lindy Chorus. From our practice session

Ranier Rhythm Stops Back Angle

Rainier Rhythm performs stops, back angle

Rainier Rhythm Stops Front Angle

Ranier Rhtyhm Practice footage, stop front angle

January 2011 Class Review

Dan and Gaby review the first two days of their intermediate choreography routine

Charleston Swing Out

Dan and Gaby Break down the Charleston Swing Out, an essential move for fast music, competitors and performers.

Switches

Dan and Gaby break down how to do "Switches", a fun 1940s swing variation

Dargoffs Leader Variation

Dargoff and Brittany teach a fun variation for leaders.

Brittanys Follower Variation

Watch as Dargoff and Brittany break down a followers variation. See more about them at http://www.dargoff.com

Dargoff and Brittany Charleston Variation

Dargoff and Brittany (http://www.dargoff.com) teach a Charelston variation. "Swoop" or outside Charelston to Tandem. Basic Charleston knowledge recommended.

Chase Charleston

The Frankie Pop

Dan and Gaby teach the Frankie pop

Reverse Transition to Tandem

Dan and Gaby teach a transition to tandem Charleston from the hand-to-hand charleston.

Peabody Class Review

Review of the final session in our five week sampler series, the Peabody

Rainier Rhythm performs at ULHS

Rainier Rhythm performs at ULHS for a first place win! Choreography Daniel Newsome

SHOR Performing at ULHS

SHOR Performing at ULHS. Choreography by Gabriella Cook.

Ranier Rhythm Performance at ELP

Ranier Rhythm Performance at ELP. Choreography Daniel Newsome

Sweethearts of Rhythm Performance ELP

Sweethearts of Rhythm Performs at Experience Lindy Project. Choreography Gabriella Cook

Dan and Gaby Choreography Class

Dan and Gaby Teach an Intermediate level choreography class to perform later

Dan and Gaby Dips Tricks

Dan and Gaby teach a few newer and older tricks for swing dancing

This is the breakdown of our advanced class

August 30 Intermediate Lindy Hop

From 8/30/2010 at Sonny Newman's Dance hall

Intermediate Lindy August 23 2010

From 8/23/2010 at Sonny Newman's Dance hall

Dan and Gaby Intermediate Lindy

Review from our 8/23 Class

Ranier Rhythm at the Century

Ranier Rhythm performs a choreography by Daniel Newsome at the Century Ballroom

Dan and Kelly Classic Ballroomin

Dan and Kelly teach Classic Ballroomin at Down Home Blues

Down Home Blues Box Steps with Dan and Kelly

From Down Home Blues, Dan and Kelly review Box Steps and variations

Down home Blues Adagio and Apache

Dan and Kelly teach vintage blues styles Adiago and Apache

Blues Leg Flare

Dan and Gaby teach an advanced variation for blues dance and performance

Stops Break

Dan and Gaby demonstrate a breaking movement from \"Stops\"

Surprise Grab

Dan and Gaby teach a fun social dance move called the surprise grab

First Stop

Dan and Gaby teach a variation on the Tandem Charleston called the \"First Stop\"

The Bow

Dan and Gaby show a technique to help you add momentum to your swing out.

Sweeps Charleston

Gaby teaches technique for movement on the standing leg and some exercises, including the sweeps charleston

Rolling Charleston

Dan and Gaby teach the rolling variation for Tandem Charleston

Twist Behinds

Dan and Gaby break down a fun hand-to-hand Charleston move

Blues Walk Around

Dan and Gaby show a beginner level move for dance connection and partnership you can use to dance to the blues with

Cross Behind Ochos

Dan and Gaby break down an advanced blues pattern.

Extreme Boing Boing

This fun move, based on Frankie Manning\'s \"Boing Boing\" is a great move for fast music and choreography

Arm Touch Charleston

Dan and Gaby break down a nice variation on the Charleston

The Intentional Miss

Dan and Gaby break down a nice variation for hand to hand charleston called the \"Intentional Miss\"

The Hip Roll

Dan and Gaby teach a fun trick for Lindy Hop called the \"Hip Roll\"

Lindy Cross Under

Dan and Gaby teach a fun, socially leadable move for the dance floor

Windshield Wiper Charleston

Dan and Gaby teach a fun, easy variation for Tandem Charleston

The Split Jump

Dan and Gaby teach a basic level aerial called the \"split kick\" or \"Russian kick\"... great for aerial beginners.

The Sailor Step

Dan and Gaby teach the classic move: \"Sailor Step\"

Reverse Apache

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Dan and Gaby break down a nice variation on the apache, called the \"reverse apache\"

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The Criss Cross Basic

A fun move for social dancing - beginner / intermediate

Blues Dips Class

A sequence of different beginner level dips from Herrang. �Check it out

Beantown 2010 Dips and Tricks

Dips and Tricks from our Beantown 2010 Dips and Tricks Class

Omaha Performance Routine Part 4

Performance routine from Omaha

Omaha Performance Routine Part 3

More Performance Routine

23 Skidoo at the Turnverein

An old Skidoo Performance!

5 Rules of Charleston

In this class we demonstrate how to build your own Charleston variations by following a few simple rules. �These are the moves we worked on in class.

Performance Routine Blocks 3 and 4

Blocks 3&4 of our performance routine day with Omaha Jitterbugs

Performance Routine Block 1 and 2

Dan and Gaby Performance Routine Blocks 1 & 2, broken down, then to music. �Song is \"Thats on Jack Thats On\"

Slow Swing Moves Dan and Gaby

Slow Swing Dance Moves with Dan and Gaby

Moves That Flow

This was an intermediate level class from Omaha Nebraska in \"Moves that Flow\"

Sausages Line Dance

A slow review of Sausages, a line dance created by Peter Vawter and Kevin St. Laurent. �

Omaha Dips and Tricks

Dan and Gaby teach some dips and tricks in Omaha, Nebraska. �We show�

Trip to Kiss
Roll to plank to fallback to tandem
Slip Outs
Judo Flip
Jump on the back from California Routine

Big Apple Follow Along

Follow along as we do the whole Big Apple at a Moderate Tempo

Big Apple Phrase 14 and 15

Dan and Gaby Big Apple Phrase 14, and 15

The Big Apple, Phrase 13

The Big Apple, Phrase 12

The Big Apple Phrase 11

Phrase 11!

The Big Apple, Phrase 10

Big Apple, Phrase 10! Almost done!

The Big Apple, Phrase 9

Big Apple, Phrase 9

The Big Apple Phrase 8

Big Apple Phrase 8

The Big Apple, Phrase 7

Big Apple, Phrase 7

The Big Apple, Phrase 6

Big Apple, Phrase 6.

Inside Turn On One

Lindy Hop, Inside Turn on one, a fun beginner move

The Big Apple Phrase 5

Dan shows the Big Apple phrase 5�

The Big Apple Phrase 4

Big Apple Phrase 4, Dan shows original clip and breaks down the whole phrase

Big Apple Phrase 3

Dan breaks Down Phrase 3 Of The Big Apple

The Big Apple Phrase 2

Dan shows the footage from, and breaks down the second phrase of the Big Apple.

Closed Jig

Dan and Gaby teach a variation on Jig Walk, the \"Closed Jig\"

Under Rotated Basic

Dan and Gaby teach a variation on the traditional basic, the under-rotated basic

The Big Apple Phrase 1

Dan shows the vintage footage from the Big Apple, first phrase and breaks it down.

The Barrel Turn

Dan and Gaby Break down the Barrel turn, a sold beginner / advanced-beginner move that all Lindy Hoppers should know

Kick Throughs

Dan and Gaby break down this fun side-by-side Charleston variation for intermediate dancers.

The Big Apple Phrase 0

In this series, we go over all steps of the Big Apple from beginning to end.

We start by showing the section of the original dance, then breaking that down

Reverse and Pullback

Reverse and pullback, and intermediate / advanced level social dance move with some great technique for leads and follows.

Waids blues Class Review

Beginning Blues with Dan and Gaby... Bits and pieces of various techniques

Intermediate Class Performance

Dan and Gaby\'s Intermediate Class performs at Sonny\'s. �Some students have only been dancing 10 weeks! �They worked really hard and we are very proud of their efforts and progress.

Join us at Sonny\'s on Monday Nights for beginning and intermediate classes

February 6 2007 Archive Footage

Archive footage

January 30 2007 Archive Footage

Archive Footage

February 13 2007 Archive Footage

Archive Footage

January 30 2007 Archive Footage

Archived Intermediate Lindy

January 23 2007 Class Review

Archive footage from 2007

January 2 2007 Archive Footage

Archived Class Review, Intermediate Lindy 01/02/07

November 21 2010 Archive Footage

More archived Intermediate Lindy

February 27 2007 Archive Footage

Archived Class Reviews

Beginner Class Review

Dan and Gaby review what they taught in their five week series at Sonny\'s in March and April. �Next series starts May 3, 2010. �Join us!

Jazz Steps In Lindy

Dan and Gaby demonstrate some�

Camel Walk
Lowdowns
Mambo Steps
Cross Overs
Shouts
Windmill Spin
Applejacks

Waids Blues Class Review

Dan and Gaby teach blues at Waids. �We cover slow drag, struttin\' and a crossover pattern

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The Rock Step

Start off here with the basic rock step. �If you\'ve never danced before and you want to start off thinking about leading and following well, this is the video for you.

Begin by defining the footwork, then we\'ll talk about how different kinds of rock steps feel with your partner.

Triple Steps

Learn all about triple steps, and beginning to lead them on your partner. �This base level video is great for beginers, or dancers looking to go back and relearn some of the steps for the second time in a more complete manner.

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Anchored Triple

Another element of swing, the anchored triple step.. Learn how to lead and follow triple steps in this beginner level instructional short

The Reverse Jerk

A good social dance move for beginner Lindy Hop dancers. �This 8 count move will test your lead and follow skills and give you a new way to think about turns and triple steps.

Guy and Girl Basket

Learn how to do a basket where both people spin in this intermediate level instructional short

The Whirligig

Dan and Gaby teach a unique and popular Intermediate Lindy variation called the whirligig.

The Popout

Dan and Gaby teach an easy styling for your Lindy Hop called the \"Popout\"

Turning Technique

Learn how to turn more efficiently and easily with Gaby.

Choreography Class Day 1

Dan and Gaby\'s Choreography class, Day 1. Join us Monday evenings at Sonny\'s!

Choreography Class With Music

Dan and Gaby\'s Choreography class with music

Triple Techniques

Gaby goes over some fancy triple steps for intermediate dancers. �Check it out!

Shim Sham Part 1

Dan breaks down the first phrase of the Shim Sham, step by step.

Shim Sham Part 2

Dan teaches the Shim Sham, part 2

Shim Sham Part 3

Dan Breaks Down Step 3 of the Shim Sham

Shim Sham Part 4

Shim Shim, step #4 instructional short

Shim Sham follow along

Follow Along with Dan and Gaby as they lead you through the entire Shim Sham

The Record Spin

Dan and Gaby teach the \"Record Spin\", an intermediate level airstep

Johnnys Drop

Dan and Gaby teach a side-by-side Charleston variation called \"Johnny\'s Drop\"

The Money Grabbers

This variation for hand-to-hand Charleston is fun for interemediate dancers. �

The Eagle Slide

Gaby breaks down an important solo jazz move called the \"Eagle Slide\"

The Scarecrow

Dan breaks down the solo Charleston movement known as the scarecrow.

The Mini Dip

Dan and Gaby break down the Mini Dip. Advanced beginner / Intermediate level move

Tabby The Cat Break

Gaby breaks down the Tabby the Cat Break

Tandem Girl Turn

Learn how to spin the girl in Tandem Charleston

Tandem Both Turn

Dan and Gaby show you how you can both turn in Tandem Charleston

Chase Steps

Dan and Gaby show you how to add triple rhythms to your blues dance

The Send Out

Dan and Gaby teach the Send Out, a basic level transition for Lindy Hop

Angelas Apache

Learn an Apache variation invented by Angela Andrews. Intermediate / Advanced level Lindy Hop

1920s Basics

1920\'s Charleston basics with Dan and Gaby

Switchblade Charleston

A Tandem Charleston variation called the \"Switchblade\" Charleston.

Shag Breaks

Dan and Gaby teach the Shag breaks.

6 Count Circle

Dan and Gaby 6 teach a fun variation known as the 6 count circle.

Apache to Hand To Hand

Learn to transition from Apache to Hand to Hand Charleston

Side Lunge

Learn the Blues movement we call the \"Side Lunge\"

Frankie Skips

Learn a classic Lindy move called Frankie Skips

Choreography Day 2

Dan and Gaby\'s Intermediate Choreography Class

Hellzapoppin

The dance scenes from the movie are some of the best-known�Lindy Hop�scenes from the�swing era, and they have made the film popular among modern Lindy hoppers. One frenetic routine is performed byWhitey\'s Lindy Hoppers, and another notable dance scene features�Martha Raye�and�Dean Collins.

Undecided

Undecided. �A classic movie short

Short Clip of Vintage Dance

Enjoy!

Groovie Movie

1944 Movie Short

Glenn Miller Short

A short starring Glenn Miller\'s Band

Za Zu Zay

Cab Calloway in Za Zu Zay

All The Cats Join In

All the Cats Join In, an old Disney Short

Sweet Hearts of Rhythm at UW

Swing Kids Dance 5/15/10. Performance by Sweethearts of Rhythm. Choreography by Gabriella Cook.

UW Swing Kids Dance Performance

Uptown Throwdown performs at UW Swing Kids Dance

November 14 2006 Archived Intermediate Lindy

Archives of Intermediate Lindy class from 11/14/2006

Choreography Day 4

Our Intermediate class\'s choreography

8 Count Moves

Dan and Gaby review their class on 8 count turns including

Apache on 1
Behind the back
Under Arm Change�
Snake
Cuddle Variation
Frankie Twists
Pop out

Lead and Follow Exercises

Dan and Gaby teach exercises and moves for Lindy Hop leading and following. Join us every Monday night at Sonny Newman\'s Dance Hall

Lindy Bout Performance

Uptown Throwdown, our competitive team at Lindy Bout 4

Sugar Push Variations

Sugar Push variations from our Monday night classes at Sonny Newman\'s Dance Hall in Seattle Washington.

Trankey Do Follow Along

Dan and Tiff do the Tranky Doo with counts at moderate speed so you can follow along and try it with them.�

All 12 phrases demonstrated plainly and easily

Trankey Do Final Steps

Tiff teaches the last two phrases of the Tranky Doo

Pushes / Shouts
Knee slaps

Trankey Do Phrase 9 & 10

Dan breaks down the Tranky Do, phrase 9& 10

Scoot back
Kicks
Strut
Box Steps

Trankey Do Phrase 8

Tiff teaches phrase 8 of the Tranky Doo

Push around
Skate Back
Truckin\'

Trankey Do Phrase 7

Dan teaches the Tranky Doo phrase 7

Eagle Slide
Boogie Drops
Mambo Steps

Trankey Do Phrase 6

Tiff Breaks down phrase 6 of the Tranky Doo.�

Suzy-Qs
Reverse Break
Mess around
Split break

Trankey Do Phrase 5

Dan breaks down phrase 5 of the Tranky Doo with knee slaps, and cross break.

Trankey Do Phrase 4

Tiffiny teaches phrase 4 of the Tranky Doo

Shorty George
Boogie Back
Short George
Break Step

Running Time ~6Minutes

Trankey Do Phrase 3

Dan breaks down phrase three of the Tranky Do, a Jazz line dance popular among Lindy Hoppers.

Trankey Do Phrase 2

Tiffiny Wine breaks down the second phrase of the Tranky Doo, a popular line dance among swing dancers. �

Don\'t forget to start with part one!

Trankey Do Phrase 1

Dan instructs phrase 1 of the Tranky Doo. �This is a common Jazz dance done by Lindy Hoppers, and is great for working on movement. �

It is inspired from the \"Spirit Moves\" and can be learned on one\'s own, no partner required.�

The Windmill

Gaby teaches the \"Windmill\" styling for followers

The Stomp Off

Dan and Gaby teach the \"Stomp off\", a classic Lindy Hop variation. Beginner / Intermediate level.

The Stack

PreAerials Training

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This video will prepare you to do aerials with some basic techniques everyone attempting air steps should know

The spine strength experiment
Pushing
Jumping
Climbing
Pre-requisites: Stretching for aerials and good physical condition

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Shag Class Review

Dan and Gaby review their class from Sonny Newmans on Monday nights. �this class focuses on the Collegiate Shag, a fast 6 count dance from the 1920s. Enjoy!�

He She Turn

This classic move is done frequently on the dance floor, and has great movement and flow. �For all levels of dancers.

Fall Off The Log

Gaby teaches \"Fall off the log\", a basic level solo jazz move that every Lindy Hopper Should know!

Single Time Step

Single \"Broadway\" style time steps. �If you are ready to move into intermediate tap, then this is the video will teach you the single time step.

Five Count Riff

Dan teaches the beginner / early intermediate tap dance movement called the \"5 Count Riff\". �This is an important step for all levels of new tap dancers. �

The Cross Behinds

Gaby breaks down the cross behinds, a solo jazz move. �Great for beginning / intermediate solo dancers

Walking blues

This video demonstrates a basic walking blues, and is a fantastic start for any dancer. �In this 5 minute instructional short, we show you how to really connect while walking with your partner.

Waltz Step

Dan and Gaby teach an closed-to-closed transition step called the \"Waltz\" step. �Its an 8 count turn that will spin you 360 degrees, and fits your 8 count rhythm pattern. �

Beginner level.

Blues Lunge

Dan and Gaby teach the blues lunge. �Recommended pre-requisite: Walking Blues.

Beginner move for blues students

Tandem To Hand To Hand

Dan and Gaby teach an intermediate variation on getting from Tandem Charleston to Hand-to-Hand Charleston.

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Reverse Basic

Dan and Gaby break down and demonstrate the reverse Lindy Hop basic. �This is a good move for advanced beginners / Intermediate students.

Inside Out Basic

Dan and Gaby teach the inside out basic. �Beginner level move for new Lindy Hop dancers. Requires premium membership to view

Outside Turn

Dan and Gaby teach the outside turn from basic Lindy Hop in this 5 minute instructional short. �

If you are just getting started with Lindy Hop, and you need a more vocabulary, this is a good place to start. Must know 8 count Lindy basic

Inside Turn

Dan and Gaby teach the Lindy Hop inside turn. �This is a beginner level move. �If you know the Lindy Hop basic, you can move on to this inside turn.

Basic Drawback

Dan teaches the basic drawback, for beginning level tap dancers. This breakdown of the basic movement of the drawback is a great step to learning more complex moves.

The Half Break

Gaby breaks down the \"Half Break\". This is a move used in the Shim Sham, as well as several other traditional choreographies. This three minute lesson will break it all down for you!

Basic Cramp Roll

Dan teaches the basic cramp roll. �Great move for beginning tap dancers.

Kickout to Ocho

Dan and Gaby teach a pattern for slow / blues dance called the kickout, and added a tango like \"ocho\" to it.

Intermediate / Advanced move. Running time ~ 5 minutes

Touch Behinds

Dan and Gaby teach a rhythm pattern for compound time / shuffle rhythm Blues music

Touch and Go

Dan and Gaby teach Touch and Go. �Get started right here with Blues dance!

Swivels

Work on your swivels with Gaby!

Beginner Series Review

Dan and Gaby review this basic class series for beginner students. �Come join us, new series starts every five weeks, or join us for a one day intensive on April 24

Styling Class Review

Dan and Gaby teach styling

Stomp offs
Stomp off with stretch
Fast Lowdowns
Frankie\'s Break with a slide and twist

Double Spin From Closed

Dan and Gaby teach a double spin from closed position. �This is a great way to get from Charleston or 6 count out into open position to swing out.

Apache To Skaters

Dan and Gaby teach how to get from the behind the back hand change also known as the \"apache\" into the skaters position. �Intermediate move. �Enjoy!

Savoy Spin

Dan and Gaby teach the Savoy Spin, an intermediate / advanced variation for leads.�

Premium memberships are only 26.99, and include a free DVD

Apache or Texas Tommy

Daniel and Gaby teach an Apache / behind the back hand change. In this premium video, you\'ll learn an essential transition that every Lindy Hop dancer needs to know.

Lesson time is 5mins, 30seconds

The Connected Basket

Dan and Gaby teach the connected basket turn. If you know the basic basket turn, this will give you the ability to add some spins and stay connected. �Premium members only.

Dan Gaby Basket turn

In this members only video, Dan and Gaby teach the Basket with a turn. �A great social dance move. �Prerequisite, the \"Basket\"

The Basket Turn

Dan and Gaby teach a basic move called the \"Basket\". �This is a nice move for slow and medium tempos, and is the basis of lots of other fun moves.

Dan and Kelly Intermediate Class

Dan and Kelly review their intermediate class at Eastside Stomp.�

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Dan Kelly Breakaway

Dan and Kelly teach breakaway at Eastside Stomp��You can see the original of this style of dance here.

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Blues at the Abbey

We teach some slow drag, add some progressive steps, then progressive crossing steps, then a connection-based pattern, and finally a nice elegant weight supported lunge. �The rest is just freestlyled extras. �

Abbey will discontinue next week! �Come visit us for the last night!

Stretch and Pulse

Dan and Gaby teach some moves about changing pulse, and stretch for different effects. �This is an intermediate level class, join us an Monday night at Sonnys.

BYU Charleston

BYU Charleston Routine Class Review. Lots of moves including

Rotating Kicks Away
Rule of 3 Charleston
Airplane Charleston
One Leg Charleston
Scoupe Ball Change
Skaters Charleston to Travelling
One Leg Kicks
Rolling Charleston
Underarm turn
Hand To Hand
Cakewalk

BYU Breakaway Class

Fast Lindy Class from BYU - Breakaway and Lindy Hop for faster tunes

Tabby The Cat

Tabby the Cat, an old short featuring Dean Collins.

Surprising turns

\"Surprising Turns\".. our class at Sonny Newman\'s Dance hall, for Savoy Swing Club, that happens every Monday evening. �Join us anytime!

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Waids Class Review

Dan and Gaby review their class from Waids on 2/23. �We talked about \"nightclub 2-step\", hesitation walks, �Away connection to the side, and follow embelishments

Mad Youth

Mad Youth with Ray Hirsch. �Inspiring, funny Shag and Lindy Hop

Essential Charleston Moves

Essential Charleston. From Dan and Gaby\'s Monday night intermediate class at Sonny Newman\'s Dance Hall

Fast Turn to Pancake

Dan and Gaby teach the entrance to Hand to Hand Charleston

1920s Basic

Dan and Gaby teach basic 1920s Charleston. �Suitable for all levels

1920s Fast Turn

Dan and Gaby teach the fast turn in 1920s Charleston, an intermediate level move for Lindy Hoppers

Jig Walk

Dan and Gaby teach Jig Walks. �This is a basic 6 count pattern for beginning level Lindy Hoppers

The Lindy Flip

Dan and Gaby teach the Lindy Flip. �this is an aerial, so please be advised that this video is only intended as a reminder of class material and is not a substitute for one one one training with a professional.�

This is also an intermediate level aerial. �We suggest you start with some intro level aerials before attempting this one

The Tango Jump

Dan and Gaby teach the performance / fast Lindy Hop variation called the \"Tango\"

Three Tripples

Dan and Gaby teach a variation on the circle that uses three triple steps. Prerequisite: the Lindy Circle

Kicks Away

Dan and Gaby Teach the classic variation \"Kicks Away\". This requires basic knowledge of the 8 count swing out.

The Spike Turn

Dan and Gaby teach the Spike Turn. We suggest you know the Balboa Basic, and the Balboa come around before learning this variation.

The Come Around

Dan and Gaby teach the \"Come Around\", an beginning level Balboa transition. �If you have a good grasp of the balboa basics, but no moves yet, this is the next video for you. �Running time ~5mins

Paddle and Roll

Dan teaches an intro level tap move called the \"paddle and roll\" or \"perididdle\"

Suitable for all levels of tap dancer. �Tap shoes recommended but not required.

Snakehips

Gaby teaches \"Snakehips\" movement. This is an intermediate solo jazz movement

Boogie Back

Gaby teaches the classic Jazz movement known as the \"Boogie Back\"

Shuffles

Dan teaches the beginning level tap movement called the shuffle. Appropriate for all levels, no partner required

Boogie Forward

Gaby teaches the classic jazz move called the Boogie Forward

Heel Exercise

Dan teaches an intro level tap dance step called \"the Heel Exercise\"

Perfect for all levels of tap dancers

The Shorty George

Gaby teaches the classic Jazz move \"Shorty George\". This move appears in the Big Apple, The Shim Sham, and the Trankey Do. It is a must know step for solo jazz, Lindy Hop, and choreography

Squat Charleston

Dan teaches the solo charleston movement \"Squat Charleston\". �This is an intermediate / advanced solo movement for dancing solo, or for use in choreographies and shows.

Hacksaw

Dan and Gaby teach the performance Lindy Hop move \"Hacksaw\". �This is an intermediate / advanced move every Lindy Hopper should know!

Shag Kicks

In this video, we teach a simple shag variation. �You must know the basics of shag!

Scissors Styling

Dan and Gaby teach the Lindy Hop Styling \"scissors\". This is a great movement for Lindy Hoppers of all levels to use in their dancing. Must know the Lindy Hop basic!

Butterfly Exit

In this videos, daniel and gaby teach how to exit the tandem Charleston using the \"Butterfly\"

This video is appropriate for advanced beginners - Intermediate level dancers.

8 Count Tandem Entrance

Dan and Gaby Teach the 8 Count Tandem Entrance from side by side Charleston.�

4 Count Entrance to Tandem

Dan and Gaby teach how to get into the Tandem Charleston using the 4 count entrance. This is a \"Must Know\' transition for any Lindy Hopper! �Beginning Level.

Blues Part 2 Munich

Dan and Gaby Blues Part 2 where we explore more rhythms and weight supported moves for dancing to the blues

Blues Class Review

Blues Part 1 Class from Munich Germany

Lindy Hop Class Review

Dan and Gaby Teach Lindy Hop in Munich. We demonstrate

More connected 6 count moves
One handed Whip
Tuck turn with a twist twist
Scoupe ball Change
Charleston
Frankie Pass
One handed Quick Stop

Balboa Class Review

Dan and Gaby teach Balboa combos after Rock That Swing in Munich

Come around to right hand lasso
Tuck Turn
Reverse Come Around
Delayed Crossover
Skipped Rock Step
Behind the back turn

Basic Tandem

Dan and Gaby teach the Basic Tandem Charleston. This is a great video for beginners taking Lindy Hop, or who want to get a jump on material from class.�

Collegiate Shag Basics

Learn the basics of Collegiate Shag

Right Side Pass

Daniel and Gaby teach the essential transition \"Right Side Pass\". This is a beginner level video for students just starting out with Lindy Hop

6 Count Tuck Turns

Learn to do basic 6 count tuck turns.� This is a \"must-know\" transition for swing dancing. Whether you need a tune up, or you are leanring tuck turns for the first time, this video will guide you through the process of learning the basic tuck turn.

Pancake Entrances

Entrances and Variations for hand to hand charleston

George and Freda

George and Freda clips.� Awesome stuff... but its a huge video, so I made it for premium members only... enjoy!

Ghost Catchers

Johnny & Venna Archer
Bob Ashley
Dean Collins (choreographer)
Gil Fernandez
Lennie Smith
Betty Stoy
Irene Thomas
Mike Tremini

Old Charleston Footage

Old charleston footage.� First half is silent... Second half is from an old newreel.� Enjoy!

Historic Blues

Historical footage of the blues. Amazing stuff, enjoy

Styling Class

Dan and Gaby teach styling with big kicks and big angles.� Enjoy! come take our class any Monday at 7:30PM for beginners, and 8:30 for intermediates.

Fats Waller The Joint is Jumpin

Fats Waller - The Joint is Jumpin

Roger Tilton Film

Roger Tilton\'s Video with Al Minns and Leon James and Jack Teagarden\'s Band... An amazing film!

West Coast Swing

Dan and Gaby teach intro to West Coast Swing at the Abbey.� We teach different blues topics every week.

This week we did

Side by side anchored steps
Send out
Sugar Push
Pass and stretch back

Drag Blues Part 4

Part 4 of our drag blues series at Waids!

Beginning Class Week 3

Week 3 of basics class at Sonny Newman\'s dance hall. Come join us an Monday night, singles, couples welcome

Blackbottom Dance

Blackbottom dance from rarer older movie called \"Hallelujah\"

New Orleans Second Line

Newsreel footage of a second line in New Orleans

Down Argentine Way

The Nicholas Brothers in \"Down Argentine Way\".�� Amazing, inspiring tap dance footage.

Cotton Club Excerpt

Honi Coles excerpt from Cotton Club.

Buy full movie below at Amazon.

The Cotton Club

Blues at Waids

Dan and Gaby teach blues series at Waids, part 3

Turtle Twist
Turtle Twist and Boleo
Leg Sweep
Leg sweep and take weight
Drag replace and drop
Ballroom turn and shase

Intermediate Balboa

Dan and Gaby teach intermediate balboa at Sonny\'s.� Drop in intermediate class every week at 8:30PM

Cole and Atkins Slow Softshoe

Cole and Atkins Slow Softshoe.� You can buy a DVD showing how to do this routine at swingshiftontap.com

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Unknown Tap Duo

Unknown tap duo performs a flash piece and a one man dance

The Drunken Charleston

Dan and Gaby Teach Drunken Charleston, an intermediate level variation for Charleston / Lindy Hop

Savoy Kicks

Dan and Gaby teach a Charleston variation called \"Savoy Kicks\"

Premium Members Only

The Surprise Cross

This is a fun move for Side by Side Charleston, a bit tricky to lead, but very fun and musical.

Bill Robinsons Stair Dance

Bill Robinson\'s Famous Stair Dance.� Vintage Tap Clip.� Enjoy.

Cottontail Original

Cottontail (original) in reverse

Gush turn

Dan and Gaby teach the Charleston Gush Turn. Easy move for beginners!� Enjoy

You must be a premium member to watch

Motown slide

Dan and Gaby Teach the Motown Slide and the Springback. these are two easy variations for side-by-side Charleston

Must be a member to watch this video

The Scarecrow

Dan and Gaby Break down the Scarecrow variation on the basic Jocky Charleston.� This is a great move for beginners.�

Must be a premium member to watch.

Reverse Skip Up

This is a variation on the basic skip up. Its called the \"Reverse Skip Up\". The footwark is simple, but leading it can be pretty tricky.

Premium members only.

Blues Lifts

Blues lifts at the Abbey! 4 Different blues lifts you can use

Tops Wilda Fast Dance

A classic bit of dancing from the Ernie Smith Jazz archives.� Tops and Wilder do an aerial lindy demonstration with some amazing choreography, after a band intro.

For educational purposes only

From Cynthia Millman:

\"I believe he\'s referring to Tops and Wilda--Thomas \"Tops\" Lee and Wilda Crawford, two members of Whitey\'s Lindy Hoppers. ... Frankie speaks about them quite a bit in his autobiography. He says they were known for the \"wrap-around,\" which they do just before the end of this clip. They were the winners of the Lindy division of the 1940 Harvest Moon Ball.They were originally one of the teams slated to be in \"Hellzapoppin\',\" but got dropped for missing rehearsal.\"

Ballroomin from Ernie Smith

A beautiful example of classic ballromin\' from the Ernie Smith jazz archives

Suzy Q Charleston

In this video you\'ll learn a fun, extendable version of the Charleston Suzy-Q.�� Beginner/Advanced beginner material.

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The Kickup

Dan and Gaby teach the kick up.� This is a basic level step for Lindy Hoppers just starting out.

You need a premium membership to watch this video. Premium members get a free DVD with membership!

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Drag blues Part 2

Dan and Gaby demo some of the material from Drag Blues part 2.�

Back Shase
Forward Shase
Side Shase
Side Shase with seperation
Forward Shase with push off
Side dip
The trap and escape

Basic Blues Review

Dan and Kelly basic blues at Waids restaurant.�

We teach

a box step
a cross body lead
a ballrooming turn
a footwork fake to a hip bump lift

Basic Balboa

Dan and Gaby review basic balboa and basic spike turn from Balboa

Ethiopian Swing

Swing dancers billed as \"world masters of jitterbug\" from floor show.� Date unknow, source:Svensk Jitterbug.� for educational purposes only.

Bill Haley Rock and Roll Dancers

Bill Haley and Early Rock and Roll Dancers Vintage Clip

One Man Dance

An old tap routine for inspiration.� Enjoy!

After Seben

\"Shorty\" George Snowden (July 4, 1904 - May 1982) was an African American dancer in Harlem during the 1920s and 1930s. He is popularly credited with coining the name \"Lindy Hop\" for a popular partner swing dance of the day. He is also often credited with inventing the dance, though this is unsubstantiated and unlikely.

Snowden was a popular dancer at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, New York, in the United States and appears in the film After Seben (1929), in which he performs the breakaway, a variation on the Charleston, which later developed into the Lindy Hop. He can also be seen in the film Ask Uncle Sol (1937), dancing with his most famous partner Big Bea.

The Shorty George in the Lindy Hop repertoire is named for Snowden. A man of diminutive height, he used his size for comic effect. With his partner Big Bea, Snowden would often out-dance other couples in dance competitions of the day, and was a member of a number of significant dance troupes, including the Shorty Snowden Dancers, which has been credited as the first Lindy Hop dance troupe.

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23 Skidoo at Camp Hollywood

This is 23 Skidoo at Camp Hollywood in 2007.� Choreography by Daniel Newsome and Tiffiny Wine.

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Reefer Madness

A comic dance scene from an old movie called \"Reefer Madness\". Enjoy!� For educational purposes only.

Basic Soul Dancing

Dan and Gaby review their basic \"Soul\" dancing class at the Abbey from last Wednesday.� We do

Modified Sugar Pushes
Shoulder to Shoulder Touches
The Walk around
Nightclub two-step
The Hip Bump

Song is \"You\'ve really got a hold on me\" by the Miracles.

We have classes every Wednesday night at the Abbey.� Join us!

Drag Blues Series

Dan and Gaby demo steps from their Burn Blue class series. We Talk about Slow Drag:

Walking Steps
Touches
Pivots
Lunges
Leg Lifts

Waids Blues Demo

Dan and Gaby demo their class material after class at Waid\'s. Check out the class schedule at burnblue.org

They\'ll be back 1/12/09 with more material.

Sonnys Intermediate

Dan and Gaby Review:

Apache
Reverse Apache
Switches
The Bow
Hop circle
Chainsaw
Drag Pull

Lindy Groove Intermediate

Dan and Gaby\'s Intermediate Lindy Class at Lindygroove\'s NYW Party

We do:

Apache to reverse and cross break
Kicks around
Ninja turn
Crazy Legs
The Nicholas Brothers Turn
Sailor Step

Jazz Steps

Dan and Gaby Demo steps taught in class:

Shorty George in Side by Side
Low Downs in the Swing Out
Apple Jacks from the 8 count pattern

Every Monday night, you too can learn these steps and many more! See savoyswing.org

6 Count Swing

Dan and Gaby review their 6 count swing class from Sonny\'s.� We teach the tuck turn, the cross hand to skaters, and the skaters position to exit.

We have classes every Monday night, only $7 for members, $10 for general public buys you two classes and a dance.

See http://www.savoyswing.org for more information

Blues At The Abbey

Dan and Gaby Demo their blues class at \"Blues At The Abbey\" in Seattle Washington.

We have classes in blues every wednesday.� Bring your friends. You get 6 friends free on your birthday.�

See http://bluesattheabbey.com

Suzy Q Sequence

This is a sequence for intermediate dancers including the following:

Tandem Charleston
Run-up
Drunken Charleston
Suzy-Q
Send Out

Cross Kicks to Travel

Dan and Gaby teach how to go from travel charleston\'s basic to cross over kicks, and back to regular travel charleston.

This is an intermediate level lesson.� If you have not gotten into travel charleston yet, check out this video

Half Charleston Basic

In this video, Dan and Gaby teach you how to do the half-charleston basic.� This is a really fun, really athentic styling that will give you some new inspirations in dancing.�

We break it down step by step, and show you how to lead it, and how the steps work.

It is a premium video, so it does require a membership to view!

Sugar Pushes

Every Monday night, we have class at Sonny Newman\'s Dance Hall.� This is a review video of some things we taught on 12/21/09

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Waids Blues

Daniel Newsome and Gabriella Cook review their class material, and demo a little bit at Waids.

Slip Slop Basic

In this premium video, Dan and Gaby teach the Slip Slip Basic.� This is an embelishment for the lead, or the follow.� We break it down step by step in an easy to follow manner.�

Enjoy!

Sonnys Intermediate

Dan and Gaby\'s Intermediate Class from 12/21/09.� We have class every Monday night, where we teach lots of fun moves for all levels.

In this class we covered

Apache to Side by Side
Kick Throughs
Hammerlock to Basic

Take the full hour long class every monday night

Three Wall Whip

Dan and Gaby teach the three-wall-whip.� This is an advanced level move which requires mastering leverage and compression.� This is a tricky one!

Dan and Kelly Blues Intensive

Daniel and Kelly show the steps they taught at the Savoy Swing Club\'s Vintage Blues Intesive.

For more information see

savoyswing.org

jazzeravoices.org

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Dan and Kelly vintage Blues

Daniel Newsome and Kelly Porter demonstrate the moves and concepts taught in their vintage blues intensive at Savoy Swing Club\'s December 19th Event

For more info, check out savoyswingclub.org and jazzeravoices.org

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Partner Jump Charleston

This Premium video will demonstrate how to lead Jump Charleston from 1920s Charleston.� This is an intermediate/advanced move that is very socially leadable.�

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Fast Turn To Hand To Hand

Dan and Gaby teach the \"Fast Turn\" to 1920s Charleston.� This is an intermediate / advanced move for experienced Lindy Hop dancers

This is also a premium video, available only to members.

Entering Travel Charleston

Dan and Gaby teach a fancy way to get into Travelling Charleston. This is an intermediate level lesson, suitable for any person who knows how to do Tandem charleston.

Premium memberships are only $26 or $29, and include a free DVD!

Pop Turns

Dan and Gaby teach an essential move for any beginning / intermediate Lindy Hop dancer.� This is the 6 Count Pop turn.

In this 4 and a half minute lesson, we break down all the details and points you need to know to lead the pop turn.

This is a premium video, for members only. Remember members get a FREE dvd with membership.

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Sonnys Travel Charlestons

Dan and Gaby teach travelling Charleston at Sonny\'s Dance Hall in Seattle Washington.

This is a free class recap, but if you want to learn these moves broken down, come visit us any Monday night, only $10 for two classes and a dance!

Kicks Away

This is a basic charleston vocabulary lesson designed for beginners.

Dan and Gaby break down a move that you can lead on anyone, the Charleston \"Kicks Away\"

Running time: 4 minutes

Broken Record Charleston

This is a short lessons for beginner dancers, wanting to add a simple piece of vocabulary to their Lindy Charleston.

This movement introduced extending a part of the Charleston for an 8 Count.�

Prerequisites: Basic Charleston

Intermediate Charleston

Dan and Gaby Review Beginner / Intermediate Charleston.� In this video we review

Side by side to 20s
20s Turn
Crossover kicks
Turning it to Hand-to-hand
Butterfly to tandem
Reverse Push out
Tandem Roll to Lindy

Sonnys Intermediate Routine

Dan and Gaby teach a lesson for the Savoy Swing Club every Monday night.� This Intermediate routine covers

Supressed triples
Kicks on 7
The double spin to closed
Kick Up
Pop Turn
Crossover kicks
Charleston Rule of 3
The tandem roll to pass

Lindy Hop Frame

This video will break down body posture, hand connection, frame, and leverage / compression for dancers.�

The information contained in this video will make all the videos on the site much easier to understand, as is geared toward beginner dancers.

This video is for Premium members only.� Get a free DVD with purchase of a premium membership.� Unlimited videos + a DVD for only $26.99!

Running Time: 10 minutes

Sonnys Balboa

Dan and Gaby review basic Balboa + teach two moves: Extending the walking count, and also the sideways movement.

Great video for beginning balboa dancers.

Come to our class each and every week at Sonny Newman\'s Dance Hall in Seattle Washington.� http://www.savoyswing.org

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First Half of California routine

Daniel and Gaby demonstrate the first half of the California Routine, a classic Lindy Hop routine.

This video is not meant to be instructional, only to help you remember what we taught.

Come join us any and every Monday at Sonny Newman\'s dance hall in Greenwood, Seattle.

Intro to Six Count

This class covers intro to six count swing.

We did a great deal of technique, then covered the hammerlock with the jump-out exit.

We teach at Sonny\'s every Monday night.� It is a perfect class for beginners of all ages, singles, couples and more.� There is plenty of parking, and its very inexpensive.� Next class is this Monday!

Blues Dips

Dan and Gaby review their class at Waid\'s on \"Dips\".�

Excellent material for an Intermediate Blues Student

Inside and Outside Turn

This is a video for beginners, outlining the technique behind turns in Lindy Hop.� Using a 6 count rhythm we introduce the basic principles behind leading and following the

inside turn
outside turn

This is a beginner level video for members of the site.� You must have a subscription to view this video.� Sign up for a subscription, and get access to premium videos, as well as your choice of any DVD.

Beginning Charleston

For beginner Lindy Hoppers and Swing Dancers, this 7 minute video will teach you step by step how to execute the footwork, and lead/follow patterns of the basic, side by side Charleston, an essential building block of basic Lindy Hop

This content is for paid members only. Get a free 90 minute instructional DVD with purchase of an account!

Intermediate Styling

Dan and Gaby Teach Intermediate Styling, Inluding the Girls\' Stomp Off, Lead\'s Shim Sham Break, Shuffle Along, Kick Out Basic, Double turn to Boogie Forward, Arm Catch Turn and Some bonus footage

Intermediate Charleston

Dan and Gaby Teach Intermediate Charleston, including the Broken record, Kicks Forward, Kicks Away, and Kicks Through

Intermediate Charleston

Daniel and Gaby teaching

Stomp Syncopation
Drunken Charleston
Move to Tandem
Tandem Basic
Out to Pancake

The Lindy Circle

Learn the Lindy Circle.� If you have learned the basic \"swing out\" you are ready to move on to this transition.

This is an important transition you\'ll need every time you go out onto the floor.

Basic Charleston

Basic Charleston from our Sonny\'s Monday night classes.� See savoyswing.org for schedule.

Includes

Basic
Broken Record
Kick Throughs
Continuing Kicks

Frankie Manning Moves

Daniel and Gaby teach every Monday at Sonny Newman\'s Dance Hall in Seattle Washington.

This class is several moves from the legendary dancer Frankie Manning.

check out savoyswing.org for more information.

BS Chorus Review

A quick review of the BS Chorus.�

You can buy a full DVD here

http://rustyfrank.com/shop/ontap-usa.asp

From Rusty\'s Website:

The \"B.S. Chorus\" is a classic tap dance routine known to date back to the 1930’s (perhaps even earlier!). It is a basic one chorus, 32 bar chorus, dance comprised of four steps and a repeating break. Anyone who can already do a basic Time Step and Shuffle will find this dance a pure joy.

1920s Charleston

Daniel and Gaby teach 1920s Charleston at Sonnys on 10/19/09

We have classes there every week on Monday nights via the Savoy Swing Club (http://www.savoyswing.org) Best Deal in Seattle!

Follow along with these steps, and join us for more classes. This is a review video for a beginner level class

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Sonnys Charelston Routine

Dan and Gaby teach a Charleston routine at Waids.� This is a Frankie Manning tribute routine, and we worked on some specific elements of swing choreography.

Daniel and Gaby teach every Monday. You can find the schedule at http://www.savoyswing.org

Moves covered in this video are

Apache to Skaters position
Skip up
Boogie time
Skate
Breakaway

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Waids Blues

Daniel and Gaby teach the drop in class at Waids on 10/14/09

In this class we worked on pulse and connection, two very important parts of dancing to the blues.

Check our http://www.burnblue.org for for schedule etc.

The song in the background is Blue Drag by Allen Tousaint

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Rhythm Variations

This is the review video from our Intermediate Lindy Class at Sonny Newman\'s in Seattle Washington. In this lesson we review some rhythmic variations you can use to express music in more ways.

We have classes every Monday night, see http://www.savoyswing.org for more information

1920s Charleston

1920s Charleston Review from our 9/21/2009 Class at Sonny Newman\'s dance hall.� We have classes every Monday at 7PM and 8:15pm.

See http://www.savoyswing.org for more information.

Charleston Dance Becomes Popular (1923): The Charleston dance became popular after appearing along with the song, \"The Charleston,\" by James P. Johnson in the Broadway musical Runnin\' Wild in 1923.

Although the origins of the dance are obscure, the dance has been traced back to blacks who lived on an island off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina (which is why the dance is called \"Charleston\"). The Charleston dance had been performed in black communities since 1903, but did not become internationally popular until the musical debuted in 1923.

The music for the Charleston is ragtime jazz, in quick 4/4 time with syncopated rhythms.

The dance uses both swaying arms and the fast movement of the feet. To begin the dance, one first moves the right foot back one step and then kicks backwards with the left foot while the right arm moves forward. Then both feet and arms are replaced to the start position and the right foot kicks forwards while the right arm moves backwards. This is done with a little hop in between steps.

The Charleston dance became extremely popular in the 1920s, especially with Flappers. The dance could be done by oneself, with a partner, or in a group.

Intermediate Balboa

Dan and Gaby review their Intermediate Balboa Lesson at Sonny Newman\'s Dance Hall in Seattle Washington.

Sonny\'s has dancing every Monday night with classes by Daniel Newsome and Gabriella Cook.�

See http://balboanation.com for more info on Balboa

See http://www.savoyswing.org for information on classes

Waids Blues

Daniel Newsome and Gaby Cook review their blues class from Waid\'s restaurant 9/8/09.

This class emphasized technique and moves for dancing to all styles and tempos of blues.

Don\'t forget the opening of Blues at the Abbey, September 23rd

Balboa Class Review

Daniel Newsome and Gabriella Cook review their Balboa class at Sonny Newman\'s dance hall on September 7th, 2009.

Dan and Gaby teach the Monday night classes for Savoy Swing Club, a non- profit aimed at keeping Jazz dance alive and well in the Pacific Northwest.

See more about Balboa at http://www.balboanation.com/balboa.html

Classes at only $7 for SSc members and $10 for the public, which includes the dances

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Jazzin Up Your Lindy Hop

This class is called \"Jazzin Up Your Lindy Hop\" and we worked with some Intermediate / Advanced Beginner musicality and footwork concepts.

Dan and Gaby teach every Monday night at Sonny Newman\'s dance hall in Seattle Washington.

See http://www.savoyswing.org for most recent schedule, etc

September 7
7PM Moves For Fast Lindy Hop
8:15 Intro to Balboa

September 14
7PM Intermediate Balboa
8:15 Swing for The Absolute Beginner (6 Count)

September 21
7PM Rhythm and Style Variations
8:15 1920s Charleston for Beginners

September 28
7PM Advanced Variations inspired by Frankie Manning
8:15 The 8 Count Swing Out from the Ground Up

Shim Sham review

Dan and Gaby review the Shim Sham. This video is for students that took our class and want to practice along with us.

Classes at Sonny\'s are every Monday night, and you can see savoyswing.org for more information

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Intermediate Class

Dan and Gaby Intermediate Class At Sonny Newmans

See savoyswing.org for info on current classes

SSC Choreography

SSC Performance Team Phrase 2 from Dan\'s \"Stompin At The Savoy\" routine.

Join us any Tuesday at Dance Underground. Free for SSC members!

Sonnys Intermediate

This is our class from 8/3.� We have beginner and intermediate classes every week, check out savoyswing.org for more information

We taught

Basic Technique
Slip slop
Switches
Pop Turn
To Inside Charleston
To Tandem
Butterfly Exit

See more clips on this site!

Sonnys Shag Class Review

Dan and Gaby\'s Beginning Shag from Sonny\'s Monday Night Classes.�

Every week we have different topics... Get on the email list or check savoyswing.org for schedule

Monday drop-in classes are now just $10 for non-members, $7 for members!

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Trankey Do with Counts

Dan and Gaby, counts of the Trankey Do for our 7/13 class at Sonny\'s.� Classes are every Monday night at 7 and 8:15, and are in a drop-in format, no need to sign up, just show up any week.

See savoyswing.org for most recent schedule

Sonnys Charleston

Dan and Gaby Teaching at Sonny\'s in Seattle.� This is a Beginner/Intermediate Charleston lesson covering a few transitions.

If you live in Seattle and want more info, check out savoyswing.org or the flyer below

http://danceonline.tv/sonnys/SSCFlyer_JulyClasses_round3.pdf

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SSC Jitterbugs Routine

Daniel and Gabriella Count through the SSC Jitterbugs Version of the California Routine. This version uses a throw out instead of an around the back (for now) and uses the point towards before the tango and a single jig walk, which is different than some other versions, but not significantly so.

This was filmed at Dance Underground on June 23 2009.� SSC Jitterbugs is a program open to all members of the Savoy Swing Club. No tryout required.

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Blues Series Class

Daniel Newsome and Gabriella Cook teaching at Waid\'s as part of Burn Blue\'s monthly intermediate series.

Turns and Tricks was the theme of the day

In A Jazz Way

In A Jazz Way. This documentary/performance video focuses on Mura Dehn and her recollection of her days as a top jazz dancer, choreographer and dance filmmakers. Look at the comparison of social conditions with jazz dance, Be-Bop and breakdancing.

Lost footage from Spirit Moves included. Buy the Documentary \"Spirit Moves\" at http://www.swingdanceshop.com/

29 minutes running time

Big Apple Part 2

For SSC Jitterbugs Performance Team

Keep Punchin\' Big Apple, Second half, dan demonstrated the counts

California Routine Part 1

Part 1 of the California Routine for SSC Jitterbugs

See original at 2:11 into this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RZK-LyksG4

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Blues Routine

This is a class review, demonstrating some fantastic original movements for blues dance

Dan and Gaby taught this class at Waid\'s on June 16, 2009

Original Big Apple

The original Big Apple.

SSC Jitterbugs will be learning this routine 6/16 and 6/23

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Stops Front Angle

Stops from the Front Angle(better)

From SSC Jitterbugs 06/09/09

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Stops Back Angle

Stops from the back angle.� 6/09/09 Performance Team Practice

Shows counts (mostly).� Some sound cut out. (sorry)

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Blues Class Review

Review of class on 6/9/09 at Waid\'s

Covers filling in movements, sinking in to turns and linear momentum

Part 1/4

23 Skidoo Demo Reel

An old demo reel for 23 Skidoo.� Steal an aerial or a cool move from this video

Pie Pie Blackbird

Pie Pie Blackbird featuring young Nocholas Brothers and Eubie Blake.

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Forgotten Moves

Moves you may have forgotten from Pancake and Side By Side Charleston Including

Day at the Races
Johnny\'s Drop
Pop push out /boomerang
Transitions
Delay Kicks
Savoy Kicks
Jump Charleston in 1920s
Peck exit
Heel Pops
Gush turn
Skip up
Squat Charleston
Hitchhike

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Performance Routine

Performance of our four week class on choreography and team routines.

Song is Lawd Lawd by Cecil Scott

Choreography by Daniel Newsome

Thanks to a wonderful and hardworking class, and to Ji-Sun for teaching with me!

Soul vs Charleston

Soul vs Charleston Part 2 (Charleston)

Tons of moves including

Swing out
Kick Ball Changes
Day at the Races Sequence
Slide back to 1920s
1920s Breaks
Breakaway
Charleston Swing Out
S-Turn
Over the Head Charleston Turn
Cakewalk Exit

Soul vs Charleston

Soul vs Charleston Class... Part 1 (Soul)

Sugar pushes
Shorty George Charleston
Inside Turn
Switches
One Handed Swing-out
Pop Circle
Double Turn Slow Drag Aerial

Social Moves

This is a collection of social moves I learned or modified and then�put together from some of my favorite dancers

Todd Y\'s Duck Under
Frankie Skips
Texas Tommy
Applejack Pirouettes
Mikey P.\'s Guys Spin
David Dalmo Reverse
Kenneth N\'s Tuck
Rob and Dianne\'s Jig Walk
Frankie\'s Scissors
Nick\'s Dream Move
Suzy-Q
Kenneth\'s Reverse Turn
Nathalie and Yuvall\'s Saucy Kicks

Thanks to all of the influences... This class was a tribute and a chance to introduce people to the style of some great dancers

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Fast Savoy Routine

A fast routine inspired by Savoy footage and Jammin the Blues from Daniel Newsome including

Rotating kicks away
Leg Swing Out
Tripple Hits
The pop
Praises
Reverse S-Turn
Frankie Points in Charleston
Roll To Open
World\'s Fastest Swing Out
Peter Pan Circle
Jammin The Blues Sequence
A-Frame
Tango
Flail

Travelling Charleston

Dan and Jessica Travelling Charleston Workshop at Big Apple nightclub, Seoul Korea. Watch through video once, and a slower version of the material will play

Covers

Run up entrance
Basic
Opposing Charleston
Back to Basic
Guy In front
Flip Back
Back To Tandem
Shortcut entrance
Flip to Cuddle
Airplane Charleston
Back to Cuddle
Out to one-leg Charleston
Silver Shadows entrance
Guy Rolls to front
Back
Peck Exit
Swim Charleston

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Basic Shag Class

Basic Shag by Daniel and Hush, Seoul Korea, 5/5/09

Heel basics
Knee basics
Basic Turn
Sliding Doors
Breaks
Shag Kicks
Camel Kicks
Skater\'s Knot
Show your socks
Organ Grinder
Cross Kicks
Roll of the log
Roll of the log and hold

Class Review Only, Running Time 1:30

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Dan and JiHye Rhythm Variations

Dan and JiHye, Tuesday May 5, 2009 at Boogie Woogie Nightclub in Seoul.

We taught

Replacement Steps
Send-out with break
Tornado step, with pass behind
Girls slide out style
Boys Dean Collins basic
Power turn to pancake
Pancake rhythm variations
Step-kick-ball-change variations
Nicholas Brothers step to cross-charleston
Soul slide to break

Class review only, running time :58

Daniel and Hush Slow Lindy

Lots of fun slow Lindy Hop Moves

Push entrance to skaters position
Roll to jockey
Fancy foot-switching strut
Send out
Slip slops
One handed Swing out
Dan\\\'s never ending spin
Pop out to ochos
The phantom lead

Running time 1:29 (Class summary only)

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Dan and Jessica Fast

Daniel and Jessica teach more moves and concepts for fast dancing.

Tons of fun moves.

Dan and Jessica Tandem

Part 2 of Tandem Charleston by Daniel Newsome and Jessica Yoon.

2 short routines with several moves each, ranging from beginner to more advanced

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Dan and JiHye Blues

Social Dancing the Blues, Boogie Woogie Nightclub, Seoul Korea

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Dan and Jessica Blues

4/28/2009, Daniel Newsome and Jessica Yoon teach Juke-joint / modern style blues..

Demonstrated are different styles of weight transfer, and short patterns

Song is Mannish Boy By Muddy Waters

Running time 2:52

Dan and Jessica Jukin

Dan and Jessica Blues Clas \"Jukin\'\"

Shows many concepts in weight transfer and movement

Running Time:3:42

Song is Mannish Boy by Howlin Wolf

Dan and Jihye Spins

Many spins and turns, including stretch and spin combos, leader spins, drop spins, spin stylings and more

Dan and JiSun Intermediate Lindy

Ji-Sun and Daniel teach a class in Intermediate Lindy Hop.� Moves include 4 count circle, over the top styling, chainsaw, tuck to tandem, repeating hits, run up, mleh, drags, s-turn to pancake, pancake Charleston, and the spitwad.�

Dan and Jessica Fast Routine

Fast routine with music. Choreography by Daniel Newsome.� Taught with Jessica in Seoul Korea 4/25/09

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Dan and Jessica Fast Lindy

4/25 Fast Lindy Hop with Jessica.� Fun Moves!

Bounce and Stretch

Bounce and Stretch with Daniel and Jessica. This video contains the moves we did with music.

Dan and Jessica Tandem Charleston

A review of \"Everything about Tandem Charleston Part 1\" with Daniel Newsome and Jessica on 4/23/08 in Korea at the Big Apple Nightclub.

Contains about 15 moves for Tandem Charleston including over the top, switchblade, the right and left roll, boing boing, suzy-q, reverse push-out, butterfly, s-turn, a-frame, change places, wobble charleston, the lean, the lean with turn, and several others

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Korea Promo Video

Promotional video with some very cool stuff in it.� Video Editing by Nalla Kim.

Vintage Blues with Jessica

Vintage blues class with Jessica in Korea, 4/21/09.� Review of concepts and movements taught in class.

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