Maybe the high-energy flashy steps of Charleston first attracted you to Lindy Hop, or perhaps you want to increase the variety of your dancing. Master these kicks and your Lindy Hop will never look the same.

Starting with 20s Partner Charleston you will follow up the path to the fun Charleston moves in Lindy Hop. The Partner Charleston section doesn’t require any prior knowledge, but to benefit from the Lindy Charleston moves you should have a foundation in Lindy Hop.

Marcus & Bärbl provide a good foundation and feeling for the dance. Every step is broken down and explained. Marcus & Bärbl emphasize lead and follow for each step so that you won’t kick anybody on the dance floor. You can be comfortable and have fun.

All of the steps in the World of Swing series are demonstrated to great music that makes your feet wanna move. As a bonus you can see Marcus & Bärbl jamming together with other great swing dancers after the instructional section of the videos.

Partner Charleston: Single/Double/Triple Time Basic, Leading, Basic With Kicks, Side Touches, Turn Around In Basic, Turn Around To Open Position, Crazy Knees & Windmill, Break Away, Break Stop.

Lindy Charleston: Lindy Charleston Basic, Back Charleston, Entrance And Exit For Back Charleston, Variations On Entrance And Exit, Cross Charleston, Freeze, Traveling Charleston, Turn Around Charleston, Layout Charleston, Side Charleston, Long Legged Charleston, (Around the World), Squat Charleston, Flying Charleston, Jump Charleston, Passing At Side, Under Arm Jump.

106 minutes!!!!

Volume 2: 2005, 144 minutes.

What Is Charleston? The first national dance craze that became also a craze in most parts of the world, was the Charleston. It originated in the city Charleston, came to New York with the theater productions Ziegfeld Follies and Running Wild (1922/23) and inspired the people thereby. The song Charleston stuck in everybody s ear. The novel twisting of the feet and swinging of the arms to the impulsive rhythm of the music did the rest to excite the masses. Women, who danced the Charleston, were called Flappers , because the movement of their arms looked like the flapping of bird wings. As music changed in the late 20s Lindy Hop developed out of the Charleston and therefore Charleston moves are an essential and very attractive part of the Lindy Hop.

Marcus & Bärbl continue in this video to teach you more fun and crazy Charleston steps for Lindy Hop. To benefit from these moves you should have a foundation in Lindy Hop and basic knowledge of Charleston steps in Lindy Hop. As a bonus you can see Marcus & Bärbl jamming with other great swing dancers and a trailer of the famous Rock That Swing Festival in Munich run by Marcus & Bärbl.

A Closer Look At The Basic Basic, Charleston In Closed Position, Basic Charleston, Inside Kicks, Side By Side Charleston With Outside Turn, Side By Side Charleston With Inside Turn, Playing With Turns, Send Out Charleston, Send Out Charleston With Turns, Hand To Hand Charleston, Passing From Hand To Hand, Hand To Hand Into Back Charleston, Hand To Hand With A Turn, Hand To Hand With An Underarm Turn, Inside Kicks Into Hand To Hand Charleston, Back Charleston With Under Arm Turn, Push Out From Back Charleston, Back Charleston Into Hand To Hand Spinning Tandem, Charleston Cross Over & Grapevine In Back Charleston, Skip Ups, Closed Position, The Bunny Hop, Back Charleston With A Reverse Turn, Turn Around Back Charleston, Sailor Step, Sailor Step Exit Variation, Savoy Kicks, Savoy Kicks With Skip Ups & Lock Turn, Savoy Kicks In Back Charleston, Savoy Kicks In Side By Side, 10-Count Savoy Kicks, Grand Finale.

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