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30 Week Lindy Hop Challenge: Something You Really Want To Learn

24.08.2012 by Chris

Every Friday for thirty weeks, I will write about a topic from the list of the
“30 Week Lindy Hop Challenge“.

We reached the seventh week and the topic is

Week #7: Something you really want to learn

Of course, there are many things I want to learn – I really want to learn – but I guess I have to confine myself to one topic.

Learn To Be A Good Follow

Yes, this is something I really wanna be good at, both in Balboa and Lindy Hop.

I'm already following from time to time but not very well.

Why do you want to learn to be a good follow? Aren't there enough follows?

Well, I understand this question. Most of the times, there are too many follows at dances and I can imagine that it's frustrating when there are two guys dancing with each other.

But, I believe it helps me to become a better dancer (see 33 Tips & Actions How To Become A Better Swing Dancer):

  • I learn to move my body in a different way than I'm used too
  • I appreciate more the follows and their skills as such

I must add though that you can be a great dancer without knowing the opposite role.

Random Clips

It's not new that guys are dancing with each other. When you watch the first clip with Al Minns & Leon James, then you can suppose that guys already danced in the 1930s and before with each other.

Al Minns & Leon James (couple dancing starts at 2:34)

Adam Lee & Voon Wai


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Filed Under: Dance Tagged With: 30 Day Lindy Hop Challenge, 30 Week Lindy Hop Challenge, Adam Lee, Al Minns, Leon James, Lindy Hop, Voon Wai

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