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Alphabetical Jazz Steps – Edition 3 (2017) with Chester Whitmore

04.09.2017 by Chris

After the first edition from 2009 with 37 solo jazz steps and the second revised edition from 2012 with 84 steps, Stuart Collins and his friends created a new clip with the help of Mister Chester Whitmore himself.

Here's the new clip: 68 steps with a lot of additional comments and insight from Chester.

Click on the timestamp to jump to a step:

  • 0:09 Apple Jack
  • 0:48 Black Bottom
  • 1:11 Boogie Back aka ‘Back it up'
  • 1:29 Boogie Forward
  • 1:35 Boogie Forward (clap behind)
  • 1:42 Boogie Step
  • 1:52 Box Step (original)
  • 2:24 Box Step (contemporary)
  • 2:40 Break (Shim Sham) aka ‘TOBA break'
  • 3:32 Break (Half break) aka ‘Tiger Rag break'
  • 3:57 Break-a-leg
  • 4:20 Cakewalk / Camelwalk (classic)
  • 4:45 Cakewalk / Camelwalk (modern)
  • 5:09 Camelwalk (backward)
  • 5:22 Cartwheel
  • 5:39 Charleston (1920s)
  • 5:53 Charleston (Jump)
  • 6:05 Charleston (Kansas City)
  • 6:18 Charleston (Squat)
  • 6:27 Cool Breeze (1953) aka ‘Grapevine'
  • 6:43 Cool Breeze (1970s)
  • 7:07 Crazy Legs
  • 7:29 Crossovers
  • 7:40 Cross step
  • 8:02 Eagle Slide
  • 8:44 Fall off the Log
  • 8:53 Fall off the Log (turning)
  • 9:01 Fishtails
  • 9:09 Gaze Afar
  • 9:16 Grinds
  • 9:44 Hallelujahs aka ‘Shouts'
  • 10:18 Heels (Digs)
  • 10:28 Heels (Russian wing)
  • 10:42 Hitchhiker
  • 11:03 Itches
  • 11:09 Jig Walks
  • 11:29 Knee Slaps
  • 11:35 Lockstep
  • 11:44 Lowdown
  • 12:18 Mess Around
  • 12:27 Mooch aka ‘Four Corners'
  • 12:51 Opposites aka ‘Push n Pull'
  • 13:13 Paddle Turn
  • 13:23 Pecks
  • 14:07 Pecks (Jackson 5)
  • 14:31 Ride the Pony
  • 14:46 Rocks
  • 15:05 Rusty Dusty
  • 15:19 Sailor Kicks
  • 15:35 Savoy Kicks
  • 16:05 Scarecrow
  • 16:11 Scissor Kicks
  • 16:21 Shim Sham
  • 17:01 Shish-ka-boom-ba
  • 17:11 Shoe Shine
  • 17:15 Shorty George
  • 17:23 Skate
  • 17:31 Skip up
  • 17:38 Slip Slops
  • 17:43 Spank the Baby
  • 17:48 Stomp off
  • 17:54 Struttin'
  • 18:07 Suzie Q
  • 18:17 Tabby the Cat
  • 19:05 Tacky Annie
  • 19:15 Tick Tocks
  • 19:23 Truckin'
  • 19:36 Turkey Trots

Filed Under: Dance, Featured, History/Culture Tagged With: Chester Whitmore, Jazz Steps, Solo Jazz, Stuart Collins

Happy Frankie 99

26.05.2013 by Chris

For Frankie Manning's 99th birthday, Ewa Burak and Lennart Westerlund choreographed the Global 99 Choreo and the Frankie Manning Foundation asked the worldwide swing dance scene to send a clip of that choreography from their hometown.

Global 99 Choreo from Zürich Switzerland

A group of dancers from Zürich filmed that clip at the weekly open-air event Bürklihop, which is happening every Thursday evening during the summer months.

Filmed and edited by Stefan Deuber.

Check out The Frankie Manning Birthday Blog for all the other contributions.

Filed Under: History/Culture, Personalities Tagged With: Ewa Burak, Frankie 99, Frankie Manning, Global 99 Choreo, Lennart Westerlund, Stefan Deuber

30 Week Lindy Hop Challenge: Styling

02.11.2012 by Chris

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

Today, I'm posting another picture.

Week #17: My favorite vintage style picture

Styling: Walt Disney & Animators in the 1920s
Walt Disney and his team of animators in the 1920s

This is my favorite vintage style picture ever, found on Bobby White's blog Fine & Dandy.

I own a pair of original (scratchy wool!) knickerbockers from the 1930s myself and that's exactly how I would like to combine them: with patterned stockings and a sweater tucked into the pants.


« Previous: #16 Photo of you dancing
» Next: #18 That move you love

Filed Under: History/Culture Tagged With: 30 Day Lindy Hop Challenge, 30 Week Lindy Hop Challenge, fashion, knickerbockers, style, Walt Disney

Watch the full one hour documentary Cab Calloway: Sketches

01.03.2012 by Chris

Cab Calloway, 1947, by William P. Gottlieb
Cab Calloway, ca. Jan. 1947, by William P. Gottlieb

Cabell “Cab“ Calloway (Dec. 25, 1907 – Nov. 18, 1994) ranked among the most famous black stars in the 1930s, a charismatic and unique performer. He was a jazz vocalist, dancer and bandleader of one of the most popular African American big bands during the Harlem Renaissance and jazz and swing eras of the 1930s-40s.

Calloway was also an ambassador for his race, leading one of the most popular African American big bands during the Harlem Renaissance and jazz and swing eras of the 1930s-40s, with Harlem’s famous Cotton Club as his home stage.

Best known for his “Hi de hi de hi de ho” refrain from signature song “Minnie the Moocher,” portrayal of Sportin’ Life in Porgy and Bess (1952), and role in The Blues Brothers (1980), Cab influenced countless performers, including Michael and Janet Jackson, and many of today’s hip-hop artists.

American Masters celebrates Calloway's career and legacy during Black History Month with the new documentary Cab Calloway: Sketches which was premiering in the U.S. on February 27, 2012, on PBS.

Cab Calloway: Sketches

Watch here the full one hour documentary:

Watch Cab Calloway: Sketches on PBS. See more from American Masters.

NOTE: If you are not able to watch the documentary due to regional restrictions, you may install a software like Hotspot Shield to fix that. If you do so, you act on your own risk! (I've tested it and it works well.) 

Check out About the Documentary for more informations.

Cab Calloway: Sketches is a co-production of Artline Films, ARTE France, and AVRO, in association with Inscape Productions and THIRTEEN’s American Masters for WNET.

Gail Levin is director and executive producer for Inscape Productions. Jean-François Pitet and Gail Levin are co-writers. Olivier Mille is producer for Artline Films. Susan Lacy is the series creator and executive producer of American Masters.

This program is made possible in part by the support of CNC, PROCIREP, ANGOA, and SACEM.


Do you like the documentary? Please share your thoughts in the comment section below!

Related Posts:

Frankie Manning: Never Stop Swinging (Documentary)
Documentary: The Call Of The Jitterbug
Documentary: The Unforgettable Hampton Family
The Savoy King – Feature Documentary Is Finished!
Swing! The Documentary

Filed Under: History/Culture, Music, Personalities Tagged With: American Masters, Cab Calloway, Cab Calloway: Sketches, Documentary

Documentary: The Call Of The Jitterbug

08.01.2012 by Chris

YouTube is full of surprises. Again and again you can discover new clips and documentaries about Swing dancing.

Yesterday, I've found (via Facebook) a documentary from 1988 about Lindy Hop, uploaded by “sabinoson”.

The Call Of The Jitterbug

A film by Jesper Sorensen, Vibeke Winding and Tana Ross.

Edited by Rachel Reichman.

Featured among others are Frankie Manning, Norma Miller, George Lloyd and Mama Lu Parks.

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Filed Under: History/Culture, Personalities Tagged With: Call Of The Jitterbug, Documentary, Frankie Manning, George Lloyd, Jitterbug, Lindy Hop, Mama Lu Parks, Norma Miller

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