Lindy Hop

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African American dance social dance swing dance vernacular jazz dance

Lindy Hop is a high-energy African American swing dance that originated in Harlem in the late 1920s, known for its improvisation, partner connection, and acrobatic aerials.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf African American dance ⓘ
social dance ⓘ
swing dance ⓘ
vernacular jazz dance ⓘ
associatedWithCity New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithVenue Savoy Ballroom NERFINISHED ⓘ
characteristic acrobatic aerials ⓘ
elastic connection ⓘ
grounded movement ⓘ
high energy ⓘ
improvisation ⓘ
strong partner connection ⓘ
swinging rhythm ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culturalOrigin African American community in Harlem ⓘ
danceRoleTerminology follow ⓘ
lead ⓘ
developedInPeriod 1930s ⓘ
late 1920s ⓘ
hasAerial Lindy flip NERFINISHED ⓘ
air steps ⓘ
over-the-back flip ⓘ
hasBasicMove Charleston variations ⓘ
Texas Tommy NERFINISHED ⓘ
lindy circle ⓘ
swingout ⓘ
tuck turn ⓘ
hasDancePosition closed position ⓘ
open position ⓘ
swingout position ⓘ
hasGlobalScene Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ
North America NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced Boogie Woogie (dance) NERFINISHED ⓘ
East Coast Swing NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jive (dance) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rock and Roll dance NERFINISHED ⓘ
West Coast Swing NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedBy African dance traditions ⓘ
Charleston (dance) NERFINISHED ⓘ
breakaway (dance) NERFINISHED ⓘ
tap dance ⓘ
musicGenreUsed big band jazz ⓘ
swing music ⓘ
traditional jazz ⓘ
notableDancer Frankie Manning NERFINISHED ⓘ
George Snowden NERFINISHED ⓘ
Norma Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableDancerGroup Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers NERFINISHED ⓘ
originatedIn Harlem NERFINISHED ⓘ
peakPopularityPeriod 1930s ⓘ
1940s ⓘ
revivalPeriod 1980s swing revival ⓘ
1990s swing revival ⓘ
teachesSkill musicality ⓘ
partner communication ⓘ
rhythm awareness ⓘ
typicalTempoRangeBPM 120–200 ⓘ

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Stompin’ at the Savoy → associatedDance → Lindy Hop ⓘ
Midsummer Night Swing → danceStyle → Lindy Hop ⓘ
Lacey Schwimmer → hasOccupationSpecialization → Lindy Hop ⓘ
The Shag → relatedDance → Lindy Hop ⓘ