List of Lindy Hop Moves

Lindy hop is a fusion of many American dances from 1900 to the present. It originally emphasized basics, sugar pushes, side passes, swing outs, and Charlestons. However, lindy hop also uses aerials, jazz, hip hop, and other dance moves:

  • Basic moves (also Freezes). Also lists basic positions in lindy hop.
  • Sugar push
  • Side pass
  • Swing out
    • Inside turn
    • Outside turn
    • Tuck turn
    • Lindy Circle
    • Over the head
    • Basket
    • Swango
    • Around the waist
    • Texas Tommy
    • Whip
    • Reverse Swing out
    • Water Skier Slide
  • Turns and Spins
    • Spot turn (6 count)
    • Spot turn Cowboy Style (8 count)
  • Groucho
  • Skip up
  • Aerial (also Slides and Tricks)
  • Silly
  • Dip
  • Jazz
  • Charleston
  • Big apple
  • Hip hop
  • Blues

Dances that use these moves include the following:

  • Lindy hop
  • West Coast Swing
  • East Coast Swing
  • Charleston
  • Jazz
  • Modern Jive
  • Shag
  • Balboa
  • Big apple
  • Swing rueda
  • Blues dance

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