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This channel is a collection of video lessons from michaelandevita.com. If you want to learn Swing dancing, specifically Lindy Hop, then you can start here. For more lessons about connection, technique, spins and turns, solo jazz routines, 6 count moves and 8count moves, join our Online Swing School at michaelandevita.com/membership
Michael and Evita teach The Cuddle with an extra turn
In swing dancing, the "Cuddle," or "sweetheart', as it is sometimes called, is a move that is often taught at the beginner level. In this video, Michael and Evita take the basic step and add an extra 8-count turn on the exit to spice it up a bit, and this is a great variation to add to you Lindy Hop repertoire.
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Looking for more Top-Tier Lindy Hop & Jazz Content You Won’t Get Anywhere Else - at the Best Price? Check out Michael Jagger & Evita Arce's online Swing Dance platform, Syncopated City! syncopatedcity.com/start
Trusted by hundreds of social dancers and scene leaders alike!
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Lindy Hop Fundamentals - the Kick Ball Change with Michael and Evita
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The kick ball change is an essential rhythm for so many moments in our swing dancing - from swivels and switches to Boogie backs and Shorty Georges. Follow along with Michael and Evita as they break down the timing and weight shifts for this fundamental figure. Looking for more Top-Tier Lindy Hop & Jazz Content You Won’t Get Anywhere Else - at the Best Price? Check out Michael Jagger & Evita Ar...
Learn Frankie's Cha Cha Cha Step - Lindy Hop Lessons with Evita & Michael
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Here is a great step to put into your Lindy arsenal created by Frankie Manning called the "Cha Cha Cha." As the name suggests, it was inspired by the latin dance of the same name, and Frankie used to talk about how dancers at the Savoy Ballroom would dance all kinds of different styles. Looking for more Top-Tier Lindy Hop & Jazz Content You Won’t Get Anywhere Else - at the Best Price? Check out...
Michael and Evita teach a Right Side Pass With a Yo-Yo
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This is a fun 8-count swing dance variation that combines a basic right side pass with what we're calling a "Yo-yo." The yo-yo idea is a great variation to spice up many Lindy patterns, and this one is sure to challenge your Lead/Follow technique. Looking for more Top-Tier Lindy Hop & Jazz Content You Won’t Get Anywhere Else - at the Best Price? Check out Michael Jagger & Evita Arce's online Sw...
Learn Frankie Manning's Mini Dip | Lindy Hop lesson w/ Michael and Evita
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The Mini Dip is a classic Lindy Hop move created by the Ambassador of Lindy Hop himself, Frankie Manning. He named the move for the place where he created it - Minneapolis, and here, Evita and Michael break down this 8-count swing pattern clearly and concisely. If you enjoy this content and would like to see more, find us at: website - syncopatedcity.com/ Facebook - syncopatedcity...
4 Turns and Spins every Follower should practice for Lindy Hop
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Evita demonstrates 4 situations where turning and spinning technique is essential for success: 1. Pop Turns 2. Tuck Turns 3. Swing outs with an outside turn 4. 6-count Inside turns Feel more confident on the dance floor by practicing along with her to master your spins and turns in any situation. If you enjoy this content and would like to see more, find us at: website - syncopatedcity.com/ Fac...
Lindy Hop Fundaments | Michael & Evita teachTriple Steps
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Triple Steps are an essential rhythm for Lindy Hop and swing dancing. Here, Evita and Michael give you all the tools you'll need to make your triple steps sing and ensure your rhythm is the best it can be on the dance floor. For more great lessons, tips and tricks, go to: SyncopatedCity.com
Learn the 'Elbow Pop' Swing Out Variation from Michael & Evita
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The Elbow Pop is a Swing Out variation that's fun (but challenging). We danced this move as a part of a larger routine for an advanced class at Lindy Focus in 2017, but we thought this pattern was a great stand-alone lesson. There are several ways to finish the Elbow Pop, and we show you how to end in both open and closed positions. Good luck and keep swingin'. For more great lessons, go to: Sy...
Michael & Evita teach Charleston Variations - Left-Hand push away
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Here's a fun variation to spice up your Tandem Charleston. We consider it an advanced move because it requires timing, balance and coordination...like all dance moves, we suppose. Enjoy trying this one out, and let us know how you like to do this move in the comments section below! For more great videos like this one, go to syncopatedcity.com
Michael and Evita teach a Right Side Pass in 8 counts (with a bonus variation)
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A right side pass is a staple move in Lindy Hop and Swing dancing. Normally done in 6 beats of music, this video shows you how to create a basic 8-count version of the step, as well as a variation with an extra turn. For more great swing dance instruction videos, go to - syncopatedcity.com
3 Ways to Improve Your Solo Jazz - Syncopated City Sneak Peek & Tutorial
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There's no better time than now to work on your solo swing dancing. But "how," you might ask? With a membership at Syncopatedcity.com, you'll have access to hundreds of lessons, as well as live events like workshops, to help you improve your Jazz and Charleston movement. Tap the link below to get started with a free lesson pack! Desktop Link: nycreative.lpages.co/syncopated-city-nine-evaluation...
Michael & Evita teach Cuddle and Sweetheart Variations | Lindy Hop
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The Cuddle, or Sweetheart as it's sometimes called, is a classic Lindy Hop/6-ct. Swing move that most students learn early in their dance journey. Michael and Evita break down the techniques to make this figure look great and feel lovely. For more great lessons, go to - syncopatedcity.com
Learn a Swing Out with an Outside Turn at the Top
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Michael & Evita love Swing Outs and all the potential variations that exist in Lindy Hop. This one in particular, where the Follow does an inside turn at the beginning of a swing out, is super fun and super challenging. *Pro tip: success with this variation requires your ability to lead/follow swivels. Give it a try and let us know how you go!Give it a try and let us know how you go! For more g...
Learn a "Forward" Swing Out - Lindy Hop Lesson
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The Swing Out is the most iconic and basic move in Lindy Hop. There are as many ways to swing out as there are dancers, and the version where a Follow is sent out facing forward is one of the most classic ways. Beyond that, there are many unique variations that can only be done with a forward facing swing out, so take a minute (or several years) to learn this essential swing dance move. Looking...
How to Dance 1920's Squat Charleston - Solo Jazz / Swing Dance
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Squat Charleston is one of my favorite steps to use in performance, competition and social jams. Evita and I have discovered that it is quite challenging for students to learn because of how demanding it is rhythmically and cardiovascularly. We think this break down can help both novice and advanced dancers easily learn and perfect this difficult step. Want more great dance lessons? syncopatedc...
How to dance Binary Stars by Michael and Evita - Lindy Hop Dance Moves
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How to dance Binary Stars by Michael and Evita - Lindy Hop Dance Moves
Michael and Evita teach a Lindy Hop Pop Turn Variation: Grapevine - Swing Dance Moves
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Michael and Evita teach a Lindy Hop Pop Turn Variation: Grapevine - Swing Dance Moves
Learn how to dance Sailor Kicks for Lindy Hop and Charleston
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Learn how to dance Sailor Kicks for Lindy Hop and Charleston
How to dance Chase Into Tandem - Lindy Hop to Charleston
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How to dance Chase Into Tandem - Lindy Hop to Charleston
Learn how to dance the 6-count Tuck Turn - Lindy Hop swing dance moves
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Learn how to dance the 6-count Tuck Turn - Lindy Hop swing dance moves
Michael and Evita teach a 5-ct. Tuck Turn?! Lindy Hop/Swing Dance Moves
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Michael and Evita teach a 5-ct. Tuck Turn?! Lindy Hop/Swing Dance Moves
Evita teaches Shim Sham Variations - Solo Jazz/Swing Dance Moves
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Evita teaches Shim Sham Variations - Solo Jazz/Swing Dance Moves
How to dance Frankie Manning's Trickeration Step - Solo Jazz / Swing Dance Moves
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How to dance Frankie Manning's Trickeration Step - Solo Jazz / Swing Dance Moves
Michael and Evita teach The Texas Tommy - Lindy Hop/Swing Dance Moves
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Michael and Evita teach The Texas Tommy - Lindy Hop/Swing Dance Moves
Learn Evita's Beginner/Intermediate Spin Exercise for Lindy Hop/Swing dancing
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Learn Evita's Beginner/Intermediate Spin Exercise for Lindy Hop/Swing dancing
Solo Jazz Workshop - How to dance Michael's 2nd Phrase
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Solo Jazz Workshop - How to dance Michael's 2nd Phrase
Advanced Lindy Hop Class Recap - Michael and Evita
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Advanced Lindy Hop Class Recap - Michael and Evita
How to dance a Traveling Tuck Turn from open position (6ct vs 8ct) - Lindy Hop/Swing Dance Moves
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How to dance a Traveling Tuck Turn from open position (6ct vs 8ct) - Lindy Hop/Swing Dance Moves
6- and 8-Count Clapping Game - Lindy Hop Musicality training
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6- and 8-Count Clapping Game - Lindy Hop Musicality training
Many compliments - I watched about 10 videos before this one, and none just showed/broke down the Trickeration steps, themselves.
i've been doing lindy for a few months now and whenever my lead will shove my back i would have no idea what they wanted me to do 😂 thanks, y'all-- very informative!
Wow. Glad we could help. Hopefully your partner can learn not to actually “shove” you but use a more finessed approach. Thanks for watching.
hii from uk.... you guys are so amazing .. so clear in your explanation its so easy to understand what exactly the feet are doing to keep to the beat...I love you guys .. thanks so sooo much !!
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hi from uk. its a shame you r feet action has been clipped out in the video editing... shame you are great teachers though ,,, and thank you !
This was so helpful! Thank you both!
Which basically means, how can the follower know, if he/she is supposed to dance 6- or 8count after having turned in? Unfortunately this question is has not been answered yet, but maybe somebody has an idea. It would be very helpful.
Hey @tobiashartmann6314, it’s a fair question. The answer is that a Follow _never_ knows what the move is until it’s happened. The reason Evita rocksteps after that first triple step is because of her relationship to me in the shape. She has no space to do a second triple step AND with her hip orientation being perpendicular to the direction she’s moving, it doesn’t make sense to triple step. If that doesn’t fully make sense, we explain it in full detail on our membership website Syncopatedcity.com (not even shameless about that plug. It’s full of great technique secrets). Hope that helps
Just lovely. Thank you.
The step itself is really well explained. However, in my opinion, it is not so easy for the follower to distinguish it from the "sweatheart step" in the entrance. Is there a leading feature, whether a rock step (cha cha) or another triple step (sweatheart) follows after the first, turning triple step?
Thank you. We are learning this in class in Granada tonight and this video has helped me to prepare.😊
Excellent video! Thank you.😊
Thank you!
Hi, WCS nerd here. I'm just here for inspiration. And I wasn't disappointed!
I'll get this. someday. I was trained wrong and this has never worked!
can you do without high heel? No one wear high heels in social dance now, most are sneakers
I remember you two teaching that in Henley UK many years ago. Took a while but I got it. Very nice move.
And it's kind of a mix between a tango ocho (figure of eight) movement and a gyro (pronounced 'hero') really. In the gyro the lead sends the follow around clockwise or anti-clockwise with those behind-front steps.
Thank you! 😊
Great tutored move thanks. Really clear
Excellent, thank you.😊
Thank you! 😊
Thank you! 😊
These are all really helpful! Do you have any tips for keeping your feet underneath you with a much taller lead who's making very big steps? I'm very short and sometimes find I have trouble moving enough to keep up with a lead and stay over my feet, which simultaneously makes finishing those weight shifts a little harder. Sometimes I end up hopping an extra time on one foot to keep up--which works for faster dances and covers extra distance without shifting weight between feet at the wrong point, but I don't want to have to do that more than is stylistically fun and appropriate. Or, is it really as much the lead's responsibility to make sure he's not making his steps too big for a tiny follow and leaving her off balance?
Thank you!😊
Thank you.😊
Excellent demonstration, thank you.😊
Thank you, excellent tuition!😊
So clear, thank you!😊
love the dress! could you tell me the brand
Evita, Thank you so much for showing the kick ball change into the swivel. I have wanted to get those steps correct for such a long time and the way you have shown it is perfect....now practise, for me. Thankyou from Brisbane, Australia 🇦🇺
It's not every day I come across a step explanation like this one. This is excellent. A good number of repeats, different angles, very detailed explanation with great tips. Thanks a lot for this! 👍
Nice, thank you.😊
Thank you!😊
Fabulous, thank you.😊
Awesome, my tip for leader and followers: don't sit on heaters.. their mounting might break and you got a huge disaster. Been there, done that.
NY misses you both deeply!❤❤
You're amazing! Can i add subtitles? I made them for 2 days for my translation homework 👉👈
Cool shoes...
Эвита прекрасна! обожаю её задорный голос 😊
I know this video is 3 years old, but recently my boyfriend and I started attending a local Lindy Hop class and it's really been great. For Tip N2, I came up with a neat little way to check if my rock steps are "complete" and it is to try and say "lead me" while doing the rock step.
Nice. Great way to take your time.
Omg thank you so much ❤
Truly the easiest and best explanation for my clutzy self yet, thank you!
That's just amazing. It looks really hard! Thanks so much for sharing that you're wonderful. The kick step instruction is just amazing. Do they really call it the kick step? I wish I'd known that before! I was searching for that for ages and i finally learned it by learning the "Reverse running man" and by going back to tap dance steps although what I finally included in my faux historical dance choreography was exactly what you did. OMG that looks really iring but I love it. ua-cam.com/video/dBH1FhTltjU/v-deo.html
Great explanation of the subtle points.
great thanks
So cute 😅
Thank you, this was so helpful. I really needed to understand these steps properly to get any further!
Amazing❤
Thank you so much! Greetings from Italy!
It’s soooo difficult!
Just did this alone in my house and then danced for another 15 minutes. oh my god its so much fun!!! i definitely need some practice to get up to tempo for most swing music but wow!!