6 Count Basic - Learn to Lindy Hop from the Ground Up

Lindy Hop is more than just moves -- it's a vibrant dance full of history and culture. In this video, we tell you a little about that history, as well as go into one of the basic rhythms, closed position, open position, and rotation.

00:00 - Welcome to Lindy from the Ground Up
00:17 - What is Lindy Hop?
01:21 - Dancing is More than Just Moves
03:28 - Basic Rhythm
06:22 - Connecting with a Partner
07:31 - Dance the Basic with a Partner
08:19 - Open Position
09:18 - Rotate the Basic
10:15 - Put it All Together

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[chrsj]

"listen to the music, if that fails ask your partner, if that fails pick whatever" sounds like the perfect way to explain musicality to beginners :D

[BaconEggsRL]

I don't know if this was explained but the basic rythm is "rock step, triple step, triple step" on repeat.

[maxschott]

I'm attending my first social dance in a few days and this was so very helpful, thank you so so much!

[michaelpeltsman]

Straightforward, no BS, just to the point. Excellent work!

[theplinkerslodge]

Best intro to 6 count, and I have been looking thru many.
Getting the beautiful, fun dynamics is WHY YOU ARE DANCING!
Cool.

[gabrielescharf]

Every cell of my body starts bouncing by watching you dancing. So funny!!! Thank's for the good explaination.

[erikr]

Laura and Brooks, this is an awesome series of videos! And thank you for reminding us experienced dancers how fun simples moves can be!

[nev_aeh]

Loved this video! Will be using it in my history class this week as we study "The Roaring 20's"!

[davidalen]

Great approach to feeling right off the bat.Basics are ALWAYS good. Cheers!

[kayleejsunshine]

Fantastic. Looking forward to checking out the other videos

[motus]

Great Video! I‘ve started with LH this week and your videos are a fantastic support.

[albertlaque]

Excellent instructions! Your teaching is inspiring and very modest in a way to make any student comfortable in expressing their art through the style of dance. Great job. ☺️

[elizabethhanna]

You are a goddess of skill and POSITIVITY!

[qbknhwn]

very nice way to explain and show the basic steps... THANK YOU!!

[annarepublic]

Amazin. I'm glued. I've always wanted to lindy hop.

[sierraconway-]

I literally just created a YouTube account to subscribe to you guys! This video was just the best in so many ways! In five minutes this video taught me more than any lesson I’ve had so far! 👏😄

[sheba]

Lovely video! Just had my first class and this gives me stuff to practice until the next one. Thanks a lot!

[darkslider]

Thanks for teaching the history thats amazing!

[namiqahmadov]

Thanks a lot for the simple way of tutoring!

[leoparcoeur]

Thanks for this precious content. It's been a while I want to learn this dance.
It will help despite there's not much courses around here. It also makes me think about starting over tap dancing that I did a bit 20 years ago. (Just to say how it is inspiring)