Arm Training vol1 - for Lindy Hop and Swing Dance

Arms! For some reason, when we start dancing, it can be so much more difficult to connect with them! Here, we're training the body coordination connecting our arms and legs. This will not only help our solo dancing, but also partnered connection in certain Charleston moves like hacksaws and tandem.

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[emilybender]

So true! I just started teaching dance this year and my students were asking what do they do with their arms - and I realized that I forgot to break down the integral cross-lateral movement. Definitely just doing a warm up like this for them now to get them used to moving naturally in their dancing. Thank you for the great tips!!!

[beastlysnippets]

For a minute i actually thought you had just danced that only once and filmed yourself from the front and behind. That synchronicity was insane! Would have been difficult to fake yourself into the same shot though :D. Btw, my girlfriend watched some stage performances and thought Charleston would be horrible, you convinced her that it will be fun!

[melodydsouza]

This video is GREAT! Can't wait for part 2!

[LauraStokescheekymouse]

Honestly it's been a real struggle to dance lately but dang it this just is THE VIBE! <3

[eckdavid]

The best way to learn how to dance is to dance and dance and dance! Good ol' repetition.

[anonyme]

Great video - as usual, thanks a lot :D
On small idea : for video like this, I would find very useful if you could write the name of the steps that you dance and name, because for non-english speakers as me, they are sometimes difficult to understand. :D

[me-lgyw]

Have you considered marketing your dance videos as workout videos?