Arms - For Lindy Hop and Swing Dance

Arms are such a HUGE part of your expression in vernacular jazz dance, Lindy Hop, and Swing Dance. They economize your movement, add energy and balance, and imbue the dance with drastically different textures and variations. Yet partnering and footwork can be so complex, it's sometimes easy to overlook arms. Here are several categories of what I do for my arm movements, as well as a few sequences that will help with coordination. I hope this gives you some inspiration to find out what works for you!

00:00 - Thanks for Joining Me!
01:18 - Category 1: Walkin' Arms
09:25 - Category 2: Enough Arms
10:12 - Category 3: Clapping
11:53 - Category 4: Swimmin' Arms
13:20 - Category 5: Freestyle
14:27 - Category6: Nothing
14:54 - Add the Finish
16:49 - What About Partnering?

MUSIC:
Intro / Outro: Six Cats and a Prince, by the Brooks Prumo Orchestra
Esquire Bounce
Castle Rock
Jump Jack Jump, by the Brooks Prumo Orchestra

MERCH:

50% of the money made from this channel is donated to organizations that support African Diasporic art forms, because Lindy Hop is a Black dance, and preserving and cultivating Blackness is very important to its identity. My current charities are:

[MLukacs]

Laura, just watched this video, and it’s wonderful! Incorporating these suggestions will make all the difference and can help a good dancer be a great dancer. Thank you very much!

[jsabellfamo]

Thank you very much from France.
I love your energy, your "look", your eternal bounce and smile
... and the... large space you occupie when you are dancing..
That's the way I conceive those magical moments of madness WITH music!

[BoomBaaamBoom]

Am I the only one who has Laura's voice only on the right channel?

[karriewillis]

Laura, this video is super helpful and so clear and well organized. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us. You’re a beautiful dancer and an amazing teacher. Thank you and thanks to all of your Patreon patrons as well! ❤️

[lisaharrison]

Oh what a fab video, thank you. My daughter is learning Swing Dance for a school project. We are watching a lot of your videos! Much appreciated! x

[ebiographie]

This is great! I’ve been talking a lot lately about how much I need to work on my arms, and use you specifically as an example of #armgoals. Feels like you read my mind without even knowing it.

[Mountainbridesvoice]

Suuuuper good material. I will dance at home tonight! Go get the dance shoes!

[mermyblue]

Thank you so much for this! Clear, simple suggestions and, as always, very very helpful !

[MarkusChamber]

That was a great video! Super important and fun topic!

[김성진-wf]

This is extremly helpful just seeing once!!

[candacekay]

This is genius! So much useful stuff here, thank you thank you!! 😁💕

[liocheung]

I need this! I always don't know what to do with my arms and where should they go! I think I like to freestyle and always do, lol. Thx~

[yurymishanin]

Laura you're a miracle! You have a gift for teaching people:)
Your jokes are great))

[oceania]

Laura you are wonderful! I am a huge fan! And I am dyinggg to know where do you buy your shoes from ... 🙏

[ReinaldoGinicolo-ewcx]

Olá ...
Então,

Quando usar 6 ou 8 tempos ? No Lindy

[xrayqqq]

hahahaha, I gave the same example to my students moving arms parallel with legs and asking them "is there something weird"?