choreographed by Hep Jen, Ken Watanabe, and Nathan Dias, April 2006
BACKGROUND:
In February 2006, we started something new at Lindy in the Park in which we dance a fun little routine in a swingout line. Our goal was to create a simple, fun routine in which everyone could join and experience the excitement of dancing in a group. Each week, we added more steps to the routine, and we have now completed the full choreography. Woo-hoo!!!
We dance the routine every Sunday at the park at a moderate tempo to give people a chance to learn and review the sequence, and sometimes we also do the routine a second time a little later at a smokin’ fast tempo, just for the thrill of it! Everyone is welcome to join in!
Ready? Here’s the choreography:
FIRST CHORUS:
- 3 Swingouts (first one from closed position)
- Lindy Circle
- 3 Side-by-Side Charlestons
- Jump Turn
- Boogie Back
- Boogie Forward
- Boogie Back
- Shorty George
- 3 Swingouts (starting from open position)
- Texas Tommy (quick stop on 7, ending with R-R hand grip)
SECOND CHORUS:
- 3 Hand-to-Hand Charlestons (starting with R-foot kicks and R-R hand grip)
- 8-ct Kick-Around (counterclockwise) into Tandem Charleston position
- 3 Tandem Charlestons
- Russian Kick
- 3 Tandem Crossover Charlestons (starting to the Right)
- 4-ct Push Out exit (ending with L-R hand grip)
- 4-ct “Crazy Jumps” (jump on 5-6-7-8)
- 2 Swingouts
- Lindy Circle
- Frog Jump
(Repeat from the top!)
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[NOTE: This routine is designed to fit music with a regular 32-bar
structure]