This makes me so happy. I like the way it seems more "street" and less "prancy" than some of the other videos. I don't know how to explain it but when I watch old videos the people seem to be really into it and the modern lessons seem really light footed and posh
This is SO ILLUMINATING! Breaking down the steps by "long, short short" and breaking down the pulses by feet and knees has made everything click for me. THANK YOU!
You two are adorable! And I love that idea that people need to practice alone to earn the right to ask a partner to dance. That's an excellent attitude.
I'll ask my grandpa if he want to learn it with me! He's 88 years old but fit like a young man and loves to dance! Thank you for this wonderful video 😁
Thank you! I agree with so many others that you're fantastic teachers. It's also fun to watch you dance, even in breaking down the steps, because of your ease and grace.
Thank you, you're awesome teachers, most places were so hard to follow for such a wonderful dance and you simplified and made it so enjoyable and gave me the confidence to not give up.
Im learning how to swing dance (like just a little bit) for a play I’m in because my character does a short but spectacular swing dance with the main character and the guy I’m doing it with is kinda cute so I’m kinda happy lol
Nicely done, thanks! Question: 6-count patterns are counterintuitive to musical phrasing.Why do you start a beginner lesson with a 6-count and don't explain how to deal with it in the musical phrase?
The 6-count dance pattern and the 4 count music pattern realign every 12 bars (music) / every 8 dance moves. 12 bars is (incidentally?) the typical length of a blues music pattern.
@@patrickd3470 Thank you for your input! Problematic with this would be that people should have easy access to learning to hear the immediate bar structure and phrasing, not be confused until something aligns after some 12 bars (which they are not aware of anyway). Also, there's lots of music regularly structured over 16 bars, so that wouldn't help much. I experience that many people I meet for the first time are used to simply ignore the fact that they don't understand it and this is a large scale systematic.
On on my third lesson and I'm having a hard time understanding why some videos on UA-cam count to 6 and others (as well as my lessons) count to 8. Isn't swing music in 4/4?
No, it is a 2-count dance with varrying weight changes and triplets (swing) to it. TWO COUNTS !!! Swing music is usually (musicality) grouped (thematic) in 4x 8 counts, so that you have 32 counts before the phrase is over. But, you dont need to COUNT those as there are hints when 8 counts have passed. And you can fill up these counts anyway you want, e.g. with 8 count patterns (easiest for beginners so you always hit that end of the phrase), but you can also go five 6-counts and add a 2 count filler, e.g. stop and bounce standing (easy!) ... And you can also create your own patterns going from a standard 6 count tuck-turn adding a rotation into an 8 count tuck turn, or even two more rotations making it a 10 count pattern ... You can add and often times also leave out stuff this way, because you are only really ever bound to the 2 counts: weight change steps (tripple step changes your weight from left to right or vice versa) and weight stays steps (rock steps will leave your weight on the foot your started the RS with). Find out which belongs to which group, as we also have these basic steps: kick steps, kick-ball change, kick hold, walk walk, run run, groove walk, tap steps ... and their respected variations in front, back, cross etc.... Read this if you want a more detailed analysis: thehomeofhappyfeet.com/8-count-dance-6-count-rhythms/
Its just another way to feel the rhythm. The count is important theroy wise. But in practical use; you can use 1234, ABCD, 1337, LLLEEERRRROOOYYYY JEEENKKKIINNNSSS, etc. Pretty much anything can be a count. Counting steps, leg lifts, blinks. You get the idea.
They’re only counting to 6 because it’s a six-step move. They’re not referring to the beat of the song (which is what the 8 count is). All music can be broken into 8 counts except the waltz, although technically that can too (there are eight triplets in a phrase of a waltz). So if they were using an 8 count, it’d be confusing because there are only 6 steps. In real life they’d either fill in those two remaining counts or do four in a row= three 8 counts & fill in the last 8 count of the phrase. A phrase = four 8 counts.
Nothing at all. counting off from 5 is normal practice for dancers. We often break the music down into 8 counts because our movements are more likely to fill 8 complete counts, not a 4-count bar as musicians do. However, when we work with musicians we usually count off 1,2,3,4.
But you still end in the middle of a measure with your step. Why can no one explain why you dont end on ONE instead of the middle of the measure??? I can never learn the 6 beat thing and put it to 4/4 timing music.
Four of these would fill three 8 counts (6 measures) so you’d have one more 8 count (2 measures) to fill with whatever you wanted. The 6 is referring to the number of steps, not the beat. Does that make sense? Like if you count 1 2 3&4 5&6 (the way they were) four times, then count a regular 8 count, you’d be able to tell you just filled the entire phrase.
Since I dress like it’s the 40s I thought hey me and a group of friends who do the same should go swing dancing when we can except I remembered I don’t know how to swing dance
Please do not tell your students that cha-cha dancers split their triple steps evenly. That is simply not true. True latin dancers syncopate them just like in swing. That is why learning cha-cha is a good way to learn about swing and vice-versa.
I never understood why people teach beginners to bounce when dancing 6 count and then when they move onto Lindy they have to unlearn it. I live in LA, where smooth is king (no bouncing!)
How can you not see? They also break it down with the names of the steps... rock step, triple step, triple step. Look those up if you don’t know what they are.
It's the 20's (again). Gotta learn how to do the current popular dance.
Swing didn't pick up until the late 20s. You're ahead of the game!
Cheers to this!
Agreed
This makes me so happy. I like the way it seems more "street" and less "prancy" than some of the other videos. I don't know how to explain it but when I watch old videos the people seem to be really into it and the modern lessons seem really light footed and posh
You are amazing teachers! Learning with my fiancé during quarantine for our wedding next year ! Thank you so much !
Love that! Thanks for dancing with us :)
Congrats!
Very wholesome purpoee
Congrats 🎊 💐 😄😄😄
Homrigh congrats!!!!!!
This is SO ILLUMINATING! Breaking down the steps by "long, short short" and breaking down the pulses by feet and knees has made everything click for me. THANK YOU!
You two are adorable! And I love that idea that people need to practice alone to earn the right to ask a partner to dance. That's an excellent attitude.
I'll ask my grandpa if he want to learn it with me! He's 88 years old but fit like a young man and loves to dance! Thank you for this wonderful video 😁
Thank you! I agree with so many others that you're fantastic teachers. It's also fun to watch you dance, even in breaking down the steps, because of your ease and grace.
I watched a video with Jean Veloz dance to Sam Cooke Movin & Groovin. Now I've been hunting the internet looking for swing classes. Feeling excited.
The dubbing has me dead😂
A SWING IN YOUR STEP
It reminded me to the simpsons news :)
SWING RHYTHM👹
LMAO
Finally, good dance instructors!
Best dance learning video I've seen, in any style
Thank you, you're awesome teachers, most places were so hard to follow for such a wonderful dance and you simplified and made it so enjoyable and gave me the confidence to not give up.
I need that slow repetition to get it. Clearly explained high quality video.
You guys are AMAZING teachers!!!
Gotta get started. Your video has made me want to dive right into it again. It's been years since I've practiced - too long. The wait is over!
This is on my bucket list to learn and do
😍😍😍😍 great presentation
thank you guys so much. It was exactly what I needed. I followed the steps at 0.75 speed which really helped a lot. thx
Good teaching
really fine and pedagogic !! thanks !
Easy to follow, great dancers and teachers !
Thanks! 🌸🌸
Im learning how to swing dance (like just a little bit) for a play I’m in because my character does a short but spectacular swing dance with the main character and the guy I’m doing it with is kinda cute so I’m kinda happy lol
Caravan Palace brought me here :)
My wife said she wants us to be swingers. Am I on the right channel?
"Then you will have earned the right to touch a partner" xD
Aha, so thats why I haven't touched a partner yet, I just had to learn these steps xD
Nicely done, thanks! Question: 6-count patterns are counterintuitive to musical phrasing.Why do you start a beginner lesson with a 6-count and don't explain how to deal with it in the musical phrase?
The 6-count dance pattern and the 4 count music pattern realign every 12 bars (music) / every 8 dance moves. 12 bars is (incidentally?) the typical length of a blues music pattern.
@@patrickd3470 Thank you for your input! Problematic with this would be that people should have easy access to learning to hear the immediate bar structure and phrasing, not be confused until something aligns after some 12 bars (which they are not aware of anyway). Also, there's lots of music regularly structured over 16 bars, so that wouldn't help much. I experience that many people I meet for the first time are used to simply ignore the fact that they don't understand it and this is a large scale systematic.
Thanks for sharing 😀
I'm not in a nursing home yet. Pump it up a bit!
Ballroom East Coast or tripple step east coast is not bigginer friendly, I recommend it only as step-step rock step to bigin with.
and fine to say what's the music and musicians !
hi nice job in teaching the basics! :)
I still cant do it.lol
a SWING IN YOUR STEP
hence the definition of SWING RHYTHM
❤❤
What's the difference between this dance and jive? The basic step seem to be the exact same?
01:31 Ghost comes out in the video lol
The only thing smoother than these steps is that light barely noticeable editing!
On on my third lesson and I'm having a hard time understanding why some videos on UA-cam count to 6 and others (as well as my lessons) count to 8. Isn't swing music in 4/4?
caveman123ization yes but this dance is a 6 count dance but it has 8 counts moves also
No, it is a 2-count dance with varrying weight changes and triplets (swing) to it. TWO COUNTS !!! Swing music is usually (musicality) grouped (thematic) in 4x 8 counts, so that you have 32 counts before the phrase is over. But, you dont need to COUNT those as there are hints when 8 counts have passed. And you can fill up these counts anyway you want, e.g. with 8 count patterns (easiest for beginners so you always hit that end of the phrase), but you can also go five 6-counts and add a 2 count filler, e.g. stop and bounce standing (easy!) ... And you can also create your own patterns going from a standard 6 count tuck-turn adding a rotation into an 8 count tuck turn, or even two more rotations making it a 10 count pattern ... You can add and often times also leave out stuff this way, because you are only really ever bound to the 2 counts: weight change steps (tripple step changes your weight from left to right or vice versa) and weight stays steps (rock steps will leave your weight on the foot your started the RS with). Find out which belongs to which group, as we also have these basic steps: kick steps, kick-ball change, kick hold, walk walk, run run, groove walk, tap steps ... and their respected variations in front, back, cross etc....
Read this if you want a more detailed analysis:
thehomeofhappyfeet.com/8-count-dance-6-count-rhythms/
Its just another way to feel the rhythm. The count is important theroy wise. But in practical use; you can use 1234, ABCD, 1337, LLLEEERRRROOOYYYY JEEENKKKIINNNSSS, etc.
Pretty much anything can be a count. Counting steps, leg lifts, blinks. You get the idea.
They’re only counting to 6 because it’s a six-step move. They’re not referring to the beat of the song (which is what the 8 count is). All music can be broken into 8 counts except the waltz, although technically that can too (there are eight triplets in a phrase of a waltz). So if they were using an 8 count, it’d be confusing because there are only 6 steps. In real life they’d either fill in those two remaining counts or do four in a row= three 8 counts & fill in the last 8 count of the phrase. A phrase = four 8 counts.
Hello, is this east or west cost swing?
And that is the basic for Swing? I thought that would be Jive!?
So what’s wrong with 1 2 3 4. Instead of 5. 6. 7. 8
Nothing at all. counting off from 5 is normal practice for dancers. We often break the music down into 8 counts because our movements are more likely to fill 8 complete counts, not a 4-count bar as musicians do. However, when we work with musicians we usually count off 1,2,3,4.
@@iLindy well thank you for that always good to learn
The musicians took 1, 2, 3, 4 so...
But you still end in the middle of a measure with your step. Why can no one explain why you dont end on ONE instead of the middle of the measure??? I can never learn the 6 beat thing and put it to 4/4 timing music.
Four of these would fill three 8 counts (6 measures) so you’d have one more 8 count (2 measures) to fill with whatever you wanted. The 6 is referring to the number of steps, not the beat. Does that make sense? Like if you count 1 2 3&4 5&6 (the way they were) four times, then count a regular 8 count, you’d be able to tell you just filled the entire phrase.
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Since I dress like it’s the 40s I thought hey me and a group of friends who do the same should go swing dancing when we can except I remembered I don’t know how to swing dance
Great tutorial. AND Way to have both the guy and gal teaching! Sick of all the mansplaining vids!
What? Just because a guy is teaching that means he's mansplaining? 🙄
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why is my teacher asking me to learn this and show her
I did part 1 at my prom dur8ng a solo dance off and gained instant hate and humiliation
Please do not tell your students that cha-cha dancers split their triple steps evenly. That is simply not true. True latin dancers syncopate them just like in swing. That is why learning cha-cha is a good way to learn about swing and vice-versa.
"Oh it's uneven. It IS uneven" - almost like you scripted it lol
He really wants you to have tTRIPLEriple step
I never understood why people teach beginners to bounce when dancing 6 count and then when they move onto Lindy they have to unlearn it. I live in LA, where smooth is king (no bouncing!)
😍🙏👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤🇩🇪
that's a jive
;)
wrong learned nothing focusing by focusing foot work first
dance first understand foot work
body moves feet follow
Vão dançar feio assim lá na conchinchina. Prefiro a dança dos índios. Deus me livre!
bruh, It ain't no big thing, just show her a little swing
一臉正經的耍寶很難不笑
The teaching and the demonstrations are much too fast for a beginner.
You guys went way too fast this is NOT for beginners wtf ! I can’t see what your feet are doing! Go slow! Step by step! Ugh!
I know this is 5 months old. But you can slow down play back. It helped me!
Not to mention this is kinda slow and i'm a beginner too
How can you not see? They also break it down with the names of the steps... rock step, triple step, triple step. Look those up if you don’t know what they are.