LINDY HOP LEVEL 2: CURRICULUM


Level 2 is aimed at dancers who are having been dancing a year or more and are looking for more challenges in their dancing. Each 4 - week block focuses on deepening your understanding of connection, movement and rhythm, adding new layers to your dancing, exploring more challenging concepts and offering more opportunities for individual expression and collaboration between dancers and the music.

As part of the course, you’ll receive an Info Pack after each class featuring a recap video of the week’s content and resources to help support your learning as a guest in jazz culture.

Please note this block assumes attendees are already familiar with a variety of classic shapes (swing outs, Frankie 6s, tuck turns, Charleston shapes etc.) and are comfortable mixing rhythms while social dancing at a range of tempos. You should be comfortable social dancing all the ideas we explore at Level 1. You can find the Level 1 curriculum here.

Below you’ll find an outline of some of the blocks that make up our Level 2 content. The content of these blocks is subject to change however it provides a rough idea of the topics explored in each block.

LINDY HOP LEVEL 2

BLOCK A

Connection, Flow & Dynamic Changes in Energy

Examples of what we may explore:
Tuck Turns & Pass-bys
Frankie 6s
Travel down the line close ups
Sweetheart hold
Mixing 4 count, 6 count and 8 count ideas
Phrases in 32 Bar Swing vs. 12 Bar Blues Structure

BLOCK B

SWING OUTS 201

Examples of what we may explore:
Swing Outs - Different Exits
Outside Turns
Texas Tommys
Inside Turns
Swivels & Switches
Variations

BLOCK C

CHARLESTON CLASSICS

Examples of what we may explore:
Hand to Hand Entrances/Exits
Hand to Hand Variations
Accelerations in Charleston
Tandem Charleston Entrance/Exits/Variations
Blending 6 count and 8 count ideas

BLOCK D

TURN IT OUT

Examples of what we may explore:
Turn Technique
Barrel Turns
Roll Outs
Pop Turns

BLOCK E

FRANKIE MONTH

Examples of what we may explore:
Frankie 6 Variations
Promenade Variations
Minne Dip & Variations

BLOCK F

STRETCH

Examples of what we may explore:
Using stretch to turn 6 count ideas into 8 count ideas
Using stretch to create accelerated ideas

BLOCK G

SUGAR PUSHES

Examples of what we may explore:
Stretch and Compression
Sugar Pushes

BLOCK H

SWING OUTS 202

Examples of what we may explore:
Classic rhythmical variations
Reverse vs. Forward Exits
Preserving momentum and individual responsibilities in the Swing Out and Lindy Turn

BLOCK I

CHARLESTON FLOW

Examples of what we may explore:
Continuation of travel and momentum
Transitions between classic ideas
Kick Throughs, Hand to Hand, Skip Ups, Airplane Charleston

BLOCK J

COMMUNICATION &
FLOW

Examples of what we may explore:
Continuation of travel and momentum
Communicating different energy signatures

BLOCK K

PACE, RHYTHM AND MOVEMENT

Examples of what we may explore:
Communicating different energy signatures
Rotational vs. Linear Ideas
Creating ideas through flow

BLOCK L

TEXAS TOMMY EXPLORATION

Examples of what we may explore:
Swing outs and Lindy Turns
Pass bys and Circles