Online Lindy Hop Dance Lessons: "Kicking the Dog"

Instructors: Simon Selmon, Taina Kortelainen
Style: Lindy Hop
Level: 2
Duration: 4:13
Price: $1.99

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Lesson Description:This lesson teaches an essential Charleston pattern that is a must-know for your social dancing repertoire, and is also known alternately as Skip Ups. Breakdown teaches you the eight count pattern, an explanation of how the footwork is communicated with the whole body, and some important tips for not getting in each other's way!

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Simon Selmon (Ruislip, Middx, United Kingdom)

Styles: Partner Charleston, Balboa, Lindy Hop
Teaches with: Taina Kortelainen
Available lessons: 15

Simon has choreographed and performed for stage, film, video and television and written two books on Swing dancing. He is a UK and American dance champion and has been featured in numerous newspapers and magazines. He founded the London Swing Dance Society in 1986, the UK's biggest and longest running swing dance club, as well as the famous Stompin' Swing Nights at London's legendary 100 Club

Taina Kortelainen (Finchley, London, United Kingdom)

Styles: Partner Charleston, Balboa, Lindy Hop
Teaches with: Simon Selmon
Available lessons: 15

Taina has been teaching Boogie-Woogie, Lindy Hop and Finnish social dances all over Scandanavia for many years and has also been competing in modern and Latin dance for five years. On top of this extensive repertoire she does some Street Dance, Tap and Argentine Tango. She runs her own Boogie-Woogie workshops and enjoys performing in the Sugarfoot Stompers. To top it all she is UK, USA and Finnish Champion!