Online Lindy Hop Dance Lesson Pack: "Texas Holdem: Texas Tommy Variations"

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Texas Hold'em (1 of 10): Texas Tommy 8-Count Basic - This lesson teaches the most classic 8-beat Texas Tommy (sometimes called an Apache), a useful swingout variation with a fun hand toss and turn for the follow, that conveniently ends in a handshake position. Breakdown includes instruction on a dynamic frame to use relaxed arms rather than brute force to complete the turn, tips on safe and efficient placement of your arms, and clean timing to make it clear and comfortable for the follow. Lindy Hop | about Juan Villafane, Sharon Davis 1

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Texas Hold'em (2 of 10): Texas Tommy 6-Count Basic - This lesson teaches a 6-beat version of the Texas Tommy (or Apache), that involves a wider hand toss than the classic Texas Tommy, and a fun spin down the line for the follow. Breakdown includes how to tighten your general Texas Tommy technique to achieve this faster and more sudden turn. Lindy Hop | about Juan Villafane, Sharon Davis 1

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Texas Hold'em (3 of 10): Texas Tommy with Outside Turn - This lesson teaches a variation on the classic 8-beat Texas Tommy (sometimes called an Apache), that adds a fast outside turn on the final two beats. This is a challenging addition, and the breakdown includes vital technique for leading outside turns, connection details, dynamic frame concepts for the follow, plus safety tips to protect the follow's shoulders. Lindy Hop | about Juan Villafane, Sharon Davis 2

$1.99
Texas Hold'em (4 of 10): The Texas Boyfriend - This lesson builds on the Texas Tommy with an Outside Turn lesson, to over-rotate the outside turn into the "boyfriend" position, with the lead's arm draped across the follow's shoulders. This figure will test the dynamics of both lead and follow's frame, and ends in a less-than-common position with a lot of creative possibilities. Lindy Hop | about Juan Villafane, Sharon Davis 4

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Texas Hold'em (5 of 10): Texas Boomerang - This lesson builds on the Texas Tommy with an Outside Turn and the Texas Boyfriend lessons, to create a huge figure that boomerangs the follow around the back of the lead and back to where she started. Breakdown includes instruction on control for leads whilst using these large arm movements, and dynamic frame advice for the follow to improve their response time, whilst also protecting their shoulder joints. Lindy Hop | about Juan Villafane, Sharon Davis 4

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Texas Hold'em (6 of 10): Handshake Texas Tommy - This lesson teaches a smooth variation of a Texas Tommy that starts and ends in the handshake hand grip, therefore requiring no hand toss like the classic Texas Tommy. Breakdown covers how to make efficient use of the extra time you have, to create a smoother, more fluid Texas Tommy figure, that feels as good as it looks. Lindy Hop | about Juan Villafane, Sharon Davis 2

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Texas Hold'em (7 of 10): Double Texas Tommy to Tango Lunge - This exciting move catches the follow by surprise, by trapping her in an arm-wrapped Texas Tommy position in not one but two moments in the figure, and then uses the energy built up by this double Texas, to spin and snap her into a dramatic tango lunge. Breakdown includes fail-proof technique for the double catch, plus strong technique for a stable tango lunge. Lindy Hop | about Juan Villafane, Sharon Davis 4

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Texas Hold'em (8 of 10): The Texas Girlfriend - This lesson builds on the Texas Tommy with an Outside Turn lesson, to manipulate the outside turn into the "girlfriend" position, with the follow's arm draped across the lead's shoulders, and ending in a useful side-by-side position. Breakdown includes clear orientation walk-throughs and tips on clarifying the interesting shapes of this figure. Lindy Hop | about Juan Villafane, Sharon Davis 3

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Texas Hold'em (9 of 10): Spinning Top Texas Tommy - This lesson teaches an advanced Texas Tommy variation that introduces an overhead orbit turn for the lead, winding up to a fast 2-beat spin for the follow that will have her feeling like a spinning top. Breakdown includes discussion of dynamic frame techniques to transition from a relaxed Texas Tommy to an active fast spin. Lindy Hop | about Juan Villafane, Sharon Davis 4

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Texas Hold'em (10 of 10): Rewind Texas Tommy - This lesson teaches a 16 count Texas Tommy progression that starts like a basic Texas Tommy, but suddenly transforms into an eye-catching overhead orbit turn for the lead, which then rewinds and returns to the original Texas Tommy. Breakdown covers the fine details of timing and connection needed to achieve this genuinely challenging figure. Lindy Hop | about Juan Villafane, Sharon Davis 4

$1.99