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Side by Side Charleston
- This lesson is a complete introduction to 1930's style side-by-side Charleston, a step for which you can find countless variations and which is a vital part of your Lindy Hop repertoire! Breakdown includes footwork and timing for both partners, connection details not to be missed, and a deep exploration of how this dance is traditionally styled.
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Partner Charleston
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Bill Borgida,
Julee Mertz
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$1.99
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Charleston Repeater
- This lesson teaches you a simple but powerful way to modify your basic side-by-side Charleston by repeating a segment of the basic in an open-ended fashion. Breakdown focuses on how the crucial information passes from lead to follow, and how the follow can make herself receptive to such leads.
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Partner Charleston
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Bill Borgida,
Julee Mertz
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$1.99
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Charleston Kick Behind
- This lesson teaches a simple way to vary the texture and shape of your basic side-by-side Charleston that you can put to immediate use! Breakdown focuses on how the connection works during this figure, emphasizing particular body positioning details which make the lead unmistakable.
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Partner Charleston
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Bill Borgida,
Julee Mertz
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1 |
$1.99
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Charleston Hit Five
- This lesson teaches you to modify your basic Charleston with a simple but powerfully useful accent! Breakdown includes tips for maintaining balance during freezes, and tips for both partners to allow for the clear communication of this kind of embellishment.
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Partner Charleston
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Bill Borgida,
Julee Mertz
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2 |
$1.99
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Skip Up
- This lesson introduces you to a classic, must-know figure that will soon become a major ingredient in your social Charleston and Lindy Hop! Breakdown includes footwork, timing, and body positioning details for both partners, tips for maintaining balance, and a thorough explanation of how the connection works for you in this pattern.
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Partner Charleston
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about
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Bill Borgida,
Julee Mertz
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2 |
$1.99
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Charleston Skip Up Mix Up
- This lesson will open your mind to social dancing possibilities within Charleston by teaching you to combine a Charleston Basicwith a Skip Up, forcing you to dissect the two patterns. Breakdown includes several timing possibilities and the crucial body positioning details which allow the transitions between steps to be clearly understood by both partners.
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Partner Charleston
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Bill Borgida,
Julee Mertz
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2 |
$1.99
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Charleston Slide
- This lesson teaches an easy but powerful way to break up the texture of your social Charleston by making use of a basic slide. Breakdown includes footwork and timing details for both partners, tips for setting up a clear preparatory movement, and body positioning suggestions for both leads and follows that will help this figure feel as smooth and natural as possible.
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Partner Charleston
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Bill Borgida,
Julee Mertz
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2 |
$1.99
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Johnny Skip Up
- This extended figure combines a basic Skip Up with a Johnny's Drop for use in your side-by-side Charleston. Breakdown includes timing and footwork details for both partners, suggestions for creating a feel-good skip up technique, and general tips for leading and understanding variations in this position.
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Partner Charleston
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Bill Borgida,
Julee Mertz
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2 |
$1.99
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Opposite Kicks
- This lesson builds upon the Charleston Repeater with a tricky and interesting step that fits right into your social Charleston. Breakdown includes footwork and movement details for both partners, tips for progressing into this figure in a socially lead-able organic way, crucial bad habits for followers to avoid, and enough variations to keep your creative side satisfied for a long time!
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Partner Charleston
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Bill Borgida,
Julee Mertz
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2 |
$1.99
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Skip Up Flip Flop
- This lesson teaches you a figure that will broaden your understanding of the Skip Up by showing you how to make it open-ended and how to make it change sides. Breakdown teaches you how to execute this figure as a simple eight count combo, but also breaks down the pieces so you can modify the timing at will.
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Partner Charleston
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Bill Borgida,
Julee Mertz
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2 |
$1.99
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Skip Up Roll Away
- This lesson teaches a classic, must-know figure to jazz up your social Charleston repertoire and break up that rhythm! Breakdown includes tips for counting this step, an explanation of roll-away technique, and crucial hand and arm positioning details for both lead and follow.
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Partner Charleston
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Bill Borgida,
Julee Mertz
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2 |
$1.99
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Suzie Skip Up
- This lesson teaches you to combine the classic Jazz step Suzie Q with a classic Charleston step Skip Up! Breakdown includes tips for altering your partner orientation to better set-up this figure, an explanation of how the leader's frame affects the shape of the follower's movement, and suggestions for both partners on how to best lead and follow the jazz step without compromising the look of the Suzie Q!
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Partner Charleston
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about
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Bill Borgida,
Julee Mertz
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2 |
$1.99
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Kick Cross Slide
- This lesson teaches a simple variation on your side-by-side Charleston that you will find yourself using again and again! Breakdown includes footwork walk-throughs for both partners, tips for setting this movement up clearly and making every gesture an unmistakable lead, and suggestions for how followers can most effectively use their body to be receptive to this kind of communication.
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Partner Charleston
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about
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Bill Borgida,
Julee Mertz
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3 |
$1.99
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Dynamic Opposite Kicks
- This lesson builds upon the Opposite Kicks, teaching you to incorporate a deep twist, which will bring a smile to your partner's face. Breakdown includes the crucial leaders' cheat which allows this variation to be clearly led, practice drills for leading and following, and vital body and muscle awareness suggestions for followers.
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Partner Charleston
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Bill Borgida,
Julee Mertz
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3 |
$1.99
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Side Rock Charleston
- This lesson teaches an easy but surprising and interesting variation on your basic side-by-side Charleston. Breakdown includes how to create a clear preparatory step, body awareness and following tips for the ladies, and some easy to avoid bad habits to be aware of to make bring this fun variation into your social dancing right away!
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Partner Charleston
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Bill Borgida,
Julee Mertz
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2 |
$1.99
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Side Rock Charleston Scoot
- This lesson builds upon the ideas presented in Side Rock Charleston and goes further to produce a double rockstep and traveling syncopation sure to make your partner smile. Breakdown includes drills for leading and following clean multiple side rocks, an explanation of scoot technique, and tips for putting these pieces together into a complete lead-able riff.
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Partner Charleston
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Bill Borgida,
Julee Mertz
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3 |
$1.99
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