un vispaar - ja - varu jums zinjot, ka tuvaako 2 nedeelju laijkaa es, piemeeram, saaku dejot Lindyhopu!
Dances - Lindyhop
...un partners arii man jau ir

`The Lindy is an extremely energetic, fast, happy dance. It is a partner dance that originated in 1920's Harlem - although it has roots in The Charleston. It is a mix of all the Charleston based early swing dances that now have Lindy moves named after them - The Texas Tommy, Tandem Charleston and Breakaway are three of the most famous.

In 1927 Charles Lindbergh was attempting the first ever solo flight from New York to Paris and people were absorbed with his "Hop" across the Atlantic. A dancer by the name of George "Shorty" Snowden was at the end of a long dance marathon when a reporter watching asked what this crazy new dance was called, "The Lindy Hop" George answered, and the name stuck.

It is the granddaddy of all swing dances - Jitterbug, Balboa, Shag, West Coast Swing, even Rock 'n' Roll, Boogie Woogie and Disco owe their existence to the Lindyhop. A good Lindy should look fluid, energetic and sophisticated. It has to swing and look effortless but often wild and frantic with loads of kicks, jumps, lifts, hops and spins.

It can be danced as fast as the couple are able to go, but equally can be danced in a slow and sexy way. It is an incredibly versatile style. Couples bend over in quite an attacking stance, they really lean into one another. This enables them to build up the speed that then becomes essential for the numerous lifts or 'aerial's'.

The Lindyhop is also defined by good break away choreography and side by side variations that see the couples dance the same synchronised steps next to each other. `