Contrast & Improvisation (Part 2) - for Lindy Hop & Swing Dance
Support my channel by going to / lauraglaess
Improvisation can be very intimidating -- even if you've been solo dancing for years! Making that improvisation look compelling with texture and contrast can feel impossible. Here are a few ideas and drills that will help you get started - and have some fun along the way!
00:00 - Thanks for coming to dance with me!
00:26 - A Good Dancer - Similar to a Good Musician
01:30 - Shaping Your Movement
03:29 - Working In a Fancy Thing
04:59 - Demo with Flash Move
EXTRA RECOURCES:
Chase: • The Chase - Vernacular Jazz Explained for ...
3 against 4: • 3 Against 4 - Rhythm Variations for Lindy ...
Pushed Beats: • Pushed Beats - Rhythm Variations for Lindy...
Triplets: • Triplets - Rhythm Variations for Technique...
What is Swing?: • What Is Swing? - Technique Talks for Lindy...
MUSIC:
The Brooks Prumo Orchestra
http://brooksprumoorchestra.bandcamp....
MERCH:
Prints: https://www.etsy.com/shop/lauraglaessart
Other: https://lauraglaess.threadless.com/
50% of the money made from this channel is donated to organizations that support African Diasporic art forms, because Lindy Hop is a Black dance, and preserving and cultivating Blackness is very important to its identity. My current charities are:
Black Lindy Hopper's Fund: https://blacklindyhoppersfund.org/
National Jazz Museum in Harlem: https://jazzmuseuminharlem.org/