Vernacular Solo Jazz Vocabulary for Lindy Hop and Swing Dance

Support my channel by going to There are SO MANY different vernacular solo jazz vocabulary moves. And, if you’re new to solo jazz, you might be intimidated by the quantity of moves AND knowing which ones begin on count 8 or 1. Here’s a non-comprehensive guide to different moves danced to music from the font and behind, as well as where they begin. If you’re having trouble physically transitioning between moves, check out these tutorials. EXPLANATION: PRACTICE: START ON “8“ - EMPHASIZE EVEN BEATS NOISY MOVES —------ 00:00 - Thanks for Joining Me! 02:57 - Crazy Legs 03:03 - Fall off the Log 03:09 - Suzie Q - 03:19 - Shim Sham 03:29 - Knee Slaps 03:40 - Boogie Back 03:45 - Spank the Baby 03:56 - Tack Annie 04:07 - Push & Cross Over MOVES THAT BEGIN WITH A KICK BALL CHANGE —--------- 04:34 - Shorty George - 04:45 - Eagle Slide - 04:56 - Apple Jack - NO RULES —-------- 05:28 - Boogie Forward 05:40 - Half Break - 05:50 - TOBA Break (Full Break from the Shim Sham) - 06:00 - Hitchhiker - 06:12 - Truckin’ START ON “1“ - EMPHASIZE ODD BEATS CHARLESTON BASIC & DERIVATIVES —--------- 06:43 - Single Kicks 06:49 - Double Kicks 06:54 - 1, 2, 3, Down 06:59 - Cross Over 07:04 - Basic Charleston 07:09 - 20s Charleston 07:14 - Scarecrow 07:25 - Jump Charleston - 07:35 - Savoy Kicks 07:45 - Shish-Ka-Boom-Ba 07:55 - Kick Around MOVES THAT STEP ON EVERY OTHER BEAT 08:26 - Drunken Sailor 08:29 - Fishtail - 08:36 - Box Step 08:47 - Camel Walk - 08:57 - Paddle Turn 09:08 - Trenches 09:18 - Rock - 09:27 - Boogie Drop 09:38 - Break a Leg 09:48 - Al & Leon Triple Steps - NO RULES FEELIN’ IT MOVES 11:03 - Shimmy 11:06 - Mess Around 11:09 - Shake 11:11 - Itch 11:14 - Peckin’ LAURA DOESN’T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN 11:29 - Squat Charleston - 11:35 - Windmill / Cow tail 11:39 - Tick Tock 11:44 - Egg Beater variation 11:50 - Snake Legs 11:55 - Lock Turn - MUSIC: Intro / Outro: Six Cats and a Prince Jump Jack Jump Benny’s Bugle Brooks Prumo’s Orchestra - MERCH: Prints: Other: 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: National Jazz Museum in Harlem: