Swingout with Texas Tommy Snap Around (Advanced) Tutorial - technique, rotational, keeping flow
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- Hey, here's one of my favorite moves from west coast swing. It's a tough one for a few reasons. 1. The hand switch transition as you wrap the arm around the follow's waist 2. Lindy hop follows love blocking the momentum and cutting the rotation short. I think it's mainly a difference between wcs and lh's dance vocabulary.
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Kenny, you are a credit to other swing dancers. Ive only been lindy hopping since nov '16' and with you taught me so much. Thank you
Dave
Brighton, UK
That's really great to hear, Dave. Thank you.
Kenny, you are a gift to students of swing dancing across the world. Not just for this video but for all of your videos, your clear, calm teaching method, your descriptive instructions and your generosity to spread swing dancing knowledge far and wide. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much. That means a lot. Please let me know if you ever have any requests. Where are you from?
Great, clear tuition. Steps broken down really well. Thank you
You're welcome!
Great,funny move for lindy hop and rock n roll dance.. Your explanation is just perfect !
Thanks !
Greetings from Greece..
Thanks a lot! Appreciate the greetings
awesome video thanks
It's very great moves but How the follower, in the dancing, can identify classic Texas tommy from this one? What is the signal that the leader must do to tell her spin too and not stop after the first spin?
Great questions! The classic texas tommy is going to feel more linear and the energy from initiating the texas tommy will lessen sooner since the classic version is linear. This one is more round with the follower (ideally) rotating on the spot. Several things happen to encourage this momentum continuation - the hand pass, leader trying to keep the follower rotating on a single spot, and the leader's proximity to the follower to make this happen. It also helps if, as a follower, you're willing to say "yes" to momentum and are comfortable allowing your arm closer to your body. Many followers keep a rigid frame instead of a flexible one which makes this move more difficult. Hope this helps
It will take a lot of practice and a follower capable of understanding these subtle differences from the classic version.
Thank you so much for the clear and comprehensive answer!
@@danieleneri93 You're welcome!
@@danieleneri93 As Kenny said, this is borrowed from WCS. So, as a WCS teacher (and Lindy Hop dancer, a rare combination), I’ll add more answer from the WCS side.
This is a momentum-and-flow move. There is NO “signal” to the follower, in the Lindy Hop sense. The only time the follower knows this move is happening … is after it is finished. It requires the leader to lead it with perfect continuity and real energy. And for the follower to have true following competence, and a willingness to go with the flow and momentum.
The leader’s lead rotates the follower. The follower does not self-lead. There is an Aikido-like technique “trick” for the leaders to help to make the lead successful and smooth, but that is outside your question.
I’ll add that WCS has hundreds of moves that emphasize the center of things (beats 3-4-5-6…) like this one - and all the WCS moves are pure lead, pure follow, no need to memorize anything - so both leaders and followers expect and enjoy this sort of thing. But in WCS, the 1-2 and 7&8 are nearly always the same. By contrast, current Lindy Hop tends to emphasize creativity on 1-2 and 7&8, with almost nothing on 3-4-5-6 except to rush through. It seems to me that people should be blending Lindy Hop and West Coast Swing for maximum brilliance. Like Kenny is gently trying to do here.
Ah, one day...
You'll get it. It just takes some time to perfect. Once it's perfected, it will be great!
Delicious....
+DANIEL ALIN RAD thanks!