Fishtails & Tabby the Cat - Vernacular Jazz Explained for Lindy Hop and Swing Dance
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Vernacular jazz / solo movement is a great way to bulk up your body awareness, rhythm, and individual expression - and fishtails & the tabby the cat are great examples! Just follow along! After you go through the video once, feel free to go back and break things down, but give yourself a few chances to see and do in real time. After all - that's what we have to do on the social dance floor all the time!
INSPIRATION:
- Mable Lee, Chicken Shack Shuffle:
• Chicken Shack Shuffle ...
- Earl "Snake Hips" Tucker, Crazy House:
• Earl "Snake Hips" Tucker
MUSIC:
- Comfort Zone, by the Jonathan Doyle Swingtet
- Blue Drag (live show), by the Jonathan Doyle Swingtet
jonathandoyle.bandcamp.com
And thanks for talking about Earl Tucker
Heck yeah!
this is amazing! thank you so much!
Really appreciate the historical references! Also, you are by far the most energetic pregnant person I have ever seen.
Ha! Omg, you don't see me off camera. If Brooks weren't here to mop me off of the floor I wouldn't get anything done!
Just stumbled across the channel cause i was like... hey i really need to work on fishtails. And only to see that Laura has made content on this? thats a win bonus! and first of all, i never realized she was pregnant until she said so! And totally love the historical references, and referencing your music. Solid channel and congrats on the baby!
amazing🙃🔥 lots of thanks for your videos 💜
Great Video Laura!! I hadn't done this move before... maybe now is a good time to practice my solo jazz moves!! Thanks for the inspiration!
Allison Krause Danielsen when the world is in lock down, there's always your two feet to keep you company.
you are adorable! thank you!
Ooooh just so many things I love of these 9 minutes. Earl Snake Hips Tucker for the Elvis legs, Mabel Lee's Tabby The Cat and just everything she does on screen, Blue Drag is such a great song choice. And youuuuuuu Laura, what an energy ball you are! Thank you! 🤩😘🙏
Trying! Thank you so much!
Looking gorgeous in this outfit. Thanks for wearing these sneakers.❤❤❤❤❤
YEEES! WIPE THAT OFF ! Love it. =]
Haha love this 💘💞💛
This is so helpful, thanks Laura! I’m not sure if you dance much blues, but the fish tale is very popular in blues dancing as well. It would be cool if you could do a cross over video and highlight moves that are common in both to make it easier for lindy hoppers to transition into other dance styles
Ha! I did blues a million years ago. I remember fishtails were popular, but it's been so long, I have no idea what the kids are doing these days, so I wouldn't trust myself to make a video.
Thanks, great for me to learn more variations! Interesting to see you do fish tails while upright and neutral weight, the way I was taught the move (and how I have seen it locally) is to sit and put your weight on the back, so there is that height change as well , like when you are doing the tabby the cat with sass/ butt emphasis ;)
Cool! I'll be on the lookout for that variation! I probably won't be able to do it justice for another few months (putting my weight back is hard right now!), but having more flexible ways of doing jazz movements is always so inspiring!
This is way too hard for me right now. OMG 😅
It IS so hard! Just keep working! It gets better.