silly (dance move)

Silly dance moves, are especially common in Lindy hop. Early lindy was very silly: consider the dance sequence from Hellzapoppin. The point is to do fun and unusual things, while keeping the rhythm of the music. Silly moves are performed socially and in competition, all the time. To paraphrase Leo Tolstoy (Anna Karenina) "All dancers do swing outs alike, but every dancer is silly in his or her own way." Silly moves add personality to Lindy.

Examples

Silly moves include:

Shimmy: Shaking the shoulders.

Running in Place:

Guy running around the girl: Often the follow spins in the opposite direction.

Swimming with arms: Back stroke while moving away from follow or crawl while moving toward follow.

Walking: Walking with funny steps. Think Monty Python's silly walk.

Jumping: Jump up and down to the music.

Mime: Mime ideas, like being trapped in a box.

Cradle Follow: Cradling the follow, by picking her up can seem quite silly.

Running and Sliding: Run and slide.

Running and Jumping: Run several steps and jump in the air. Clicking the heels together (bells in Tap) is nice style.

Running and Sliding: Run several steps, then slide to a stop, then hold a pose.

Insect Dance: Place hands on head like antenna and wiggle fingers to the music.

Fishing:

Volleyball:

Bowling: The guy stands still and straight, until the follow bowls. Then he falls down with style.

Baseball: The guy pitches a baseball to the follow, who hits it. Then they both watch the homer fly away.

Silly (Dance Move)

Examples

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