Lindy Hop is an American dance created by African Americans in Harlem, New York in 1928. The dance is a fusion of other dances from the 1920’s, mainly jazz, tap, breakaway, and Charleston. Lindy Hop was danced in 4/4 time to jazz and swing music and was extremely popular in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
Lindy Hop is an American dance created by African Americans in Harlem, New York in 1928. The dance is a fusion of other dances from the 1920’s, mainly jazz, tap, breakaway, and Charleston. Lindy Hop was danced in 4/4 time to jazz and swing music and was extremely popular in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
It is said that the dance was named after Charles Lindbergh who was an aviator who flew across the Atlantic in 1927. In it’s development, Lindy Hop combined the solo moves of African American dances with European partner dances. The dance puts an emphasis on improvisation.
In the 1980s, Lindy Hop enjoyed a resurgence in America, Sweden, and Britain and is now represented by dancers and grass roots organizations in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania.
