World of Swing DVD #15 - Hollywood Style 1

It's tough to rate this only a "4-/3+," but I expected more pointers about "smooth" style Lindy than is offered here. To be fair, it's a bit dated now, but it may have been off the charts a few years ago. Most of what you can learn here about "smooth" dancing can be got by watching what they don't do - they don't jump or hop much and they keep their shoulders still while styling with their legs and hips. This is a good style to learn - a great style to learn - but you really have to dig in to get it off the dvd... But, it is there. We noted too that "this" sugar push was not the standard way... But, it is consistent with "Go on the two" often taught elsewhere. However, on the Hollywood 2 dvd, the one after this one, they START that dvd with "the" sugar push "Going on the one..." - which is taught more often than the two... So, go figure. They do start here by teaching six-count, and they return to six count along the way. That's probably a good thing. You should get that worked into your Lindy somewhere. And, reworked into your Lindy. Lindy is often taught as an eight-count dance - and danced as an eight count dance - but it's not. It's a two, four, six, eight, ten, twelve, fourteen, etc. dance. Yeah, I'd have liked more pointers on "smooth" Lindy. Too many people learn "jump and bump" Lindy and never get beyond it. That, however, doesn't play well in other venues if you can't tone it down when you need to. Worth learning as much "smooth" as you can.