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Lesson Reviews

Short videos containing a review of what was covered each week in lessons, intended to help you remember what we learned and double-check how to do moves you may have forgotten.

Week 1

Beginner Lesson

  • Basic Frame
  • Open Position
  • Inside Turn
  • Outside Turn
  • Pass Off
  • Cuddle Dip

Intermediate Lesson

  • Cleaning up the swingout
  • Swingout with lead lunge
  • Frankie Manning style - big and showy
  • Pauses on 7&8 and 1&2
  • Scissor Kicks

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Week 2

Beginner Lesson

  • Arm Slide from crosshanded position
  • Closed Position
  • Inside turns to get in and out of closed position
  • Kicks
  • A simple classic dip

Intermediate Lesson

  • Scissor Kicks in swingout and variation
  • Kick away in swingout
  • Heel pop
  • Windmill

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Week 3

Beginner Lesson

  • Tuck turn
  • Stylizing Taps
  • J-hook to closed
  • Free Spins
  • Barrel Roll

Intermediate Lesson

  • Follow Swingout Stylizings - Leg lift and sweep
  • Scissor kick slide in swingout
  • Corkscrew swingout leading to whip
  • Tips for spins
  • Good stretches for dancing

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Week 4

Beginner Lesson

  • Groove Walk
  • Basic Charleston
  • Taps in Charleston
  • Skip-ups
  • Roll off

Intermediate Lesson

  • Al Minn's Kicks
  • 5-6 hops/slide
  • Texas Tommy and stop
  • To Grandmother's House
  • Tornado

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Week 5

Beginner Lesson

  • Face to Face Charleston
  • Basic Turn in face to face Charleston
  • Side to side Charleston

Intermediate Lesson

Special Jam Circle Edition!
  • [not in video]: Basic song structure and getting into jam circles
  • The Cliffhanger
  • Ochos
  • Drags

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Week 6

Beginner Lesson

  • Hand-to-Hand Charleston
  • Turn in hand-to-hand
  • Back-to-Front Charleston
  • Send out turn in back-to-front

Intermediate Lesson

Week 1 of "The Cool" - covering ways to improve frame and leading different basic patterns (East Coast, Charleston, and Lindy) from closed position.


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