How to do the Lindy turn, or 'swing out'

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6 жыл бұрын

Lindy hop's main move, the Lindy turn, is a very difficult move, but when you dance it right, it feels flipping marvellous. A tutorial.
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@contentpolice6781 6 жыл бұрын

-Me. dancing videos are stupid. *Lloyd makes a video about dancing* - Me. Holy shit i love dancing videos

@gareththompson2708 6 жыл бұрын

@Rexxae 6 жыл бұрын

Never danced in my life but still enjoying this. edit: maybe I should

@16m49x3 6 жыл бұрын

This woman says nothing throughout the whole video, yet She shows so much character. I love her.

@Moraren 6 жыл бұрын

As someone from Finland I can confirm that we dont speak much. We mostly communicate through smiles, nods and slaps, as show in the video.

@wierdalien1 6 жыл бұрын

Moraren interesting. Especially as you have such a lovely language

@apx1549 6 жыл бұрын

"Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless. Like a shopping cart in a supermarket. Now, you put a cup in the shopping cart, you put a bottle in the shopping cart. You put a tea pot in the shopping cart. Now a shopping cart can flow, or it can crash. Be a shopping cart my friend."

@commandershepard1944 6 жыл бұрын

apx gold

@joelstephenson8017 2 жыл бұрын

Yo-

@TheMisskittybee 6 жыл бұрын

Growing up as a girl, dance classes I’ve had were all a source of frustration and stress because I’m clumsy and graceless. Yet I can really appreciate how Lloyd puts effort into not overwhelm a beginner. You’re a really good teacher.

@Conservatarian Жыл бұрын

Recommendation: when teaching a pattern, always, always demonstrate the pattern with a partner first. Then and only then begin teaching the individual footwork and hand and body moves. It is helpful to us students to be able to begin with the end in mind.

@yair1876 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! I got confused with all that I am not suppose to do.

@MyDouble 6 жыл бұрын

Lindy is the real most interesting man in the world

@diceman199 6 жыл бұрын

I actually know two people (including me & excluding Mr LB here) who have also done LARP, Martial Arts, Medieval reenactment, roleplaying and lindy hop....we don't make videos however

@drewinsur7321 6 жыл бұрын

thats for sure is a weird medieval martial art, i will tell you that.

@timeforsuchaword 6 жыл бұрын

Supermarkets were rough places back in the day and you needed to know how to handle yourself properly.

@wobblysauce 6 жыл бұрын

Fighting is a dance as well...

@drewinsur7321 6 жыл бұрын

wobbly sauce i see you are a men of the flow as well. "when you so good, you start to see it in other things in life too".

@rafaelpascoaliczerniej297 6 жыл бұрын

Dancing improves your coordination, wich can be handy in fights

@Ojisan642 6 жыл бұрын

Fascinating to watch how Laura’s instincts are so good that she can follow all of the pauses and stops as you explain the moves.

@Ojisan642 6 жыл бұрын

Islam is cancer - don’t be cancer

@AndrewHislop1066 6 жыл бұрын

My flat mate walked in at "I'm using three fingers"

@benyed1636 6 жыл бұрын

Why am I watching this? I don't even dance.

@drewinsur7321 6 жыл бұрын

cuz lindy is bae

@jokunortti 6 жыл бұрын

...ge

@yandroskhaos 6 жыл бұрын

I could honestly listen to you talk about anything and still find it interesting

@domg6041 6 жыл бұрын

Mr. Stealyourgirl

@johnny2hats330 6 жыл бұрын

I'm watching this in good faith that there will be some form of combat

@johnladuke6475 6 жыл бұрын

I can't wait to watch the Finnish girl fight the black guy, it should be awesome.

@funwithmadness 6 жыл бұрын

There was combat. Lloyd got whacked.

@Gladiatvra 6 жыл бұрын

A white shirt and combed hair...who are you, and what did you do with Lindybeige?

@00Trademark00 6 жыл бұрын

White is just a very light shade of beige.

@bdrakePBDA 6 жыл бұрын

Well done, sir! The Lindy Turn/ Basic/ Swing Out took me a couple of years to feel comfortable with, another couple of years to fine tune, and the last 15 or so years to share the joy that is dancing to beautiful, happy music. Keep on swinging! As Frankie said, "A one, a two..."

@ThePoeticPariah 6 жыл бұрын

I'd like to think this is the opposite of what Lloyd often discusses, which tends to be history with a relatively heavy focus on warfare. However, it's not. Rather, this is the different side of the same coin. A perfect balance. Today, he doesn't discuss conflict or war. He educates us on love. War and love. Almost zen, don't you think?

@xbbao 6 жыл бұрын

13:47 Oh my, my dear Lindy 13:55 S E X U A L T E N S I O N

@minuteman4199 6 жыл бұрын

I don't even dance, and I found that pretty interesting to watch!

@Grimmlocked 6 жыл бұрын

I led my ballroom partner into this while we were social swing dancing and she followed it perfectly out of nowhere! it was a lot of fun.

@anarchclown 6 жыл бұрын

Ok so now I'm watching random dance move instructions just because of how entertaining Loyd is.

@jasonwarbird 6 жыл бұрын

Lindy lookin all 007 and snazzy, i can listen to you talk about anything man!

@287callum 6 жыл бұрын

Lloyd’s personal preference is 3 fingers.

@bearnicholas3830 6 жыл бұрын

your fluid articulation makes all of this possible.Thank you for your dedication

@eviloatmeal 6 жыл бұрын

"Delicious twang", now there's a technical term I haven't heard before!

@LabRat10101 6 жыл бұрын

I hear if you do the Lindy turn in Lindybeige's knitted jumper the sun will turn.

@DerKopfsammler666 6 жыл бұрын

13:47 - Lloyd has been friendzoned by Laura The Shopping Cart.

@cliffordc9497 6 жыл бұрын

DerKopfsammler666 hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha I skipped forward to see totally worth it.

@rahulshah8911 6 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@mariocassina90 6 жыл бұрын

I heard the sound of Lloyd's heart going in pieces, if you slow down the video you can clearly pick the exact second

@ossiebird0 6 жыл бұрын

No, he just didn't explain "The Fish Slapping Dance" aspect of the Lindy incorporated from Monty Python's Flying Circus.

@Jumboo364 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve been trying to learn for 7 months. This is the first time I’ve heard someone with experience admit the difficulty. Thank you! This move isn’t intuitive and requires lots of practice.

@andylyon3867 6 жыл бұрын

I like these videos with other people in them, you connect with others is your thing, that's why the videos are so good between you and the camera...people is even better.

@guitarlover1204 4 жыл бұрын

I just started taking lindy classes because of this video... and this helps me a lot to break down the moves. the swing out is indeed, difficult as all hell

@johnladuke6475 6 жыл бұрын

Okay, I'm having trouble right at the start, when I reach out with the light tension in my grip? See, my opponent keeps delivering a cut to my extended left wrist and then my off-hand is no good for blocking or grappling. Is there something I'm doing wrong?

@Fitzwewels 6 жыл бұрын

John La Duke I think you may have missed the point.

@plasmo9891 6 жыл бұрын

Fitzgerald I think you may have missed the joke.

@lindybeige 6 жыл бұрын

Start by saying something nicer about the other person's mother.

@johnladuke6475 6 жыл бұрын

Wait, what? I thought saying "your mother wears combat boots" was a way of complimenting her practical choice of footwear. I guess I've had it all wrong from the start. This is the value of good instruction!

@danielstarnes7354 6 ай бұрын

It's a good thing you brought Laura along for this. Some of your combat videos could use a woman's touch, too.

@bl-ade 6 жыл бұрын

Loved the video man thank you!

@actionau 5 жыл бұрын

You're so much fun and not full of yourself, unlike many swing dancers on youtube. Subscribed.

@rubenb8653 6 жыл бұрын

I gotta admit, i dont really dance, but the way you explain things makes anything exiting :p

@Thatsme849 6 жыл бұрын

She is so cute and he is so charming this is great haha

@Thatsme849 6 жыл бұрын

@DomCombatVids 5 жыл бұрын

She's married so stuff it

@Moraren 6 жыл бұрын

Lauras slap at 13:49 seemed to really throw him off! Welcome to finnish women Lloyd!

@aluminiumknight4038 4 жыл бұрын

He was terrified

@alexeysaranchev6118 6 жыл бұрын

Did the ancient romas use the lindy turn during the battles?

@leanna107 7 ай бұрын

Sixteen year lindy hopper follow here and I just wanted to say thank you so much for such an excellent lesson!

@MrChill56 6 жыл бұрын

I find it quite funny that yesterday I had a first try in swingout on my course and today I can see your lesson about it, taught so differently, yet similar!

@eltic3 6 жыл бұрын

When i clicked on this i really thought lindybeige made up his own dance...

@scum5 6 жыл бұрын

Idiot

@thebigdug 6 жыл бұрын

He should though

@ishashka 4 жыл бұрын

Quoting Matt Parker, "the Mobius loop was discovered by a mr. Mobius, who liked it so much that he proceeded to name himself after it"

@coryman125 6 жыл бұрын

I don't like dancing. Somehow I sat through the entire 17 minutes of this video quite happy, even laughing at parts. Also can we just take a moment to appreciate what a good sport she was about being thrown around like a shopping cart full of inexpensive, non-fragile goods?

@mm-ew5df 7 ай бұрын

You are a great teacher. So many foundamental details to learn here and well explained. Thank you

@Hyrtsi 7 ай бұрын

I come back to this video time after time again. It's one of the best out there. He's a "flipping marvellous" teacher ;)

@theimstorm689 5 жыл бұрын

Flippingly genius, smashingly splendid, lovely jovely...how are my British expression thingies? Really awesome tutorial video.

@CharleyGames 6 жыл бұрын

I don't care for dancing, yet this was entertaining and interesting, you are truly deserving of more youtube success

@Inspiringagenerationofwinners 5 жыл бұрын

lovely . thanks for the lesson. you are a great teacher and u have an awesome helper

@gosling4391 6 жыл бұрын

Laura always stalks nicely onto the camera

@tangosettb 5 жыл бұрын

I wonder dose Lloyd teach a regular class I bet it would be great fun. This is one of the best discriptions of the lindy swing out I've come across..

@Billchu13 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, shared it with my swing friends. This took us *several months* to learn in weekly classes at our club in college, so like he says, don't feel intimidated if you feel like you don't get it right away. Next time you two should wear differently colored pants so that we can see your leg work.

@msullivan92 6 жыл бұрын

More videos like this please @Lindybeige ! I love military history and such but I'm a gypsy jazz musician and would love to start learning how I can dance to the music I play but I'm very nervous and don't like practicing in groups lol. More dance lesson vids!

@philliptoone 6 жыл бұрын

You explain dance very well and you are interesting to listen to. (I'm a dancer.)

@mikangelshernandez5604 4 жыл бұрын

The walking dance😉😉😉 Great Master ☺☺☺

@jiversteve 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent advice!

@patrycjawszeborowska5 5 жыл бұрын

Has anybody else cried convulsively out of laughter during his marvellous verbal diarrhoea? This man stole my whole heart. Lead me or leave me! Swing out with me! My god! ❤️

@perfection_in_progress 9 ай бұрын

Excellent video thank you so much 🎉

@barneyallen5377 6 жыл бұрын

Shopping cart? FFS, even Lindybeige has sold out to American English. End of days is upon us!

@zulubeatz1 3 жыл бұрын

I'm going to learn this This is gonna be big.

@nellyboy86.02 6 жыл бұрын

You know, I know his names Lloyd,but I always think of him as Lindybeige or Lindy 😂😂 that's some nifty footwork.....💯

@wagondragon Жыл бұрын

13:49 That cat slap ;)

@evancussans5739 6 жыл бұрын

Looking snazzy, Lindy.

@dethmaul 5 жыл бұрын

Oh dear, you dance also? You're so cool! Fun to watch!

@scorv 6 жыл бұрын

While one might normally find a good video a reason to applaud i found myself spinning my hands to avoid the collision :)

@benharbaugh1475 6 жыл бұрын

what a well cultured guy

@Centurion-yw5ky 4 жыл бұрын

Great explanation, so many teachers teach the lindy turn incorrectly

@Cysubtor_8vb 6 жыл бұрын

Huh, think you might have fixed a little timing issue I had as I was taught to start pulling in on one, which can still work, but it always lead to a sort of learning curve every time we change partners as we have to feel each other out. Thinking about it, it likely made it easy to rush into the turn too early and lose momentum before the triple steps. Then again, a lot of the people in the club I learned it in also dance at events where they Lindy at crazy fast tempos that make it appear like they're slinging each other, lol

@0clock275 6 жыл бұрын

Damn, lindy is so alpha

@xtfragnarox 6 жыл бұрын

SUOMI MAINITTU!! (i'm not even finnish)

@Moraren 6 жыл бұрын

I see you got all the important words down, but you forgot Ämpäri after Kalja. You are basically finnish now

@jokunortti 6 жыл бұрын

100 PERKELE!

@Randomness65535 6 жыл бұрын

ＶＩＴＴＵ

@jarnokontiainen4817 6 жыл бұрын

torille

@itgaam 6 жыл бұрын

xtfragnarox what's lindybeige doing in finland?

@jabbojab 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent job, lindy. Anything that you do is informative and fun to watch. The no edit monologue is great. Keep up the good work

@bcabanas Жыл бұрын

I laughed alot while visioning this video. I see all my errors. Any way, its a great help. Thanks alot 🤩🤩

@pjabrony8280 6 жыл бұрын

I don't know how it is in Britain or Finland, but in the US, if you break something in a shop and it's accidental, you're not obligated to pay. The store's insurance should cover it.

@BillyTzENDURO 6 жыл бұрын

I came to watch videos about swords armor and brutal historical killing, now I learn how to DANCE! :D

@dschonsie 6 жыл бұрын

Billy Tz a good sword fight is like dancing

@soniavivosarria8385 4 жыл бұрын

Very good video and very funny haha :)

@frankharr9466 6 жыл бұрын

SUCH a fun series. Also, FINLAND!

@lotmitanni971 6 жыл бұрын

you have very good taste lloyd :)

@chrischologitas2409 6 жыл бұрын

Is there something Lindy can't do?

@neriumsuitedher 6 жыл бұрын

Be boring, I'd say.

@gareththompson2708 6 жыл бұрын

Call an MG42 by its proper name.

@Dragon.7722 6 жыл бұрын

Oh snap.

@tomstafford7510 6 жыл бұрын

Walk under a low arch?

@diwrnod 6 жыл бұрын

Use a mobile phone.

@Immopimmo 6 жыл бұрын

You know you've made it when you get a dance named after you. :)

@chrismorse3862 6 жыл бұрын

is it not the other way around?

@Bajutsuka 5 жыл бұрын

The dance existed long before he did 😂

@nimloth8267 6 жыл бұрын

What, has this guy always been making dance tutorials aswell?! Beside all the medieval stuff....

@Agrestic 6 жыл бұрын

>take a break from youtube >come back to Lindy teaching dance 2018 is gonna be lit

@davidcooke8005 Жыл бұрын

After all the history videos it's weird seeing you in another environment.

@martinphillpot2010 6 жыл бұрын

Lloyd, can you do a video on the origin and correct use of the scholar's cradle?

@denipeacemaker9931 6 жыл бұрын

this is now my favorite anime

@jaelee671 6 жыл бұрын

How do you do lindy beige?

@Ricksdetrix 4 жыл бұрын

ways to turn: exist Lindybeige: there is another

@madisonhyzdu6245 4 жыл бұрын

He is so hilarious! I would watch his videos just for entertainment. hahaha

@sookw1071 2 жыл бұрын

How can someone teaches a dance a dance move with so much fun n humor

@bobmegee 6 жыл бұрын

Every time I hear him say lindy(insert move here) I think he's talking about himself in third person... I'm ok with this

@kayleejsunshine Жыл бұрын

“Holding on with thumbs? Quite unnecessary and BAD. (Don’t do it.)” this guy is hilarious

@andreasj864 6 жыл бұрын

Congratz Finland and all Finns! :D

@TommyRepulsed 6 жыл бұрын

Just an Idea for a future video: do you think the sword used to Knight by the royal family is battle worthy?

@briggsbughouses6291 2 жыл бұрын

If only lindy could combine both tanks and swing dancing into one video.

@azuraben5128 6 жыл бұрын

Is it possible to have the follow turn in the 3-and-4, left hand going right, and catching her at 5 and beyond? Like in salsa, you have the 360+ (at least, that's the name from which I learned it, a break and crossbody inside into 360)

@williamharris1406 6 жыл бұрын

I had to do a double take on this one, I subscribed initially because of the interesting warfare videos and (if I'm being honest) your videos on the merits (or rather lack thereof) of torches. But I'm an avid swing dancer (and have been for the past two and a half years) and I had no clue you did swing dancing too. I wanted to know, how is it looking at how your ideas on dancing might've changed between now and something like your Ska-Swing video from 2008?

@WouterZtube Жыл бұрын

"That's awkward and quite unnecessary"... Lovely

@benhbook 6 жыл бұрын

If anyone watching would like to find a club where you can learn to dance the lindy (or other dances), check out www.swingmap.com/ to view the location of your closest swing scene. There are clubs all around the freakin' globe!

@steevenyeh 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Really appreciated! Sadly didn't find any in Brazil...

@benhbook 6 жыл бұрын

Hmm, I saw a few events on this site saintvitus.com/Lindy-Map/. A Google search or a social media search may help you find dance scenes new you!