Peter Strom and Ramona Staffeld demonstrate social Lindy Hop

[sidelongglance]

Too bad the audience were so heavily sedated--they missed a kick-ass lindy demo!

[heather4him]

Neato cheato. Man, I wish I could get my hips to go in the right direction...my swivels suck.

[navygirl8519]

just wondering what the name of the song is that they're dancing to?

[sdn2k11]

"Blues my Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me" by Sidney Bechet.

[navygirl8519]

thanks for the help

[mrdavester]

i must have watched this 50 times by now, trying to figure out his moves. I can't follow him half the time, it seems like he's breaking all the rules. they're too good...

[Thangalin]

1. Jockey 2. Face-to-face Charleston variation. 3. Outside turn. 4. Inside turn. 5. Swing out. 6. Lindy circle. 7. Swivels into inside turn. 8. Swing out. 9. Inside turn. 10. Texas Tommy (with double turn). 11. Follow-the-leader-ish with a Free spin. 12. Texas Tommy into overhead pass. 13. Behind the back turn into hand-to-hand position, play. 14. Free spin into Texas Tommy/Sushi Roll. 15. Open position.

[Thangalin]

28. Funky face-to-face grapevine motion. 29. Swing out with inside turn. 30. Texas Tommy. 31. Change of places into half Lindy circle. 32. ??? 33. Swing out from side-by-side position. 34. Sugar push into Sugar push basket whip reversal!? 35. More kick ass moves -- don't know the names -- into cross-hand. 36. Lead under arm turn. 37. Susie-Q 38. Stamp-clap-snap (I forget its name). 39. Texas Tommy with double spin.

[mrdavester]

40. Inside turn into open position. 41. CrAzY lEgS! 42. Swing out. 43. Sugar push. 44. Sugar push into the Sailor Kicks entrance position. 44. Misc. turns and spins into side-by-side. 45. Musicality ending in a small back slide. 46. More turns and spins into a no-hands barrel roll. 47. More musicality. 48. Swing out from closed with double inside turn 49. Inside turn (change of places) 50. Movement into Shorty George 51. Inside turn 52. Inside turn 53. Regular tango-style dip

[oklaherseygurl]

it's because in swing, there are no rules

[Brody666Ed]

Thank you for posting this -- this is gold! I love seeing great dancers social dancing -- you learn so much!

[AlyAndCate]

good dancers!!!!

[MadamMoxie]

A real pleasure to watch, thanks!

[mseevans]

i love watching ramona. she knows how to work it

[plutoisadancer]

I absolutely LOVE this. Excellent musicality, good connection... What is there not to love?

[TheHornyBug]

What's the name/artist of the song?

[soundslikedrew]

It's Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me by Sidney Bechet

[TheHornyBug]

Thanks!

[Navissa]

You two are beautiful-what a pleasure to watch you dance! sorry I had to do my taxes so couldn't come to the syracuse workshop. Come teach and visit in Ithaca soon.

Nancy (one of your Ithaca mothers)