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Table of Contents

• ▼Overview
• ▼Preface
• ▼Introduction
• ▼History
• ▼Basics
• ▼Rhythms
• ▼Musical Structure
• ▼Rhythm Structure
• ▼Eight-Beat Rhythm
• ▼Six-Beat Rhythm
• ▼Charleston Rhythm
• ▼Steps and Positions
• ▼Step Movements
• ▼Spins and Turns
• ▼Dance Positions
• ▼Hand Holds
• ▼Lead and Follow
• ▼Eight-Beat Moves
• ▼Lindy Turn
• ▼Lindy Turn Styling
• ▼Lindy Circle
• ▼Swing Out
• ▼Jockey
• ▼Texas Tommy
• ▼Six-Beat Moves
• ▼Closed Basic
• ▼Turn Under
• ▼Spin Out
• ▼Changing Places
• ▼American Spin
• ▼Jig Walks
• ▼Charleston Moves
• ▼Back Charleston Entry
• ▼Back Charleston
• ▼Back Charleston Simple Exit
• ▼Back Charleston Side Kicks
• ▼Side Charleston
• ▼Hand-to-Hand Charleston
• ▼Kick Around
• ▼Putting It Together
• ▼Variations
• ▼Lindy Turns with Spins and Turns
• ▼Lindy Turn with Follower Turn Anticlockwise
• ▼Lindy Turn with Follower Turn Clockwise
• ▼Lindy Turn with Follower Spin Clockwise
• ▼Lindy Turn with Leader Turn Anticlockwise
• ▼Lindy Turn with Leader Turn Clockwise
• ▼Lindy Turn with Leader Spin Clockwise
• ▼Lindy Turn with Roll Round
• ▼Lindy Turn Variations
• ▼Texas Tommy with Extra Turn
• ▼Reverse Lindy Turn
• ▼Six-Beat Lindy Turn
• ▼Lindy Turn with Leader Step Under
• ▼Lindy Turn to Reverse Side-by-Side
• ▼Texas Tommy to Reverse Side-by-Side
• ▼Wrap Lindy Turn
• ▼Hairpin Lindy Turn
• ▼Lindy Turn Back Pass
• ▼Lindy Turn with Leader Drop
• ▼Cross Arm Texas Tommy
• ▼Round the World
• ▼Ten-Beat Lindy Turn
• ▼Lindy Circle Variations
• ▼Lindy Circle with Texas Tommy
• ▼Lindy Circle with Follower Turn Anticlockwise
• ▼Lindy Circle with Follower Entry Spin
• ▼Cross Arm Lindy Circle
• ▼Swing Out Variations
• ▼Swing Out in Place
• ▼Swing Out with Tap Behind
• ▼Swing Out with Texas Tommy
• ▼Swing Out with Texas Tommy Reverse
• ▼Pecks
• ▼Pecks with Follower Spin
• ▼Other Eight-Beat Variations
• ▼Mini Dip
• ▼Lindy Reverse
• ▼Lindy Reverse with Follower Spin
• ▼Sweetheart
• ▼Sweetheart with Follower Turn Clockwise
• ▼Kick Up
• ▼Cross Over Jockey
• ▼Reverse Turn to Wrap
• ▼Reverse Joe
• ▼Roll Round
• ▼Roll Round to Kickarounds
• ▼Changing Places Variations
• ▼Changing Places with Leader Turn Clockwise
• ▼Changing Places with Leader Turn Anticlockwise
• ▼Changing Places with Follower Turn Clockwise
• ▼Changing Places with Follower Roll Round
• ▼Turn Under Variations
• ▼Jump Turn
• ▼Double Turn Under
• ▼Fast Double Turn Under
• ▼Spin Block Variations
• ▼Turn Under Block
• ▼American Spin Block
• ▼Wrap Spin Block
• ▼Follower Block
• ▼Other Six-Beat Variations
• ▼Closed Changing Places
• ▼Spin to Side
• ▼Anticlockwise Spin Out
• ▼Side Star Jump
• ▼Back Charleston Variations
• ▼Back Charleston Crossover
• ▼Back Charleston with Follower Turn
• ▼Back Charleston with Both Turn
• ▼Back Charleston Double Roll Round
• ▼Back Charleston Reverse
• ▼Back Charleston Kick Around
• ▼Back Charleston Star Jump
• ▼Back Charleston Changing Places
• ▼Back Charleston Push Out
• ▼Back Charleston Travelling Side Kicks
• ▼Back Charleston Run Around Exit
• ▼Side Charleston Variations
• ▼Side Charleston Spike
• ▼Side Charleston Reverse
• ▼Side Charleston Outside Reverse
• ▼Side Charleston Inside Kicks
• ▼Side Charleston Outside Kicks
• ▼Side Charleston Turn Around
• ▼Side Charleston to Hand-to-Hand Charleston
• ▼Hand-to-Hand Charleston Variations
• ▼Hand-to-Hand Charleston Spins
• ▼Hand-to-Hand Charleston to Side Charleston
• ▼Other Kick Variations
• ▼Side Kicks Follower Turn
• ▼Facing Side Kicks
• ▼Side Kicks Leader Turn
• ▼Side Kicks to Back Charleston
• ▼Mirrored Side Kicks
• ▼Saw Kicks
• ▼Other Variations
• ▼Mooch
• ▼Travelling Kicks
• ▼Closed Kick Around
• ▼Swivel Step Around
• ▼Rag Doll
• ▼Jazz Steps
• ▼Heel Toe
• ▼Stomp Off
• ▼Stomp Slide
• ▼Suzie Q
• ▼Boogie Back
• ▼Boogie Forward
• ▼Shorty George
• ▼Applejacks
• ▼Fall Off the Log
• ▼Scissors
• ▼Eagle Slide
• ▼Scarecrow
• ▼Skating
• ▼Chase
• ▼Hangman
• ▼Pimp Walk
• ▼Fishtail
• ▼Footwork Variations
• ▼Rock Step Variations
• ▼Eight-Beat Footwork Variations
• ▼Leader Footwork Variations
• ▼Follower Footwork Variations
• ▼Six-Beat Footwork Variations
• ▼Breaks
• ▼Squat Charleston Break
• ▼Long-Legged Charleston Break
• ▼Flying Charleston Break
• ▼Shishkeboomba Break
• ▼Skating Break
• ▼Skip Up
• ▼Choreographed Sequences
• ▼Shim Sham Shimmy
• ▼Jitterbugs Stroll
• ▼Context
• ▼Wider Aspects
• ▼Musical Interpretation
• ▼Social Dancing
• ▼Performance Lindy
• ▼Teaching Dance
• ▼Exercises
• ▼Notation
• ▼The Charleston
• ▼Charleston Basic
• ▼Squat Charleston
• ▼Josephine Baker
• ▼Side Slide
• ▼Charleston Crazy Legs
• ▼Balboa
• ▼Balboa Entry
• ▼Balboa Basic
• ▼Cross Overs
• ▼Come Around from Cross Overs
• ▼Come Around
• ▼Throw Out
• ▼Paddle Turns
• ▼St Louis Shag
• ▼St Louis Shag Basic
• ▼St Louis Shag Alternative Footwork
• ▼St Louis Shag Half Turns
• ▼St Louis Shag Quarter Turns
• ▼Sliding Doors
• ▼Inside Leg Kicks
• ▼West Coast Swing
• ▼Sugar Push
• ▼Basket Whip
• ▼Whip
• ▼Boogie-Woogie
• ▼Boogie-Woogie Open Basic
• ▼Boogie-Woogie Passing Turn
• ▼Boogie-Woogie Footwork Variations
• ▼Modern Jive
• ▼Return
• ▼First Move
• ▼Push Spin
• ▼Yoyo
• ▼References
• ▼Books
• ▼Movies
• ▼Websites
• ▼Glossary
• ▼Afterword
• ▼Colophon

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