Lindy hop: basic 8-count steps for follows

This is a video of basic 8-count steps for follows with a variation on every fourth 8-count. The structure of most Swing Jazz music we dance to has a 32-bar chorus. A bar, in this case, is 4 counts. In dance, we combine 2 bars and call that an 8-count. So the chorus has 16 8-counts (32 bars = 32x4 or 16x8). If you listen carefully, you can hear these broken into four sets of four 8-counts. We call these "phrases". This video plays with that structure, inviting you to hear it and to practice dancing with a change of step at the end or turnaround of every phrase (four sets of 8-counts). Music: Count Basie Orchestra, "Easy Does It" Get more info at www.rhythmcity.ca Events, classes, and social dances in Vancouver, BC.