Lindy Hop

The Lindy Hop picked up where the Charleston left off. It had "swing-outs," "break-aways," and "shine steps." With the birth of Swing music in the mid 1930s the Lindy climbed the social ladder.

Originally named by Ray Bolger after Charles Lindbergh’s flight across the Atlantic, this Swing style had as much “getting into the air” as possible. The more acrobatic versions were limited to ballrooms, of which the most famous was New York’s Savoy Harlem. In August of 1935,at the Palomar Ballroom, bandleader Benny Goodman played an arrangement of "Stompin’ at the Savoy." The rest, as they say, is history. The enthusiastic flips and acrobatics used for exhibition are not necessary to enjoy this perennial favorite, however.