Master SHORTY GEORGE solo jazz move! | Solo Jazz Tutorial
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- Learn the Shorty George with this lessons. One of my favourite moves in Solo Jazz dance, and one I often see looking awkward. Read on about the history of this move and dance...
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Why is this movement is called Shorty George and who created it?
The Shorty George, a signature step of Lindy hop and jazz, was named after an African -American jitterbug and Lindy hop dancer “Shorty” George Snowden (4 July 1904 - May 1982) in the 1930s. He could do this step underneath his partners legs.
Snowden was an acclaimed dancer at the Savoy Ballroom. The story is interesting. George Snowden was a short man, only about 5 feet tall and he had quite an impressively tall dance partner called Big Bea It was their “thing”, the feature. They really crafted their dance art around his height. George would jump in a split to have Big Bea turn under arms.
Shorty is often given credit for giving Lindy Hop its name. After Charles Lindbergh’s (known as “Lucky Lindy”) as the newspapers said “hopped” across the Atlantic,...
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The clearest most logical and snappy presentation I've ever seen of this step. Thank you! John
Omg this is a workout on all my leg muscles.
You are such a good teacher!
Very graceful!
Your process is very good
спасибо Вам, за вашу зажигательность!)) уже учусь ;))
Thank you so much!!!
Shes working me up
Fantastic !!!!!
Very funny step😄👌 Like it❤️
An essential step for the shim-sham!
Amazing, thank you so much, Ksenia, I absolutely love your lessons xx
You are very welcome dear Chris! I hope you find them useful for your learning =)
@@secretsofsolo I do! Though we have to go through them slowly because my wife, unfortunately, has no rhythm 😆
@@chrisrose5885 Each of us has different time to learn and improve. Constancy is the key !
@@secretsofsolo indeed. I'm very patient, don't worry 😆
@@chrisrose5885 Very good !
Love this! Can we see you do it with music?
The full lesson and 100´s of others like it are inside my school over at secretsofsolo.com. Thanks for asking :)
superbe !!!!!!!!merci
Thank you =)
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