What's The Deal with Solo Jazz? For Lindy Hop & Swing Dance

Support my channel by going to   / lauraglaess   So if you're new to Lindy Hop (a partnered dance), and then you see all of these people dancing by themselves, you might be confused. Is this something people are into because of the pandemic? Is this something you only do if you don't have a partner? I want to learn to partner dance -- why do I care about solo dancing? In my opinion, solo dancing is a hugely important part of Lindy Hop, and in this video, I tell you why. Support my channel by going to   / lauraglaess   MUSIC: by the Brooks Prumo Orchestra http://brooksprumoorchestra.bandcamp.... MERCH: Prints: https://www.etsy.com/shop/lauraglaessart Other: https://lauraglaess.threadless.com/ 50% of the money made from this channel is donated to organizations that support African Diasporic art forms, because Lindy Hop is a Black dance, and preserving and cultivating Blackness is very important to its identity. My current charities are: Black Lindy Hopper's Fund: https://blacklindyhoppersfund.org/ National Jazz Museum in Harlem: https://jazzmuseuminharlem.org/ SOURCES & VIDEOS: Early Dances: Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/collections/dance...    • How to Dance Through Time: Dances of the R...   https://vintagedancer.com/1920s/1920s... http://www.1920-30.com/dance/ TX Tommy Video:    • Texas Tommy Swing Dance - 1914   Fox Trot:    • The Fox Trot in the Jazz Age   Peabody:    • Peabody   Waltz:    • The Waltz in the Jazz Age   The Castle Walk:    • The Castle Walk by Vernon and Irene Castle...   The Tango:    • The Argentine Tango (1928)   The One Step:    • Dancing the 1-Step Instructional Film (1915)   Solo dance in Lindy Hop: https://swungover.files.wordpress.com... IMPORTANCE OF IMPROVISATION & INDIVIDUALITY: Opening Up American Art—The African American Aesthetic -- she talks about Hellzapoppin! Part1:    • Opening Up American Art—The African Americ...   Part2:    • Opening Up American Art—The African Americ...   Lester Young Quote: https://www.jazzspeaks.org/guest-post... CONNECTING SOLO DANCE MOVES TO AFRICA: Jazz Dance: the story of American Vernacular Dance, by Marshall & Jean Stearns Jenkin's Orphanage est 1891 - https://www.jenkinsinstitute.org/inde... Black Then: https://blackthen.com/jenkins-orphana...