Contrast & How to Improvise (part 1) - For Lindy Hop & Swing Dance

Support my channel by going to   / lauraglaess   Improvisation can be very intimidating -- even if you've been solo dancing for years! Making that improvisation look compelling with texture and contrast can feel impossible. Here are a few ideas and drills that will help you get started - and have some fun along the way! 00:00 - Thanks for coming to dance with me! 00:37 - Establish a Consistent Baseline 01:48 - Improvise & Transition 03:19 - Making Rhythm the Main Event 05:50 - Scatting Together 06:49 - Rhythm Demo EXTRA RHYTHM TUTORIALS: 3 against 4:    • 3 Against 4 - Rhythm Variations for Lindy ...   Pushed Beats:    • Pushed Beats - Rhythm Variations for Lindy...   Triplets:    • Triplets - Rhythm Variations for Technique...   What is Swing?:    • What Is Swing? - Technique Talks for Lindy...   MUSIC: 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/