The Lindy League of Western Mass: About

Lindy Hop is the original form of Swing Dance created by a fusion of American dances. It emerged in the late 1920s during the Harlem Renaissance and continues to evolve today. Just as jazz music emerged as a dominant art form that absorbs and integrates other forms of music, Lindy Hop emerged as a dance form that was open to absorbing and integrating many forms of dance, hence becoming a real jazz dance - a highly improvisational dance and a partner to traditional jazz music.

In the 1910s through the 1950s, Harlem was an entertainment district, where people from all walks of life, all races, and all classes came together. In the 1920s and 1930s, ballrooms across the United States sponsored dance contests,where dancers invented, experimented, and competed with new moves. One of the best-known clubs was the Savoy Ballroom, where Swing jazz and Lindy Hop evolved.

In keeping with its roots, the modern form of Lindy Hop lends itself to style, improvisation, musicality AND, most importantly, FUN!!!

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