Silly (dance move)

To paraphrase Dostoyevski "All dancers do swing outs alike, but every dancer is silly in his or her own way." Silly moves add a little personality to Lindy.

The point is to do unusual and fun things, while keeping the rhythm of the music.

Ealry lindy was very silly: consider the dance sequence from Hellzapoppin.

Silly moves include:

• Shimmy: Shaking the shoulders.

• Running in Place:

• Guy running around the girl: Often the follow spins in the opposite direction.

• Swimming with arms: Back stroke while moving away from follow or crawl while moving toward follow.

• Walking: Walking with funny steps. Think Monty Python.

• Mime: Mime ideas, like being trapped in a box.

• Cradle Follow: Cradling the follow, by picking her up can seem quite silly.

• Running and Sliding: