Lindy Hop Dance Competition!

-History Of The Lindy Hop Dance- On May 21st 1927 the Lindy Hop dance was publicly introduced to the world. The Lindy hop is an African American dance which was born in Harlem, New York City. On that date, the Lindbergh Spirit of St. Louis airplane completed the first transatlantic flight by air, the Newspaper reported “Lindy Hops the Atlantic” and the dance style adopted the headline. The dance has evolved since then with the jazz music of that time and was very popular during the swing era of

For years, ILHC has featured an extraordinary museum of Lindy Hop & Jazz culture. Its just one of the many things we do protect & share Lindy Hop history.Help us continue preserve the history of this dance by donating at www.ilhc.com/donate | The International Lindy Hop Championships

Learn to Lindy Hop at Century Ballroom! Lindy Hop, Charleston, Solo Jazz, oh my! We’ve got 6 Lindy Hop classes, three days a week! Classes We Offer: Intro to Swing (Wednesdays & Sundays,) Lindy 1 (Wednesdays & Sundays,) Lindy 2A/2B/2C/2D (Tuesdays & Sundays) —— What is Lindy Hop? Lindy Hop is one of the original Swing dances, made famous in the ballrooms of Harlem. Danced to a wide range of tempos, the music is traditionally big band Swing from the golden era of jazz. Improvisation and rhythmica