Lindy Hop Steps Made Easy: Suzie Q (solo jazz dance moves)
Channel: rebeccabrightly
Date: 2012-01-17

As requested, the Suzie Q! It's a solo lindy hop step that some of my Facebook fans said they find confusing. 

Here are the steps:
0:21 - Demonstration of Suzie Q
0:29 - #1 Direction of Suzie Q. Usually to your left; can go either way.
0:45 - #2 Foundation layer. Sideways step, right foot goes in front of left. Torso stays pointed forward. Bend the knees!
1:09 - #3 Right leg layer (front leg). Weight on your heel, rotating the leg in and out (more outward than inward). Bend the knee!
1:42 - #4 Right leg layer with sideways step. Rotate out as you step onto your left foot. Bend the knees!
2:27 - #5 Left leg layer (back leg). Weight on ball of foot, rotating leg in and out (more outward than inward). Bend the knee!
3:02 - #5 Left leg layer with sideways step. Rotate in as you step onto your right foot. Bend your knees!
3:41 - #6 Putting it all together.
4:16 - #7 THE COUNTS! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Right, left, right, left, right, left, right, left.

Tips:
- The deeper your knee bend, the cooler it looks. Be prepared for tired legs.
- You might notice the legs coordinate nicely. Both rotate out at the same time, then back in at the same time. Try to make those rotations symmetrical. (See 3:21 for a discussion of how far the legs rotate inward.)
- What about the arms? You can see I have mine on my hips in the video. I do that so as not to distract from the legs. You can do whatever feels natural.
- Be crisp with your movements for the Suzie Q. As always, go back and practice each step multiple times.

Here's the url for the free stuff I mentioned: http://rebeccabrightly.com/hellyes

Thanks for watching. Leave questions if you got 'em!
-Rebecca

P.S. I think it's pretty funny that my "nice deep knee bend" at 3:56 is actually pretty weak. If you think I need to get in better shape, you can egg me on at my Facebook page: http://facebook.com/danceworldtakeover