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Nice to know ... but then the technical question is...is this still Lindy Hop or is it Hip Hop with a bit of Lindy??? The same question comes with Ceroc, if you do a Ceroc type move to a hip-hop beat ... is it still a Ceroc move.
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I like to think of it as dancing. In my own 'style', there are influences from lindy, hip hop, salsa, and plenty from my own imagination. I guess I still think of myself as a jiver, but would prefer to just be dancing.
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I think this goes to show that Lindy is a versatile dance, more so that Ceroc (IMHO ). Lindy has more emphasis on lead and follow and listening to the music which means that you can adapt the dance to fit lots of music.
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I have to disagree with this. Ceroc is completely versatile, and more so than lindy, since there are no set foot movements to do, although, if you wish, you can include them - so you're not limited to what will fit in with a 6 beat or 8 beat style. I think that the difference is that generally - and this is a big generalisation - people who have the ability to progress in dancing tend to move towards another style, even if they often start dancing with modern jive (
), and hence, are more capable to putting a lot more improvisation and imagination into their dancing. A lot of people who do modern jive tend to be there for the social aspect, and aren't really interested in going the extra mile (and in no way am I criticising this - a lot of people do any number of hobbies, and it's only the few who really want to get good at those). I have danced with many people who only do modern jive who listen to the music, and adapt, improvise and play. Personally, I enjoy dancing to just about anything you can, although, I have a preference to the more 'swingy' sort of music, and definitely to blues!
Steve