Leading And Following

**DavidB** · 28th-June-2002, 04:25 PM

I've been meaning to post something on leading and following for ages, but never get the time to write it. But I've just found these articles that seem to say virtually everything I want to say (certainly about leading)

http://lindyhopping.com/leader.html

http://lindyhopping.com/follower.html

They are written with lindyhoppers in mind, so not everything might apply to jivers. (There are subtle differences in leading and following between all the popular styles.) But they are definitely worth reading.

David

**Gus** · 28th-June-2002, 05:25 PM

Dave,

many thanks ... looking to edit these pearls of wisdom for my club ... and think theres a few points in there I could do with paying heed to myself.

*SwingSwingSwing* · 28th-June-2002, 07:54 PM

When I started learning Lindy Hop I came across these notes and found them very helpful. Re-reading them again just now they are excellent. Every dancer should read them.

Some of my favourites:-

Leaders- Every collision your follower suffers is your fault.
Follows - DON'T anticipate the lead.
Both - Don't do aerials except in competition or in a jam session where you clearly have the room and definitely aren't endangering anyone but yourselves

SwingSwingSwing

28th-June-2002, 04:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
DavidB Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,130 Rep Power: 5 Reputation Total: 1417	Leading And Following I've been meaning to post something on leading and following for ages, but never get the time to write it. But I've just found these articles that seem to say virtually everything I want to say (certainly about leading) http://lindyhopping.com/leader.html http://lindyhopping.com/follower.html They are written with lindyhoppers in mind, so not everything might apply to jivers. (There are subtle differences in leading and following between all the popular styles.) But they are definitely worth reading. David

28th-June-2002, 05:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
Gus Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Manchester Posts: 4,932 Rep Power: 5 Reputation Total: 958	Dave, many thanks ... looking to edit these pearls of wisdom for my club ... and think theres a few points in there I could do with paying heed to myself. __________________ Perfectly Flawed

28th-June-2002, 07:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
SwingSwingSwing Commercial Operator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Falkirk Posts: 309 Rep Power: 4 Reputation Total: 10	Re: Leading And Following When I started learning Lindy Hop I came across these notes and found them very helpful. Re-reading them again just now they are excellent. Every dancer should read them. Some of my favourites:- Leaders- Every collision your follower suffers is your fault. Follows - DON'T anticipate the lead. Both - Don't do aerials except in competition or in a jam session where you clearly have the room and definitely aren't endangering anyone but yourselves SwingSwingSwing

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