Solo Jazz

This page provides a collection of solo jazz moves.

Solo Jazz movements are important building blocks that help Lindy Hop dancers build a larger vocabulary and be able to be more expressive.

It’s a great mechanism to focus internally and develop your own dancing.

I encourage you to read more, I can highly recommend this article

And for inspiration I’ve added this clip from ILHC 2024 of the Invitational Solo Jazz Competition. After that you’ll see cards for all the different moves I’ve indexed which is just a brush at the surface of moves possible.

Clips

Invitational Solo Jazz - ILHC 2024 - YouTube Video

20s Charleston Basic

3 Clips

Al and Leon Triple Steps

1 Clips

Apple Jacks

3 Clips

Apple Jacks

Black Bottom

2 Clips

Black Bottom

Boogie Back

2 Clips

Boogie Back

Boogie Drop

1 Clips

Boogie Forward

2 Clips

Boogie Forward

Boogie Step

1 Clips

Box Step

3 Clips

Break a Leg

2 Clips

Break a Leg

Cakewalk

3 Clips

Camel Walk

1 Clips

Cool Breeze

1 Clips

Crazy Legs

2 Clips

Crazy Legs

Cross Step

1 Clips

Crossovers

1 Clips

Drunken Sailor

1 Clips

Drunken Sailor

Eagle Slide

4 Clips

Fall Off the Log

5 Clips

Fall Off the Log

Fishtails

3 Clips

Frankie's Chase

1 Clips

Gaze Afar

1 Clips

Gaze Afar

Grapevine

1 Clips

Grimmy

1 Clips

Grinds

1 Clips

Half Break

3 Clips

The Half Break

Hallelujah

2 Clips

Hallelujah

Heel Digs

1 Clips

Heels

1 Clips

The Helicopter

1 Clips

Hitchhiker

3 Clips

Itches

2 Clips

Itches

Jig Walk

1 Clips

Jump Charleston

4 Clips

Jump Charleston

Kansas City Charleston

1 Clips

Knee Slaps

1 Clips

Lockstep

1 Clips

Lowdown

1 Clips

Mess Around

2 Clips

Mess Around

Mooch

1 Clips

Naomi Skank

1 Clips

Naomi Skank

Opposites

1 Clips

Also known as 4 corners sometimes.

Paddle Turn

1 Clips

Pecks

3 Clips

Ride the Pony

1 Clips

Rocks

3 Clips

Rusty Dusty

2 Clips

Sailor Kicks

1 Clips

Savoy Kicks

1 Clips

Scarecrow

3 Clips

Scarecrow

Scissor Kicks

2 Clips

Shim Sham Half Break

1 Clips

Shim Sham Pushes

1 Clips

Shim Sham Step

2 Clips

Shimmy

1 Clips

Shish-ka-boom-ba

2 Clips

Shoe Shine

1 Clips

Shoe Shine

Shorty George

2 Clips

Skate

1 Clips

Skip up

2 Clips

Slip Slops

1 Clips

Slow Boogies

1 Clips

Spank the Baby

2 Clips

Squat Charleston

1 Clips

Stomp Off

1 Clips

Struttin'

2 Clips

Suzie Q

6 Clips

The Suzie Q

Tabby the Cat

1 Clips

Tackie Annie

3 Clips

Tick Tock

1 Clips

Tick Tocks

1 Clips

T.O.B.A Break

4 Clips

The name comes from the Theater Owners Booking Association. There are several variations of the T. O. B. A. Break...

Truckin'

3 Clips

Turkey Trots

1 Clips