The lindy ladder

Level 13 - Masters

CAN YOU…

Masters Technique
  • Use the event counts as pushing points to create energy for the next movement?
  • Lead or Follow Lindy Hop Basics with extreme Counter-Balance?
  • Change your pulse to match a particular music or dance style and/or tempo?
  • Use different forms of stretch and compression to add energy and more momentum/speed?
  • Lead or Follow rhythm changes within Level 1 and 2 Lindy Hop Vocabulary and Patterns?
  • Comfortably dance Lindy Hop and Charleston to any tempo?
Aesthetic
  • Demonstrate several variations on the basic?
  • Dance without staring at your own feet?
  • Critique your own solo movement and see which shapes are correct?
  • Stylize your solo movement?
National Credibility
  • Regularly make Master’s tracks at national events?
  • Regularly make finals or place in national events in Amateur/Open Divisions?