Silly dance moves, as especially common in Lindy hop.
To paraphrase Dostoyevski "All dancers do swing outs alike, but every dancer is silly in his or her own way." Silly moves add a little personality to Lindy.
The point is to do unusual and fun things, while keeping the rhythm of the music.
Ealry lindy was very silly: consider the dance sequence from Hellzapoppin.
Silly moves include:
- Shimmy: Shaking the shoulders.
- Running in Place:
- Guy running around the girl: Often the follow spins in the opposite direction.
- Swimming with arms: Back stroke while moving away from follow or crawl while moving toward follow.
- Walking: Walking with funny steps. Think Monty Python.
- Mime: Mime ideas, like being trapped in a box.
- Cradle Follow: Cradling the follow, by picking her up can seem quite silly.
- Running and Sliding: Run and slide.
- Insect Dance: Place hands on head like antenna and wiggle fingers to the music.
