Zen Dance is based on core movements that expand out to included all Lindy-type movement, both old and new. Rather than learning a set series of choreographed steps, you will learn connection, momentum, frame to transition - allowing you to combine all of your Lindy Hop moves into a flow state of uninterrupted, connected movement. 

The intent of Zen Dance is to create a balance between lead and follow, which among other things eliminates arm leading and unnecessary anchoring. Both lead and follow are free to improvise, connect and dance to the music.

We have created a new advanced dancing method called Flipside Lindy © (which can also be applied to many other dances!)

Combined with stealing & switching partners, we have found that Flipside Lindy can add a whole new, exhilarating dimension to Lindy Hop.

At various times we intend to offer speciality dance classes include including:

• Blues, Shag, Balboa, ‘20’s Charleston, Fast Lindy, Smooth Style Lindy

• Musicality (i.e., dance to the music!)

• Lindy Hop & African-American dance history

• Jazz music history, structure and application in dance

• DJ music classes for new DJ’s 

• Floor-craft on the social dance floor

• Stealing and Switching Partners on the fly

• How to create choreography

• Simple Dips & tricks

• Aerials Beginner/Advanced

• Charleston moves

• Syncopations & Styling

• Dance-etiquette orientation

Out-of-the-Box subjects we hope to tackle include:

• Flipside Lindy

• Zen Dance System of Lindy Hop 

• Zen Dance principles applied in daily life

• “Real Life Lindy” how to apply what you learn in the classroom to the social dance floor

• Creativity on the dance floor

• “Dancing around Leadership” how dance applies to the workplace and life

• Basic self-defense techniques to keep you safe moving to and from dance venues