Alphabetical Jazz Steps

Vocabulary of 37 American vernacular jazz solo movements. Intended to be a quick reference of name to the vanilla movement. Variations are part of this dance - whats in this video is not the only way to do these steps. Recorded at LaB of Philadelphia! Stuart Collins demonstrating after Philly’s Tuesday dance at LaB. Here’s whats shown: 0:05 Apple Jacks Black Bottom Break-a-leg Boogie Back Boogie Forward 0:36 Box Step Cakewalk Charelston (20s) Charelston (vanilla) Crazy Legs 1:11 Drunken Sailor Eagle Slide Fall off the log Fishtails Half Break 1:52 Hallelujah (aka Praise Allah) Hitch Hiker Itches Jump Charelston Mess Around 2:31 Naomi Skank Pecks Rusty Dusty Rocks Scarecrow 3:18 Shimmy Grimmy Shim Sham Step Shish-ka-boom-ba Skip up 3:55 Spank the Baby Struttin’ Struttin’ (with inside turn) Suzy Q Tack