lindy hop
lindy hop — noun
1. a lively, quick dance that was widely enjoyed before and during the Second World
a lively, quick dance that was widely enjoyed before and during the Second World War, in which two people hold each other for some moves and make up the rest freely as the music plays
At the swing club in Harlem, Diya learned the basic steps of the Lindy hop.
the Lindy hop as the named dance style
The old film showed couples spinning and kicking their legs in a fast Lindy hop.
describing the dance with action verbs
Caleb and his partner won first prize for their energetic Lindy hop on Saturday night.
My grandmother still remembers dancing the Lindy hop to a live jazz band as a teenager.
The dance teacher showed us how the Lindy hop mixes set steps with free movement.
- jitterbug
a closely related swing dance, often used loosely for the same style
- swing dance
the broader category that the Lindy hop belongs to
用法筆記
Almost always preceded by 'the' and danced to fast swing or jazz music. Often grouped with other swing dances such as the jitterbug.
lindy hop — verb
- lindy hoppresent simple I / you / we / they
- lindies hop3rd person singular
- lindying hop-ing form
- lindied hoppast simple
1. to perform the Lindy hop, the fast partner dance set to swing music
to perform the Lindy hop, the fast partner dance set to swing music
The young couple lindy hopped across the wooden floor until the band stopped playing.
intransitive: someone lindy hops somewhere
Manuela loved to lindy hop whenever a fast jazz song came on the radio.
lindy hop to fast music
Andrew and Élise lindy hopped together at the wedding, kicking and spinning with the music.
The old dancers still lindy hopped with energy, surprising the younger guests at the party.
- jitterbug
can also be used as a verb for the same kind of swing dancing
用法筆記
Intransitive only; you lindy hop, you do not lindy hop something. Far less common than the noun, which most speakers use instead ('dance the Lindy hop').