HOW TO do SQUAT CHARLESTON? Master this EXCITING step!

Learn the Squat Charleston — one of the most iconic and challenging steps in solo jazz and swing dance.

In this online solo jazz dance class with Ksenia Parkhatskaya, you’ll discover:
✔️ The fundamentals of the Squat Charleston step
✔️ How to break it down into easy, learnable movements
✔️ Tips to dance it smoothly with rhythm, style, and control

The Squat Charleston is a classic move from the 1920s and 1930s jazz era, danced in Charleston, Lindy Hop, and authentic jazz routines. By practicing it step-by-step, you’ll not only master this kick movement but also build strength, flexibility, and stamina for your dancing.

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► The history of the Charleston dance
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The Charleston belongs to the family of African-American vernacular dances, and more specifically it is an authentic jazz dance as it was done to early jazz music (same as hot jazz, Dixieland jazz or New Orleans Jazz) combining elements derived from improvised African dance moves with jazz syncopated rhythms.

Relations can be found with Patting juba and the Ring shout dance. A good reference: About the Ring shout and Plantation dance ring shout.

In the early 20s the Charleston dance turned into an American craze. It became a feature of the Jazz Age, the flappers and Prohibition era.

The dance is said to have been “officially” popularised when it was danced on stage, by the all-Black Broadway show "Runnin’ Wild (1923), to the song “The Charleston” by the Black American composer James P. Johnson.

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This powerful and energy consuming (and when done right, energy boosting!) step normally puts the fear and thrill into any dancer. Though if you “grow” and develop it step by step from a simple kick step, inviting small but essential changes, this step will become very accessible and diverse. Make squat Charleston your friend by deconstructing and re-constructing it.

This is one out of 60 video lessons from a unique Ksenia's online course "World of Kicks".
It is a specialist course that will show you how you can be creative in your solo dance with just Kicks. You will find out how to play with kicks safely, with style and musicality. Add twists, rotations, syncopation and get an amazing new toolset to join your solo dance repertoire.

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