Let’s Lindy -  The guide for everyone who wants to learn Lindy Hop, Jitterbug and Jive, the third edition, as relevant today as when it was first published in 1993.
 
The first authoritative history and teaching manual aimed at those with little or no experience (but who have always secretly wanted to dance) right through to experienced dancers interested in furthering their knowledge. 
 
Let’s Lindy is carefully explained, easy-to-follow and well-illustrated, teaching you 18 moves and will enable a complete novice to step comfortably onto the dance floor. Includes moves such as American Spin, Wrap, Spanish Arms, Shoulder Slide, Texas Tommy, Lindy Turn, Straddle Jump with Pecking and more. It will have you spinning, wrapping, pecking and swinging out in no time!
 
The book starts with an insightful overview of where the dance came from, its history and its spirit, and finishes with a suggestion of music and other resources together with ideas on how to organise one’s own event.
 
Author: Simon Selmon, founder of the London Swing Dance Society (established 1986, now SwingDanceUK), one of the world’s best known and most influential teachers of the Lindy Hop revival.
 
Let’s Lindy is split into two halves:
(A)    A general introduction explaining how and who can benefit.
A history of the dance.
A glossary of common names (like Lindy Hop, Jitterbug, Jive etc.).
The social aspect of the dance from a 100 years ago to today.
The music and some of the main characters involved in its history.
The clothes and the style.
(B)    A carefully explained, easy-to-follow, reference manual with almost 100 pictures teaching over 15 moves in a step-by-step manner. Suitable for self-study at home or for teachers who are looking to get to grips with the signature steps of the Lindy Hop.