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lindy hop

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The lindy hop is the 1930s Harlem swing dance done to big-band jazz. Dance the lindy hop.

It is known for its airborne throws, where one partner leaves the floor entirely. The lindy hop is said to be named after Lindbergh's hop across the Atlantic.

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Definitions of lindy hop

  1. 1nounlindy hopThe 1930s Harlem swing dance, done to big-band jazz and known for its airborne throws.C2

    “The lindy hop cleared a space in the middle of the floor.”

lindy hop is a dance.

Where it comes from

Lindy Hop comes from Lindy + hop, after US aviator Charles A. Lindbergh who “hopped” the Atlantic in 1927.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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