Performing the Texas Tommy in Swing Dance

Video Transcript

"On behalf of Expert Village I'm Spencer Weisbond from Hop Swing and a Jump. Hop Swing and a Jump is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and this is my lovely partner Jessie Pats. Today we'll be showing you Lindy Hop level 2. Our next swing out will call the Texas Tommy or also called the hand shake behind the back. All these swing outs that we done so far all occur on 5 so we get to 4 1 2 3 and 4 that's all the same. What happens differently is on 5 I'll put her hand behind her back and I'll do that on 5 and not on 4, 5 because there's more room. Then I got her hand over here and she'll step 6 and 7 and 8, so again let's do it from this side so you can see the hand shake and it goes 1 2 3 and 4 5 6 7 and 8. Then you'll end up with a hand shake it's important that you throw your hand to yourself on 5 and not the 4 cause there is room there. That looks like this 1 2 3 and 4 here's the switch 5 6 7 and 8, here's full speed 1 2 3 and 4 5 6 7 and 8."