Lindy hop

Japanese: lindy hop(英語表記)lindyhop
Lindy hop

...The music used was up-tempo swing jazz, and men and women formed pairs, but there were few rules for the steps, and they danced freely, incorporating acrobatic movements such as somersaults and splits. The dance known as the Lindy Hop is almost the same, but it has a stronger tendency toward acrobatic moves (there is also a theory that the jitterbug and Lindy hop are different names depending on the region). It was introduced to Japan after World War II as one of the American customs, but it is a relatively tame style of dance in which men and women pair up and the man spins the woman around. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "lindy hop" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…音楽にはアップ・テンポのスイング・ジャズを用い,男女が対になるが,ステップにはほとんどきまりがなく,トンボ返りやスプリット(大股開き)などアクロバット的な動きも取り入れて自由に踊った。リンディ・ホップlindy hopと呼ばれるダンスもほぼこれと同じだが,いっそうアクロバット的な傾向が強い(ジターバグとリンディ・ホップを地域による呼称の違いとする説もある)。日本へは,第2次世界大戦後アメリカ風俗のひとつとして入ってきたが,男女が組んで男性が女性をスピンさせるような動作を含む比較的おとなしい踊り方になっている。…

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