{"id":1062,"date":"2026-03-20T12:08:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T12:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lindy-jazz.co.uk\/?p=1062"},"modified":"2026-03-20T12:47:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T12:47:39","slug":"why-cant-lindy-hop-followers-do-the-twist-twist-swivels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lindy-jazz.co.uk\/?p=1062","title":{"rendered":"Why Can&#8217;t Lindy Hop Followers Do The Twist Twist Swivels?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Why can\u2019t you do the Twist Twist Swivels? Well, let\u2019s break it down! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>tension<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>timing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>lack of practice time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> that all-too-human urge to rush ahead<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Twist Twist Swivels are a decorative flourish, not a fundamental. If you\u2019re new, don\u2019t stress, these come after your rock step and triple step are solid. If you want those swivels in a swing out, that\u2019s advanced and you\u2019ll need experience and a relaxed mindset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Be patient when learning to dance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Do try to attend swivels workshops, because these aren\u2019t easily slotted into a weeknight class. We want to expand your vocabulary there, not over-repeat one move. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Swivels need repetition<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you haven\u2019t had time for that, &#8216;rock step, triple step&#8217; is your trusty fallback. Twist Twist is just a fancy swap for that rock step. Now, here\u2019s a video to help. Start with those triple step drills, don\u2019t fast-forward! Even if you think you know them, build step by step. Rushing to the end won\u2019t get your body to follow your brain. Foundations first, fancy later!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What next?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Be among the first to hear about our workshops by connecting with us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LindyJazz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a> or if you&#8217;re already a Lindy Jazz member, look out for our newsletters and messages on Whatsapp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Twist Twist Swivels\" width=\"670\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BBnwHlFtnJY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why can\u2019t you do the Twist Twist Swivels? 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If you want those swivels in a swing out, that\u2019s advanced and you\u2019ll need experience [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1067,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blog.lindy-jazz.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/27-DJAM-2020-C-101-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lindy-jazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lindy-jazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lindy-jazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lindy-jazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lindy-jazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1062"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lindy-jazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1062\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1069,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lindy-jazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1062\/revisions\/1069"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lindy-jazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lindy-jazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lindy-jazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lindy-jazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}