The famous Big Apple Contest routine is seen in the movie “Keep Punching” and is accredited to the great Lindy Hop dancer, Frankie Manning.
Here is a list of the moves and Jason taking you through the first section, so you can learn the routine at home.
1. Shout Step
2. Break step
3. Stomp off
4. Rockin’
5. Boogie forward
6. Boogie-back
7. Apple Jacks
8. Gaze so far
9. Suzy-Q
10. Fall of the log
11. Shake the dust
12. Spank the baby
13. Jump Charleston
14. Break cross
15. Boogie side into Boogie-back
16. Boogie forward with cool breeze knees
17. Boogie-back your partner
18. Knee slap into freeze
19. Skip
20. London Bridge
21. Running with clapping rhythm
22. Break into line
23. Kick triples
24. Skip-up
25. Fall of the log
26. Sailor step (skating)
27. Stomp off
28. 2 x Fall of the log
29. Rockin’
30. Boogie side back
31. Shorty George
32. Charleston
33. Long-legged George
34. Rhythm knee slap
35. Cross-step down into Suzy-Q
36. Suzy-Q and jump Charleston
37. Peckin’ with movement
38. Fall of the log with Boogie-back
39. Boogie-back
40. Break step
41. Break a leg