[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=49ocW71YPfs[/youtube]

This is a recording from 1939, from the movie "Keep Punching". The dancers are Whitneys Lindy Hoppers. This is actually a contest, so the individual dancers are competing with each other.

I'm looking for music for learning the Big Apple. A friend has asked me; he has learned the ('common'; I'm aware that it was usually called and not choreographed) steps and could teach them if he had suiteable music...

Anyone knows what song that is in that movie? If it's not just a band jam...
Anyone knows some song that is particularly well-suited for the big apple?

Hi found these notes about a big apple choreographed by Frankie Manning in Cleveland 2000. notes from www.2plyswing.com
Music by: Lionel Hampton – Flying Home

Another variation was performed by Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers as you say.


8 Count (time) MOVES:
1 (0:05) Shouting – arms waving
2 “
3 “
4 “

5 (0:15) Stomp Off
6 “
7 “
8 “

9 (0:25) Charleston
10 “
11 “
12 Charleston with pump handle end

13 (0:35) Apple Jacks
14 “ (1/4 turn – or half turn)
15 “ (basic or half turn)
16 “ (1/4 turn or half turn – face OUT)

17 (0:45) Boogie Back
18 Boogie Forward with Cool Breeze
19 Boogie Back
20 Boogie Forward with Cool Breeze

21 (0:55) Gaze Afar – start RF
22 Suzy-Q to the right
23 Gaze Afar – start LF
24 Suzy-Q to the left

25 (1:05) Push & Crossover (from the Shim Sham)
26 Push & Crossover
27 Push & Crossover
28 Crossover – Crossover

29 (1:15) Tacky Anne
30 “
31 “
32 Leapfrog (various timing for this move)
dance: 12 jump, 34 L R, 5 X LoR, 6H, 7 R
breakdown: 12 jump, 34 L, 5 R, 6 X LoR, 7 R
33 (1:25) Rocks (out)
34 Rocks (in)
35 Rocks (out)
36 Stagger Boogie

37 (1:35) Rocks (out)
38 Rocks (in)
39 Rocks (in)
40 Stagger Boogie

41 (1:45) Flying Charleston
42 “
43 “
44 “

45-48 (1:55) Ride the Pony (2 8s follower, 2 8s leader)

49-57 (2:05) Tunnel (listen for the Xylaphone)

58 (2:28) Run & Clap
59 “
60 “
61 Cakewalk

62 (2:38) Squat Charleston
63 “
64 “
65 “

66 (2:48) Peel the Apple (Double Suzy-Q)
67 “
68 “
69 Run & Shout in the middle

70-73 (2:58) Truckin’ to the end / off the floor

Thanks. Yeah, Lionel Hampton – Flying Home is the common choice for the choreography. It's not the song in the video though for all I know.