The Cross-Over's Dilemma
Cross-training is well-established as a way to improve your dancing. Skills acquired in one dance often complement those acquired in your first. Folks who start out lindy hopping bring those skills with them to blues dancing and most of the time this helps them advance quickly through beginning and intermediate blues courses. However, some key features of lindy hop can be counter-productive to "looking like a blues dancer". A brief aside: when it comes to social blues dancing