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Lindy and The Blues: An Introduction

lauraslotkoff wrote 2 weeks ago: In the past two and a half years I have become very involved in swing dancing, particularly lindy ho … more →

Tags: Blues Dancing, Lindy Hop, My dancing, Video

The Influence of Dance on Music

alicethefalice wrote 2 months ago: This actually started out as a comment to Jerry’s post of another piece of his wonderful paper … more →

Tags: Competition, nina gilkenson, event, camp jitterbug, rock stars, frida segerdahl, Jo Hoffberg, ULHS, Theories

Frankie Manning: 1914-2009, Part 1

pderitis wrote 3 months ago: Frankie Manning, Ambassador of Lindy Hop Dear readers and listeners: After a bit of a hiatus, I am b … more →

Tags: Entertainment, Dance, jazz, Lindy, Lindy Hop, Swing

Frankie95 Video Addendum1 comment

Jerry wrote 4 months ago: Thought I’d pass along a few new clips from Frankie Manning’s 95th Birthday Festival. Fi … more →

Tags: Lindy Hop, Dance, Video, frankie95

Dance Tributes to Dance Legends: Frankie Manning, the King of Swing

dawnpaap wrote 4 months ago: by Dawn Paap As mourning for dance GREATS have been felt deeply as of late, most recently with Merce … more →

Tags: Artists, Dance Legends, cinedance, Dance Film, dance tributes to dance legends, Documentaries, Lindy Hop, swing dance, videodance

Frankie 95 and Camp Jitterbug Double Whammy Pt. 1

alicethefalice wrote 5 months ago: … more →

Tags: Travel, nina gilkenson, event, Bethany Powell, Stefan Durham, frankie 95, Dawn Hampton, New York, Seattle

Frankie95 Video Round Up-Introduction

Jerry wrote 5 months ago: I’ve been obsessive compulsively keeping track of videos posted from the Frankie Manning 95th Birthd … more →

Tags: Lindy Hop, Dance, jazz, Video, frankie95

Frankie95 Video Round Up: Thursday

Jerry wrote 5 months ago: This post is a part of a day by day recap of the Frankie Manning 95th Birthday Festival. You can lea … more →

Tags: Lindy Hop, Dance, jazz, Video, frankie95, Dance Videos

Frankie95 Video Roundup: Friday, Day

Jerry wrote 5 months ago: This post is a part of a day by day recap of the Frankie Manning 95th Birthday Festival. You can lea … more →

Tags: Dance, jazz, Lindy Hop, Video, Dance Video, frankie95

Frankie 95 Video Roundup: Friday night

Jerry wrote 5 months ago: This post is a part of a day by day recap of the Frankie Manning 95th Birthday Festival. You can lea … more →

Tags: Lindy Hop, Dance, jazz, Video, frankie95, Dance Video

Frankie95 Video Roundup: Saturday

Jerry wrote 5 months ago: This post is a part of a day by day recap of the Frankie Manning 95th Birthday Festival. You can lea … more →

Tags: Lindy Hop, Dance, jazz, Video, frankie95, Dance Video

Frankie95 Video Roundup: Sunday

Jerry wrote 5 months ago: This post is a part of a day by day recap of the Frankie Manning 95th Birthday Festival. You can lea … more →

Tags: Dance, jazz, Lindy Hop, Video, Dance Video, frankie95

Frankie95 Video Roundup: Monday

Jerry wrote 5 months ago: This post is a part of a day by day recap of the Frankie Manning 95th Birthday Festival. You can lea … more →

Tags: Lindy Hop, Dance, jazz, Video, frankie95, Dance Video

Trip to New York City 2009: Frankie95 (Part 1)

Amanda Fong wrote 6 months ago: From May 21 to May 26 2009, I was in New York City having the blast of my life. This trip is forever … more →

Tags: Food, Music, Shows and Competitions, swing dance, Travel, 5th Avenue, Benny Powell, bibimbap, central park

HW Bio Frankie Manning

harlemworldblog wrote 6 months ago: Biography Early years Frankie Manning (May 26, 1914 – April 27, 2009) was an American dancer, instru … more →

Tags: HW Bio, Lindy Hop

silver shadows at frankie 952 comments

itmovesmatt wrote 6 months ago: On display here we have lots of familiar and wonderful Frankie-isms danced in way that would have ma … more →

Tags: Dance, Lindy Hop, silver shadows, swing dance, frankie95, naomi uyama, Peter Strom, nina gilkenson, Andy Reid

A Means To An End

Gail Mooney wrote 6 months ago: I read this weekend about a memorial service for the late lindy hopper Frankie Manning. Frankie died … more →

Tags: Photography, Video, Personal Stories, Story telling, AFI, Motion, dancing, Smithsonian, DV

Frankie Manning (video)

harlemworldblog wrote 7 months ago: Obit Frankie Manning dancing at a club in Harlem and New York City in the 1980’s…intervi … more →

Tags: Harlem, Savoy, Lindie Hoppers

FRANKIE MANNING FEST (May 21-25)1 comment

jazzlives wrote 7 months ago: This four-day New York celebration was planned to celebrate the 95th birthday of dancer, choreograph … more →

Tags: The Heroes Among Us, Jazz Titans, The Things We Love, the real thing, Swing You Cats!, Thanks-A-Million, Pay attention, Irreplaceable, Matt Munisteri


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