The Board of Directors of the Frankie Manning Foundation wishes to thank Mandi Gould for her many years of dedicated service. Mandi volunteered with our Ambassador Program from 2010-2012. After joining the board from 2012-2020 (with a leave in 2015), she worked tirelessly to support our mission of sharing Lindy hop and Frankie’s legacy with […]
Norma Miller Headstone
In case you missed it, this is the very beautiful gravestone for Norma Miller that was unveiled last week. Thank you to the many hundreds of donors who helped make this possible. Article from The Syncopated Times […]
Social Distancing
The Frankie Manning Foundation does not endorse social dancing without masks and without the proper social distancing. […]
Help Wanted: Now Accepting Applications for Media & Digital Administrative Support
This is a time of change in the Lindy Hop community and the Frankie Manning Foundation is also undergoing changes. At this time, we are putting out a call for applications for support in the following areas: Website Management (WordPress) Includes host management, email configuration, and technical support Social Media Coordination (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and […]
Announcement: Black Lindy Hoppers Fund
The Lindy Hoppers of the African Diaspora Fund is now called the BLACK LINDY HOPPERS FUND – The Frankie Manning Foundation is happy to announce details about the Black Lindy Hoppers Fund (initially announced as the Lindy Hoppers of the African Diaspora Fund), a new independent program operating under the Houston Swing Dance Society: The […]
Welcome New Board Member: Marie N’diaye
The Frankie Manning Foundation is thrilled to announce another new member to our board of advisors, Marie N’diaye! Dr. Marie N’diaye (PhD) is a Lindy Hop and African American Vernacular Jazz choreographer, performer and educator as well as a dance researcher. Marie has been dancing almost as long as she has been walking, training mostly […]
How would you answer these Lindy Hop questions?
Originally posted May 14, 2018. Updated July 12, 2020. Questions for Event Organizers, Teachers, and Scene Leaders in the Lindy Hop Community There have been some important discussions taking place in the Lindy Hop community about recognizing the Black origins of the dance. Julia Loving has created a list of some questions for event organizers […]
Welcome New Board Member: LaTasha Barnes
The Frankie Manning Foundation is thrilled to announce another new member to our board of advisors, LaTasha Barnes! LaTasha Barnes is an internationally recognized and awarded dancer, educator, coach, entrepreneur, Tradition-Bearer and ambassador of culture. Based in New York, Barnes is celebrated for her musicality, athleticism, and joyful presence throughout the cultural traditions she bears: […]
Welcome New Board Member: Julia Loving
We thrilled to announce that Julia Loving is joining the board of directors of the Frankie Manning Foundation! This is in addition to her new leadership role for the new Lindy Hoppers of the African Diaspora Fund. Julia Loving for the past 27 years has been a Teacher of Africana History and School Media Specialist […]
Lindy Hoppers of the African Diaspora Fund
The Frankie Manning Foundation is happy to announce the new Lindy Hoppers of the African Diaspora Fund under the leadership of Tena Morales-Armstrong and Julia Loving. More information coming soon… […]
Move Together
The Frankie Manning Foundation would like to show its support to this effort and we encourage all dancers to attend: MOVE TOGETHER: Dancing Towards An Inclusive Community & Global Social Justice Saturday, July 11th, 2020 10 a.m. PDT/1 p.m. EDT/6 p.m. London time JOIN THE GLOBAL LINDY HOP, SWING DANCE & BLUES DANCE COMMUNITY for an […]
#LindyHoppersAgainstRacism
Black Lives Matter. To be clear: There is no room in our community for racism or discrimination of any kind. Lindy Hop is a Black dance. May we never forget that and may we all step up together to do more and to do better. #BlackLivesMatter #BlackLindyHopMatters #LindyHoppersAgainstRacism […]
