We were sad to receive the news that dancer Charlie Meade (born Harold Meade in 1931, Jamaica) has passed away. During his dance career, Charlie worked with Buddy Bradley’s dance group in London in the 1950’s, also touring around Europe. He performed several roles in the 1963 film “Cleopatra," starring Elizabeth Taylor, which was filmed in Rome, including dancer and guard. Since the 1980’s, Charlie regularly performed Lindy hop and jazz dance routines with his long-time da

In honor of Frankie Manning’s 111th birthday on May 26th, the Frankie Manning Foundation is delighted to share this previously unpublished interview! Chazz Young performing at Herräng Dance Camp, 2015. Photo: ©Tamara Pinco Charles “Chazz” Young (born November 8th, 1932) is a renowned dancer and choreographer, who has performed and taught jazz dance, tap, and Lindy Hop around the world. Chazz has of

A wonderful initiative by Karen Campos McCormack “So just a month to go for Norma’s 100th. Last year when I was staying in NY I created...

THE FRANKIE MANNING MEDIA ARCHIVE Norma Miller performing with Billy Ricker, Al Minns, and Frankie Manning at the Village Gate, “A Night...

Guest Post by Karen Campos McCormack In March 2018 I was lucky to spend a month in New York, in Harlem, researching the history of Lindy...

This might not be a widely known fact among the Irish Lindy Hopping community, but Frankie Manning was in Dublin in 1937. He was...

Just a few years after Frankie Manning retired from the Post Office, when the momentum of the swing dance revival was just starting to...

The Frankie Manning Foundation only came into existence six years ago, but today it is at the forefront of the global swing dance scene....

The idea for the Frankie Manning Foundation came about during the early planning stages of Frankie’s 95th Birthday Festival, when Frankie...

The idea for the Frankie Manning Foundation came about during the early planning stages of Frankie’s 95th Birthday Festival, when Frankie...