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The Board of Advisors of the Frankie Manning Foundation welcomes Tena Morales-Armstrong!
The Frankie Manning Foundation Board of Advisors is thrilled to welcome Tena Morales-Armstrong as the newest member of the board. A...
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May 7, 20181 min read


Profile 2: George Lloyd
The Frankie Manning Foundation is delighted to make these lively and informative articles by Bob Crease accessible to dancers everywhere....
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May 7, 20181 min read


Profile 1: Norma Miller
The Frankie Manning Foundation is delighted to make these lively and informative articles by Bob Crease accessible to dancers everywhere....
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May 1, 20181 min read
Bob Crease Shares Profiles of Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers
The Frankie Manning Foundation is delighted to make these lively and informative articles accessible to dancers everywhere. We’ll be...
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May 1, 20185 min read


2018 Frankie Manning Ambassadors: Breonna Jordan & Darold Alexander
Rising stars in New Orleans, a great city for music and dance, Breonna Jordan and Darold Alexander teach and perform regularly at...
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Apr 27, 20181 min read


2018 Frankie Manning Ambassador: Roy Romero Vivanco, Guadalajara, Mexico
Introducing Roy Romero Vivanco, who fell hard for lindy hop in Mexico City with Swing Dance Mexico. He has gone on to build a thriving...
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Apr 27, 20181 min read


2018 Frankie Manning Ambassador: Jose Manhica
Meet Manuel Jose Manhica who will be attending Herrang this summer as a Frankie Ambassador. He has done an amazing job teaching these...
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Apr 26, 20181 min read


#FrankieMonth 2018
It’s always a joy to see the ways that Frankie Manning’s legacy continues to be present in dance scenes all around the world. That’s...
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Mar 26, 20183 min read


Message from Okurut George of Uganda
The Frankie Manning Foundation provided a scholarship for Okurut George of Uganda to attend the Mozambique Afro-Swing Exchange. He posted...
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Mar 26, 20182 min read
Lindy Hop in Central & South America
The mission of the Frankie Manning Foundation is to spread the joy of lindy hop around the world. We are happy to see new communities...
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Jan 18, 20181 min read


The growth of African-American participants in the lindy hop community
Frankie Manning would be very pleased at the growth of African-American participants in the lindy hop community. Look at this post...
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Jan 8, 20182 min read


Beantown’s Rhythm Ambassadors Fly to New Orleans
Brandon Barker, one of the choreographers of the Rhythm Ambassadors’ “Sit Down Strike” and a featured dancer. As you know, the Frankie...
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Sep 3, 20172 min read


Fundraiser for Chazz Young in Toronto
Charitable Workshop in Toronto Workshop with Chachi & Mandi On Thursday, August 3rd, 2017 there will be a charitable workshop in Toronto...
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Jul 6, 20171 min read


How to Organize a Taxi Dance
Dance with your favorite instructors and raise money at the same time! Have you ever participated in a taxi dance? Taxi dances a great...
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May 31, 20172 min read


The One-8 Project
The green screen photo booth at Frankie 100. More than 3 years in the making, the One-8 project is a 6 song long stop motion Lindy Hop...
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May 25, 20171 min read


Cynthia Millman featured on The Track
Cynthia Millman, co-author of Frankie Manning: Ambassador of Lindy Hop and a member of the board of directors for the Frankie Manning...
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May 24, 20171 min read


Lindy Hop Values – a #FrankieMonth initiative
Like Frankie Manning himself, we value: Having fun dancing the Lindy hop Historic authenticity in Lindy hop dancing and music...
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May 24, 20171 min read


Workshop International Colombia México
Our team is made up by Luz Restrepo and Juan Diego Alzate as directors and teachers. Also, Joanna Agudelo and Fabia Abela as teachers. We...
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May 22, 20171 min read


Get ready for Frankie Month 2017 in May!
May is quickly approaching, and once again that means Frankie Month! For the entire month of May, we’ll be honoring Frankie’s positive...
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Mar 28, 20172 min read


Harlem on Parade: Whyte’s Hopping Maniacs in Dublin
This might not be a widely known fact among the Irish Lindy Hopping community, but Frankie Manning was in Dublin in 1937. He was...
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Dec 3, 20169 min read
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