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May 26, 20162 min read
Frankie Manning recognized in today’s Google Doodle!!! Happy birthday, Frankie!
Google honors Frankie Manning The Frankie Manning Foundation is are thrilled to announce that Frankie Manning is the Google Doodle today!...
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board875
May 13, 20161 min read
Frankie Month in Brazil
We’ve received a wonderful update about the BeHoppers lindy hop group in Brazil: “Here in Brazil we (the BeHoppers) we decided to honor...
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board875
Apr 29, 20163 min read
The World Celebrates Frankie Month 2016!
… May is Frankie Month! Frankie Manning’s birthday is May 26th but his birthdays never could be contained to just a single day of...
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board875
Apr 28, 20161 min read
Frankie Month on eBay
The following items are up for sale as part of Frankie Month. Support the Frankie Manning Foundation’s programming by purchasing one of...
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board875
Apr 28, 20161 min read
Check your Facebook preferences
Are you receiving updates from the Frankie Manning Foundation Facebook page? Did you know that “liking” a page isn’t enough to receive...
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board875
Apr 20, 20162 min read
Frankie Manning’s Favorite Steps
Initially Compiled by Laura Jeffers, Edited by Rik Panganiban, April 2016 With Frankie Manning’s birthday coming up, some of us in San...
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board875
Apr 20, 20161 min read
Frankie Month Around the World
Are you holding a Frankie Month event? Tell us about it! We’d love to hear from you! Fill out this form with your details. By the end of...
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board875
Apr 18, 20161 min read
Frankie Manning on Broadway
Just a few years after Frankie Manning retired from the Post Office, when the momentum of the swing dance revival was just starting to...
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board875
Mar 29, 20162 min read
Frankie Month 2016 is just around the corner!
The Frankie Manning Foundation presents:View this email in your browser May is just around the corner… … and that means FRANKIE MONTH!...
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board875
Feb 15, 20163 min read
Solid Sender – February 15th, 2016
Frankie Manning on Broadway See our Featured Video below: Frankie Manning‘s Wednesday Night Hop for “Black and Blue“ Just a few years...
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board875
Sep 25, 201512 min read
Lindy Hop for All: Interviews and Oral History of the Frankie Manning Foundation
The Frankie Manning Foundation only came into existence six years ago, but today it is at the forefront of the global swing dance scene....
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Jun 29, 20152 min read
FMF Ambassador Kevin Harris Continues Grandfather’s Legacy
Our FMF Ambassadors are special people. They are talented dancers, of course, but they are also trailblazers – they are introducing Lindy...
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board875
Jun 5, 20152 min read
Mother City Hop
Guest Post by Brendan Argent In the 1940s, musicians in Sophiatown (South Africa) started playing swing music in the style of the...
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board875
May 26, 20151 min read
The “Frankie Moves” Video Project
Thank you to Sing Lim for initiating this project, capturing different dancers’ special memories of Frankie Manning. Åsa Heedman Catrine...
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board875
May 26, 20151 min read
Happy Birthday, Frankie! May 26th, 2015
Happy birthday Frankie Manning! It’s May 26th, and that means Frankie’s birthday! We’d like to present this special video, made by Jan...
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May 25, 20152 min read
Lindy Hop DJ Corner: Why DJs Should Play Count Basie
HELLO AGAIN, MICHAEL GAMBLE HERE Thanks to the FMF for continuing to have me do this fun and specialized series. In the nearly 15 years...
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May 21, 20153 min read
STATEMENT BY THE FRANKIE MANNING FOUNDATION CONCERNING WORLD LINDY HOP DAY 2015
World Lindy Hop Day was conceived by Sing Lim in her capacity as a member of the organizing team of Frankie 99 and 100, in the run-up to...
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May 6, 20152 min read
Naomi Uyama: Why we should all support Kids Programs
Peter & Naomi visiting the Cleveland Junior Jitterbugs. Peter and I have worked with some of the kids programs across the country at...
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board875
May 2, 20155 min read
Frankie Month Solid Sender – May 1st
Happy Frankie Month! The month of May is Frankie Month – we kick off today!! Read all about Frankie Month here or see below in this...
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