When I came back from Argentina in 2012, I had the strong desire to see people enjoying this wonderful Lindy Hop dance in Medellín. After almost 4 years of trying, this desire has become a reality; today we have two important locations in the city where we teach Lindy Hop dance lessons weekly, Pablo Tobón […]
It’s no secret that Lindy Hop has become a worldwide phenomenon; no matter where you live, no matter how far you travel, you can find a place to dance. What’s more, each year brings new stories about the growth of Lindy Hop communities around the globe. This year, as Frankie Month came into full swing […]
We’ve received a wonderful update about the BeHoppers lindy hop group in Brazil: “Here in Brazil we (the BeHoppers) we decided to honor Frankie Manning with a special campaign. Inspired by Laura Jeffers´post , we decided to release one video per day with some of the Frankie Manning favorite steps . We’re getting a […]
Are you receiving updates from the Frankie Manning Foundation Facebook page? Did you know that “liking” a page isn’t enough to receive page updates? You must also now adjust your settings for all of your favorite Facebook pages in order to receive the updates in your newsfeed. Here’s how to adjust your preferences: Underneath the “like” button, […]
Thank you to the 9:20 Special in San Francisco for this guest post. They’re organizing a Frankie Celebration as part of Frankie Month in May and this list of Frankie’s Favorite Steps is part of that effort. Initially Compiled by Laura Jeffers, Edited by Rik Panganiban, April 2016 With Frankie Manning’s birthday coming up, some of us […]
Just a few years after Frankie Manning retired from the Post Office, when the momentum of the swing dance revival was just starting to build, he was approached by two Broadway producers who were bringing the Paris production of “Black and Blue” to Broadway. They had heard that Frankie was an original dancer of the Harlem […]
Interviews conducted & article written by Dan Gorman The Frankie Manning Foundation only came into existence six years ago, but today it is at the forefront of the global swing dance scene. Frankie Manning was one of the originators of the lindy hop at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, and he later played a pivotal […]
Our FMF Ambassadors are special people. They are talented dancers, of course, but they are also trailblazers – they are introducing Lindy hop in new communities which may not have even heard of it before. They are naturally curious and they are lifetime learners. And they are also very generous teachers, sharing what they know. […]
Guest Post by Brendan Argent In the 1940s, musicians in Sophiatown (South Africa) started playing swing music in the style of the American big bands they heard on the radio. Before long, the neighbourhood became know as ‘Little Harlem’. This South African swing had a very distinctive flavour as the (often homemade) penny whistles and […]
Thank you to Sing Lim for initiating this project, capturing different dancers’ special memories of Frankie Manning. Åsa Heedman Catrine Ljunggren Chester Whitmore Daniel Heedman Elliott Donnelley Fish (Jan Forsell) Juan Villafane Julie Oram Lennart Westerlund Matt Bedell Marcus & Bärbl Ramona Staffeld Ryan Francois Do you have […]
We love seeing your Frankie photos so we thought we’d share of a few of our own. Here are a few photos of our Board Members, Judy Pritchett, Cynthia Millman, and Mandi Gould with Frankie. […]
Hello from Harlem! Spring has sprung – and we have thawed out! Here’s what’s been happening in our neck of the woods: May 1st: A Dance Retrospective featuring Swing, Lindy Hop and the Savoy! A couple of months back The Harlem Swing Dance Society (THSDS) was invited to be a part of a […]
