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 May, we hope to see a variety of celebrations across the world! Frankie Month 2016 events: […]
The Frankie Manning Foundation presents: View this email in your browser May is just around the corner… … and that means FRANKIE MONTH! Frankie Manning’s birthday is May 26th but his birthdays never could be contained to just a single day of celebration. Let’s use the entire month of May to honor Frankie’s contributions to […]
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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 […]
View this email in your browser 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 “Fish” Forsell, in memory of the great Frankie Manning. #IAmFrankieManning Dancers around the world recreate Frankie’s photos! Lindy Hoppers across the globe have been posting […]
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 I’ve been “on the circuit”, I have done a lot of so-called “DJ Training” workshops, and while there is some useful stuff to say now and then about the […]
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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 newsletter for a round up of the worldwide initiatives as well as ideas for local events. There are thousands of Lindy Hoppers around the world and not everyone knows […]
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. […]
By Åsa Heedman Today it is 6 years ago since I got a phone call from a friend in the middle of the night- a phone call to say goodbye. 6 years ago since I missed a very important phone call. 6 years ago that someone, to me one of very, very important persons left. […]
The Frankie Manning Foundation is pleased to welcome guest bloggers on a variety of subjects. Kicking off our new Lindy Hop DJ Corner is Michael Gamble: HELLO, MICHAEL GAMBLE HERE I want to talk to you, dancers and DJ’s, about my passion for big band music. Mostly, I want you to fall in love with […]
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May 26th – Suit up Swing Style and work #TheLindyLook Hey, I’m Adam and I come from one of the fastest growing Lindy hop scenes in the UK and Ireland – Belfast. I only started dancing about two years ago but it has slowly taken over my life – going from attending classes once a […]
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Hi, my name is Fabrício. I am an incurable optimist. I love a good cup of coffee and all forms of art. I have been a Lindy hopper for a few years and I love to dance. This is something that defines me in recent years. I believe that when we surrender to the music […]
Read More… from FMF Volunteer Fabrício speaks about the #IamFrankieManning project
