Like Frankie Manning himself, we value:
- Having fun dancing the Lindy hop
- Historic authenticity in Lindy hop dancing and music
- Improvisation and continued innovation
- Close relationship between the music and the dance
- Maintaining a true community among dancers
- Mutual respect and cooperation
- Inclusivity (diverse backgrounds: geographic, ethnic, socio-economic, age, ability, LGBTQ, gender roles, etc.)
- Outreach and welcome to newcomers
- Excellence, which can be encouraged through friendly competition
Translations
- Arabic
- Catalan
- Chinese, Traditional
- Czech
- Bulgarian
- Finnish
- French
- Galician
- German
- Greek
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Malay
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Serbian
- Slovak
- Spanish
- Swedish
- Turkish
- Ukrainian
- Vietnamese
**Would you like to translate these values into another language? Contact mandi@frankiemanningfoundation.org to coordinate.**
