FMF COVID-19 EMERGENCY SUPPORT THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS DONATED! In response to COVID-19 and the many community members affected by loss of income, the Frankie Manning Foundation has been able to award 63 grants to professional Lindy Hoppers from 16 different countries. It’s not too late to make a donation towards this important […]
EMERGENCY SUPPORT UPDATE
FMF COVID-19 EMERGENCY SUPPORT In response to COVID-19 and the many community members affected by loss of income, the Frankie Manning Foundation opened applications for Emergency Support on March 27th and with the deadline closing last Thursday, April 9th. We’ve received application for Emergency Support from Lindy Hop professionals all over the world. Several of […]
Contemporary Swing Albums to Purchase During COVID-19
Daphna Harel is a friend and supporter of the Frankie Manning Foundation. She has put together a wonderful list of swing music albums to buy during this difficult time. If you’re looking to build your music collection while supporting swing musicians, make sure to check out this list! CLICK HERE […]
Applications are now open – Emergency Support Program
🚨 EMERGENCY SUPPORT PROGRAM 🚨 APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN The Frankie Manning Foundation Emergency Support Program provides financial assistance for Full-time Lindy Hop professionals who have had unanticipated loss of income because of cancellations due to the COVID-19 outbreak and are now having difficulties paying for food, rent, medical bills, childcare, and other basic necessities. WHO CAN […]
EMERGENCY SUPPORT PROGRAM
⭐ The Frankie Manning Foundation is preparing to launch an EMERGENCY SUPPORT PROGRAM in the coming days. Support will be made available for full-time Lindy Hop professionals who show pressing financial need and who demonstrate a commitment to preserving and passing on the legacy of the Lindy Hop that originated in the Savoy Ballroom in […]
Unveiling of Norma Miller’s Monument: CANCELLED
We will wait for a better time to celebrate the life of Norma Miller. Photo by Tamara Pinco […]
Herräng Ambassadors 2020
Congratulations to the new Frankie Manning Ambassadors to Herräng 2020. From the left, Pepe Rosas- Bogotà, Colombia; Misha Borodaevskiy – Guangzhou, China; Hannah Lane – Baltimore MD; Guilherme Ribeiro Ferreira – Sao Paolo, Brazil; Alexis Davila- Cleveland OH. […]
Hellzapoppin’ & A Day at the Races in Color!
Enjoy these newly released copies of Hellzapoppin’ and A Day at the Races, two of the greatest lindy hop performances of all time, now for the first time in color! […]
GoFundMe for Norma Miller’s Headstone
We are getting ready to mark Norma Miller’s 100th birthday on Monday! As a celebration of her life and legacy, we’ve started a GoFundMe campaign to raise the remaining funds needed to purchase a memorial headstone worthy of a “Queen of Swing” to mark her burial place among the jazz greats at Woodlawn Cemetery. CLICK […]
Situating the Frankie Manning Foundation within the Context of Community Archives
Guest post by Zoë Webb Click here to view the document Existing literature is full of many, many articles attempting to define “community,” “archives,” and “community archives,” and exploring the reasons for–and value of–community archives. To sum up these articles, community archives exist because the community concerned feels either underrepresented or misrepresented within mainstream […]
Wish Chazz Young a Happy 87th Birthday!
*Photo by Bårdar Chazz Young turns 87 on November 8th! As many of you know, Frankie’s son Chazz Young has been dealing with some health issues for the last few years. Thanks to the loving care of family and friends, he is doing beautifully, and is back to dancing regularly, both hoofing and Lindy hopping. […]
Norma Miller’s Harlem
A wonderful initiative by Karen Campos McCormack “So just a month to go for Norma’s 100th. Last year when I was staying in NY I created this map of Norma Miller’s Harlem, the venues where she danced and other important spots (most of them no longer standing) based on her memoir. It’s work in progress […]
