Frankie Manning Foundation

Ambassador Samuel Coleman

Posted on March 19, 2019 (March 21, 2019) by Judy Pritchett

The Frankie Manning Foundation is proud to be part of Google’s Black History and Culture. Here is the feature on Ambassador Samuel Coleman. […]

Norma Miller – Italiano

Posted on March 5, 2019 (April 6, 2019) by Mandi Gould

Norma Miller, la mitica “Regina dello Swing” ha bisogno del nostro aiuto: nei giorni scorsi le è stata diagnosticata un’insufficienza cardiaca congestizia e ora ha necessità di rimanere a casa per raccogliere le forze e riprendere a swingare! Norma Miller è determinata a stare con noi tutti per festeggiare il suo 100° compleanno il 2 […]

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Norma Miller needs our help!

Posted on March 4, 2019 (April 6, 2019) by Mandi Gould

Ms Norma Miller the legendary “Queen of Swing” is in need of our help; Recently diagnosed with congestive heart failure Norma is still determined to be with us all to celebrate her 100th birthday on Dec 2nd 2019. Norma’s wish is to stay at home while she recovers and to accommodate her wishes we are raising […]

Google’s Black History and Culture

Posted on February 6, 2019 (February 21, 2019) by Mandi Gould

The Frankie Manning Foundation is proud to be part of Google’s Black History and Culture, launched today. It is so wonderful to see Lindy hop given its important place in that cultural history. Click here. […]

The Original Ambassador, Frankie Manning

Posted on January 20, 2019 (August 2, 2019) by Judy Pritchett

The Frankie Manning Foundation is proud to be part of Google’s Black History and Culture. Here is the feature on Frankie Manning. […]

Happy 99th Birthday Norma Miller!

Posted on December 2, 2018 (February 21, 2019) by Mandi Gould

The Frankie Manning Foundation wishes Frankie’s dear friend and colleague Norma Miller a happy 99th birthday. Thank you to the Queen of Swing for all you have done and all you do to pass Lindy hop to the next generations. We love you. […]

Swingin’ Réunion – an event recap by Ewa “W” Burak

Posted on November 16, 2018 (November 18, 2018) by Mandi Gould

The following was written by Ewa “W” Burak, lindy hop dancer, instructor, and former member of The Rhythm Hot Shots, Sweden who recently returned from teaching at Swingin’ Réunion along with Lennart Westerlund. Reunion Island Oct 12-14, 2018 I have always been fascinated by the helicopter perspective. What in the moments seems to be random events look different from […]

November is #YoungsterMonth

Posted on November 1, 2018 (November 6, 2018) by Mandi Gould

Last year we began an initiative in the month of November to highlight youth in lindy hop. This year we’re bringing #YoungsterMonth back and you can follow us on Facebook and Twitter to enjoy a variety of posts highlighting children and teenagers in our dance community. You might wonder about the word “youngster”; this was […]

THE FRANKIE MANNING MEDIA ARCHIVE – “A Night at the Savoy”

Posted on October 1, 2018 (October 17, 2018) by Archive Team

THE FRANKIE MANNING MEDIA ARCHIVE Norma Miller performing with Billy Ricker, Al Minns, and Frankie Manning at the Village Gate, “A Night at the Savoy.” Event and footage produced by Larry Schulz. Read Frankie’s description of this night in Frankie Manning: Ambassador of Lindy Hop. https://www.frankiemanningfoundation.org/book/ THE FRANKIE MANNING MEDIA ARCHIVE is an ongoing project to […]

THE FRANKIE MANNING MEDIA ARCHIVE – “The Big Apple Part 1”

Posted on September 12, 2018 (September 28, 2018) by Archive Team

THE FRANKIE MANNING MEDIA ARCHIVE Frankie Manning demonstrates steps from the Big Apple. Video Courtesy of Lance Benishek. 1. Stomp Off 2. Hop 3. Cross 4. Rock Time 5. Boogie 6. Boogie back 7. Applejack (“Ho”) 8. Gaze Afar THE FRANKIE MANNING MEDIA ARCHIVE is an ongoing project to digitize significant footage of lindy […]

Guest Post: Vote for Hellzapoppin’ for the National Film Preservation Board

Posted on September 11, 2018 (September 12, 2018) by Mandi Gould

Guest post by Ricardo Ferraro The internet has plenty of posts related to relevant lindy hop dance movies. But, what if there was a program to preserve the original copies of these movies ? Indeed, there is one: The Library Of Congress Film Registry from the Library Of Congress National Film Preservation Board. And the […]

Announcing the Frankie Manning Media Archive

Posted on September 10, 2018 (September 10, 2018) by Archive Team

The FRANKIE MANNING MEDIA ARCHIVE is digitizing significant footage of lindy hop’s greatest ambassador, Frankie Manning. Much of this footage is rare and never-before-seen. This Frankie Manning footage will be freely available to inspire and educate dancers all around the world. The FRANKIE MANNING MEDIA ARCHIVE is volunteer produced by the Frankie Manning Foundation. Consider […]