Guest Post by Karen Campos McCormack In March 2018 I was lucky to spend a month in New York, in Harlem, researching the history of Lindy hop thanks to the support of the Frankie Manning Foundation. I had previously researched the history of swing via the internet, Amazon, second hand bookshops and the limited […]
Swingin’ at the Savoy
Not to be confused with the book by the same name by original Lindy Hopper Norma Miller. I guess the name was too good to resist! Originally produced by Living Traditions, the people responsible for the very successful Lindy Hop revival in Seattle starting in the late eighties, this documentary provides an intimate glimpse of […]
Swing Kids (1993)
1993 Directed by Thomas Carter The Lindy Hop scenes in Swing Kids were choreographed under Otis Sallid by Ryan Francois, a very talented young Lindy Hopper at the time. Sallid met Francois while both were working on the Savoy Ballroom scene in the film Malcolm X. Both of these films have had an important influence […]
Stompin’ at the Savoy (1992)
TV Film 1992 Directed by Debbie Allen A melodrama, based on a true story that took place in the Savoy Ballroom in its heyday. The story follows four young women whose nights at the Savoy are the high points of their lives. Norma Miller was nominated for an Emmy for her choreography in this film. […]
The Call of the Jitterbug (1988)
Documentary 1988 Jesper Sorensen, Vibeke Winding, and Tana Ross. Produced by Green Room Productions. 35 min. sd. color with black and white sequences. The Call of the Jitterbug, which takes its name from the Cab Calloway song, is one the best documentaries of Lindy Hop produced so far. It includes oral history interviews with Norma […]
Frankie Manning on French Television, 1990 (Age 76)
I just want to make sure everyone gets to see this amazing video that Jean-Christophe Hep and Eric Esquivel found featuring Frankie Manning at age 76 dancing with Judy Pritchett and also featuring Cyd Charisse! (Interviews are translated into French.) This is truly an amazing find. Enjoy! 22 sep 1990, "Etoile Palace" démonstration de Lindy hop […]
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Summer Fun in Houston
Lindy Hopper Andrea Cody has been running a summer dance camp for kids for the 12th year in a row. Presented at Soreal Dance Studio by Dance Houston No Limits Summer Dance Camp Choreography: Andrea Cody Here’s a video of kids doing the Shim Sham with some freestyle at the end. Here’s a girls jazz […]
Profile 15: Naomi Waller
The Frankie Manning Foundation is delighted to make these lively and informative articles by Bob Crease accessible to dancers everywhere. We’ll be publishing one profile a week throughout #FrankieMonth 2018, and will continue until they are all uploaded. For more information about this series, click here. Enjoy! Click here for Page 1: 15Profiles_Naomi Waller1. […]
Profile 14: Pal Andrews
The Frankie Manning Foundation is delighted to make these lively and informative articles by Bob Crease accessible to dancers everywhere. We’ll be publishing one profile a week throughout #FrankieMonth 2018, and will continue until they are all uploaded. For more information about this series, click here. Enjoy! Click here: 14Profiles_Pal Andrews […]
Profile 13: Willie Jones
The Frankie Manning Foundation is delighted to make these lively and informative articles by Bob Crease accessible to dancers everywhere. We’ll be publishing one profile a week throughout #FrankieMonth 2018, and will continue until they are all uploaded. For more information about this series, click here. Enjoy! Click here: 13Profiles_Willie Jones148 […]
Profile 12: Eunice Callen
The Frankie Manning Foundation is delighted to make these lively and informative articles by Bob Crease accessible to dancers everywhere. We’ll be publishing one profile a week throughout #FrankieMonth 2018, and will continue until they are all uploaded. For more information about this series, click here. Enjoy! Click here for Page 1: 12Profiles_Eunice Callen1 […]
Profile 11: Harry Rowe
The Frankie Manning Foundation is delighted to make these lively and informative articles by Bob Crease accessible to dancers everywhere. We’ll be publishing one profile a week throughout #FrankieMonth 2018, and will continue until they are all uploaded. For more information about this series, click here. Enjoy! Click here for Page 1: 11Profiles_Harry Rowe1 Click here […]
