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Frankie Manning � Ambassador of Lindy Hop

Frankie Manning � Ambassador of Lindy Hop Paperback - 2008

by Manning, Frankie/ Millman, Cynthia

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Millman and Manning trace the evolution of swing dancing from its early days in Harlem through the post-World War II period, until it was eclipsed by rock Un' roll and then disco. When swing made a comeback, Manning's 30-year hiatus ended.

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Temple Univ Pr, 2008. Paperback. New. illustrated edition. 312 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches.
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  • Title Frankie Manning � Ambassador of Lindy Hop
  • Author Manning, Frankie/ Millman, Cynthia
  • Binding Paperback
  • Condition New
  • Pages 312
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Temple Univ Pr, Philadelphia
  • Date 2008
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # __1592135641
  • ISBN 9781592135646 / 1592135641
  • Weight 0.93 lbs (0.42 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.86 x 5.8 x 0.73 in (22.50 x 14.73 x 1.85 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Dancers - United States, Choreographers - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006036174
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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About the author

Lindy hopper Frankie Manning won a 1989 Tony Award for his choreography in Black and Blue, was honored by the National Endowment for the Arts with a National Heritage Fellowship, and served as a consultant for and danced in Spike Lee's Malcolm X and Debbie Allen's Stompin' at the Savoy. Frankie's choreographic contributions to the lindy, his professional dance career with Whitey's Lindy Hoppers and the Congaroo Dancers, and his vital role in the swing dance revival have been widely chronicled in the news media, books, and documentaries, including Ken Burns's Jazz and an ABC News 20/20 profile. Now in his nineties, Frankie travels the world teaching the Lindy hop and sharing his riveting memories of dancing through the swing era.

Cynthia R. Millman taught dance and performed for over twenty-five years, including five years with the Big Apple Lindy Hoppers. She has studied and partnered with Frankie, and lectures with him on the history of the Lindy. A librarian at The Town School in Manhattan, Cynthia has contributed articles to Dance Magazine and The International Encyclopedia of Dance, and has served as a dance consultant on several documentaries.