by Jay | Jul 8, 2009 | Videos
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjDau27bcgc This is the fourth and final Lindy Hop class taught by Frankie Manning in Toronto in 2008. Assisting him is Mandi Gould from Bees Knees Dance. At the end of the workshop, Torontonians salute Frankie as he leaves Toronto...
by Jay | Jul 7, 2009 | Videos
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IXBsVfYWXI This is the third Lindy Hop class taught by Frankie Manning in Toronto in 2008. Assisting him is Mandi Gould from Bees Knees Dance. The workshop was organized by the Toronto Swing Dance Society.
by Jay | Jul 5, 2009 | Videos
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxJvXei083Q This is the second Lindy Hop class taught by Frankie Manning in Toronto in 2008. Assisting him is Mandi Gould from Bees Knees Dance. The workshop was organized by the Toronto Swing Dance Society.
by Jay | Jul 4, 2009 | Videos
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yy20w4XGms This is the First Lindy Hop class taught by Frankie Manning in Toronto in 2008. Assisting him is Caitlin Wellman from the Swing and Tap Academy of Toronto. The workshop was organized by the Toronto Swing Dance...
by Jay | Jun 29, 2009 | Toronto Lindy Hop Blog
This is part one of a three part series outlining the life of Frankie Manning (May 26, 1914 – April 27, 2009). You can find Part 2 and Part 3 here. In part one, the origins of Lindy Hop, the Jazz Era, and the Harlem Renaissance are examined in the context and...