Tribute to Frankie Manning Got2Lindy 20th Anniversary Swing Dance Special Event!
Schedule
Sat Oct 05 2024 at 06:00 pm to 10:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
White Eagle Benevolent Soc Inc | Kingston, NY
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This month we celebrate 20 years in business by celebrating the man who made it all possible…our teacher and mentor and the man who made swing dancing around the world popular during the 1980’s resurgence.Frankie Manning was a leading dancer at Harlem’s legendary Savoy Ballroom where, in the mid-1930s, he revolutionized the course of the lindy hop with his innovations, including the lindy air step and synchronized ensemble lindy routine.
As a featured dancer and chief choreographer for the spectacular Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers, he performed in numerous films (including Hellzapoppin’), and entertained on stages around the world with jazz greats Ethel Waters, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, and Cab Calloway.
Frankie Manning was one of our teachers and we brought him to the Hudson Valley to teach a weekend workshop in 2006. It is one of Linda’s treasured memories to have been able to teach with him. He is known as “The Ambassador of Lindy Hop” and Linda edited his book of the same name (Temple University Press, 2007).
Learn about this amazing man with a presentation by his long-time partner, Judy Pritchett, followed by a Q & A and then learn some of Frankie’s favorite moves with Linda & Chester.
The presentation and workshop (6-7:30pm) will be followed by a Swing Dance with the SWING SHIFT ORCHESTRA as we celebrate 20 Years of Got2Lindy!
Register for the dance and the pre-dance event and get a discount!
The Swing Shift Orchestra is a real big band at its best!! Join us as we dance to this authentic 16-piece big band playing classic swing tunes that will make you want to dance…even if you don’t know how!
All are welcome! No partner or experience needed to attend. Join the fun!
Beginner lesson 7:30-8pm
Swing Shift Orchestra 8-10:30pm 10:30pm
www.got2lindy.com
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Where is it happening?
White Eagle Benevolent Soc Inc, 485 Delaware Ave, Kingston, NY 12401-5505, United States,Kingston, New YorkEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
