Frankie Manning: Ambassador of Lindy Hop

by Frankie Manning (Author), Cynthia Millman (Author)

New
Illustrated
2008
$23.49

The autobiography of a legendary swing dancer

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The autobiography of a legendary swing dancer

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 312
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Temple University Press
Published: 05 Nov 2008
ISBN 10: 1592135641
ISBN 13: 9781592135646
Book Overview: The autobiography of a legendary swing dancer

Media Reviews

On behalf of all of the Hoofer's, we thank you and salute you for every moment of truth, love and dedication translated to us all through your art form, your dance. Thank you Frankie Manning. I Love You!
-Savion Glover

Author Bio

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.