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Olivia Fortunato
Apr 20, 20162 min read
Frankie Manning’s Favorite Steps
Initially Compiled by Laura Jeffers, Edited by Rik Panganiban, April 2016 With Frankie Manning’s birthday coming up, some of us in San...
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Olivia Fortunato
Apr 18, 20161 min read
Frankie Manning on Broadway
Just a few years after Frankie Manning retired from the Post Office, when the momentum of the swing dance revival was just starting to...
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Olivia Fortunato
Sep 25, 201512 min read
Lindy Hop for All: Interviews and Oral History of the Frankie Manning Foundation
The Frankie Manning Foundation only came into existence six years ago, but today it is at the forefront of the global swing dance scene....
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Olivia Fortunato
Jun 29, 20152 min read
FMF Ambassador Kevin Harris Continues Grandfather’s Legacy
Our FMF Ambassadors are special people. They are talented dancers, of course, but they are also trailblazers – they are introducing Lindy...
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Olivia Fortunato
Jun 5, 20152 min read
Mother City Hop
Guest Post by Brendan Argent In the 1940s, musicians in Sophiatown (South Africa) started playing swing music in the style of the...
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Olivia Fortunato
May 26, 20151 min read
The “Frankie Moves” Video Project
Thank you to Sing Lim for initiating this project, capturing different dancers’ special memories of Frankie Manning. Åsa Heedman Catrine...
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Olivia Fortunato
May 1, 20151 min read
Sharing Frankie Photos
We love seeing your Frankie photos so we thought we’d share of a few of our own. Here are a few photos of our Board Members, Judy...
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Olivia Fortunato
Apr 30, 20154 min read
The Harlem Swing Dance Society – The Harlem SWOP! Harlem Swings into Spring
Hello from Harlem! Spring has sprung – and we have thawed out! Here’s what’s been happening in our neck of the woods: May 1st: A Dance...
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Olivia Fortunato
Apr 28, 20159 min read
Swing! the Musical – Then & Now
By Mandi Gould As a long time Lindy Hopper and “professional Lindy Hop volunteer”, when I travel it’s usually related to swing dancing in...
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Olivia Fortunato
Apr 27, 20151 min read
6 Years Later – Remembering Frankie
By Åsa Heedman Today it is 6 years ago since I got a phone call from a friend in the middle of the night- a phone call to say goodbye. 6...
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Olivia Fortunato
Apr 20, 20152 min read
Lindy Hop DJ Corner: You Should DJ Big Band Music
The Frankie Manning Foundation is pleased to welcome guest bloggers on a variety of subjects. Kicking off our new Lindy Hop DJ Corner is...
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Olivia Fortunato
Apr 6, 20153 min read
The Harlem Swing Dance Society – The Harlem SWOP! The Latest News and FYI from Harlem
Contributed by Barbara Jones Greetings from Harlem! Spring and a rebirth of energy is upon us all: here is the latest from the place...
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Olivia Fortunato
Mar 25, 20151 min read
Swingin’ Frankie’s Way – The Frankie Show at the Apollo Theater
Whether you’re watching it again or seeing it for the first time, the show directed by Chester Whitmore that took place at Harlem’s World...
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Olivia Fortunato
Mar 5, 20153 min read
Lindy Hop in Academia
With its origins as a street dance, Lindy Hop might seem an odd choice for academic research, but its rich history and profound impact on...
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Olivia Fortunato
Feb 27, 20154 min read
The Harlem Swing Dance Society – What’s Happening in Harlem
Contributed by Barbara Jones Hello all! If you’ve been watching the weather its been EXTREMELY frigid in NYC – almost debilitating!...
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Olivia Fortunato
Feb 9, 20151 min read
Ambassador Update: Itay Skutelsky
Itay dancing in street party in Jerusalem In a few short years, Itay Skutelsky (Herrang Ambassador, 2013) has been instrumental in...
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Olivia Fortunato
Feb 9, 20151 min read
Ambassador Update: Breai Mason-Campbell
Breai (Herrang Ambassador, 2014) has been doing amazing work with her students that began before her scholarship and continues on as a...
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Olivia Fortunato
Feb 9, 20151 min read
Ambassador Update: Traci Bartlow
Traci performing with fellow Ambassador, Ray Davis. News from Traci Bartlow (Herrång Ambassador, 2011) : This past summer, New York City...
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Olivia Fortunato
Feb 9, 20152 min read
Ambassador Update: Nando Valoi
When Nando Valoi (Herrang Ambassador, 2012) came to Herrang, lindy hop was new in Maputo, Mozambique. Nando was the lead dancer and...
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