Olivia Fortunato
Scholar Report: Fedora Cotta
After attending Swing Era, Bangkok in Thailand, FMF Scholar Fedora Cotta of Goa, India reflects on her experience and shares insights in...
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Olivia Fortunato
Oct 292 min read
Dancing with Frankie: Erin Stevens
In this new series, we ask dancers who knew Frankie to share what they learned from him and what of those teachings they have taken to...
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Olivia Fortunato
Oct 51 min read
2024 Frankie Manning Foundation Scholars Attend Herräng as part of The Next Generation Project.
Olivia Nelson, Aaron Jones, and Chealsia Smedley were sponsored to attend the Herräng Dance Camp this summer. Spearheaded by Denise...
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Olivia Fortunato
Apr 251 min read
Announcing the 2024 Scholars
The Frankie Manning Foundation is proud to award scholarships to five recipients for 2024 to attend dance camps around the world. Aaron...
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Olivia Fortunato
Apr 253 min read
The Rhythm Lounge
The Frankie Manning Foundation is inspired by the dedicated Lindy hop leaders around the world and asked them to share a little about...
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Olivia Fortunato
Mar 142 min read
Dancing with Frankie: Sing Lim
In this new series, we ask dancers who knew Frankie to share what they learned from him and what of those teachings they have taken to...
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Olivia Fortunato
Feb 21 min read
2024 Scholars Program Application Available
Due Sunday, March 10, 2024 Apply Today! Frankie Manning, known as “the Ambassador of Lindy hop,” accomplished much in his long and rich...
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Olivia Fortunato
Jan 12 min read
Frankie Manning Foundation Highlights of 2023
The Frankie Manning Foundation is thrilled to share some of the amazing work we have supported this year: Scholars/Ambassadors Program...
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Olivia Fortunato
Oct 28, 20233 min read
Cape Town Swing
The Frankie Manning Foundation is inspired by the dedicated Lindy hop leaders around the world and asked them to share a little about...
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Olivia Fortunato
Feb 7, 20232 min read
The Frankie Manning Foundation would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year!
The mission of the Frankie Manning Foundation is to carry on the work and spirit of Frankie Manning in spreading the culture and joy of...
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Olivia Fortunato
Oct 26, 20211 min read
1998 Interview with Chazz Young
At the 1998 Herräng Dance Camp, Cindy Geiger interviewed Chazz Young about his life and career. The Frankie Manning Foundation thanks...
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Olivia Fortunato
Oct 4, 20213 min read
George Sullivan, An Unassuming Man
George Sullivan, Harvest Moon Ball Lindy Division champ of 1955 with then-wife Ruth “Sugar” Sullivan, died at age ninety-three on...
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Olivia Fortunato
May 30, 20211 min read
World Lindy Hop Day Savoy Ballroom Google Doodle
The Frankie Manning Foundation is thrilled that the Google Doodles team has chosen to highlight the Savoy Ballroom with a swing dance...
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Olivia Fortunato
Dec 2, 20201 min read
Norma Miller Headstone
In case you missed it, this is the very beautiful gravestone for Norma Miller that was unveiled last week. Thank you to the many hundreds...
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Olivia Fortunato
May 29, 20202 min read
Thriving in Crisis: The Chick Webb Orchestra and the Great Depression
Thank you to Professor Christi Jay Wells for this seminar on Saturday, May 30, 2020. For ESL, you can follow along with the script here....
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Olivia Fortunato
Jan 22, 20201 min read
Herräng Ambassadors 2020
Congratulations to the new Frankie Manning Ambassadors to Herräng 2020. From the left, Pepe Rosas- Bogotà, Colombia; Misha Borodaevskiy –...
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