Tiny Bunch and Dorothy “Dot” Johnson

The Lindy Hopper known as Tiny Bunch was a huge King Kong of a man, over 300 pounds, but he was a graceful and agile dancer. His partner, Dot Johnson, was quite petite like King Kong movie co-star Fay Wray. This humorous couple was immortalized by the photographer Aaron Siskind in his photo, At the Savoy (1936) part of the award-winning collection Harlem Document. Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

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Like first generation Lindy Hoppers Shorty George Snowden and Big Bea, Tiny and Dot did not try to downplay their non-typical sizes, but instead played them up in exaggerated fashion through contrast.

Films

Radio City Revels (1938)
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937)