![]() ![]() But the authentic style, the original swing dance, will always be the Savoy Ballroom Lindy hop from Harlem, New York, USA. Lindy hop became a dance craze worldwide, known as Jitterbug and had many spinoffs, such as West Coast Swing, Rock’n’Roll, and Boogie Woogie. The history of the Lindy hop is told in the archival resources of this site, through the biographies of the dancers and information on old film clips. ![]() When it looked like it couldn’t get any better, a young dancer named Frankie “Musclehead” Manning created the first airsteps in 1935, and the Lindy hop soared. Millman and Manning trace the evolution of swing dancing from its early days in Harlem through the post-World. The styling got refined and was executed so well that the dance was a joy to watch as well as do. Frankie Manning: Ambassador of Lindy Hop. ![]() And it got better and better as the popular Saturday night competitions pushed good dancers to greatness. At the Savoy, the Lindy hop got hotter and hotter as people danced to the top Big Bands in the land. ![]() In the late 1920’s in Harlem great new styles of dancing were breaking out wherever people were partying… But it wasn’t until after the opening of the Savoy Ballroom in 1926 that the exciting new dance got its home and ultimately its name. ![]()
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