Frankie Manning and the Lindy Hop, Part 2

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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History, Society & Culture

4.2 • 24.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2015

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Once Manning became a professional dancer and choreographer, his work took him all over the world. After WWII derailed his swing dancing, he had a hard time returning to a world where musical tastes had changed. Read the show notes here.

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0:30.7	Welcome to Stuff You Missed in History Class from HouseupWorks.com.
0:41.7	Hello and welcome to the podcast.
0:43.7	I'm Tracy E. Wilson and I'm Holly Fry.
0:46.7	Today we are picking up the second half of our story about Frankie Manning,
0:51.7	who was one of the most prominent figures in the world of Lindy Hop.
0:55.7	This started out as a hobby, but then became his career.
1:00.7	Starting in 1936, Frankie Manning became a professional dancer and choreographer
1:05.7	with Whitey's Lindy Hoppers.
1:07.7	And this group performed at the Alhambra Theatre as part of reviews.
1:11.7	They also toured and they danced for films.
1:14.7	One of the places they performed was at the Cotton Club,
1:17.7	and this was a white's only establishment that had mostly black entertainers.
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