A vibrant 90-year-old authentic jazz dance that originated in the Savoy Ballroom in New York is making a comeback on dance floors around the world. The reason for lindy hop's recent renaissance is the ...

NEW YORK — Frankie Manning, a master of swing-era dance who went from the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem to Broadway and Hollywood, and then after a long break enjoyed a globe-trotting second career as an ...

In the new documentary “Alive and Kicking,” the world’s renewed interest in the Lindy Hop — popularly known as swing dancing — is presented as more than a series of improvised steps; it’s a ...

Norma Miller, a dancer, comedian and big-band singer whose acrobatic flips, slides, leaps and twists helped popularize the Lindy Hop dance craze of the 1930s and ’40s, earning her the title “Queen of ...

A journalist looked out over a crowded dance floor in Harlem and asked a nearby dancer, "What do you call this dance?" The dance did not yet have a name, but it was 1928 and Charles Lindbergh ...

Any mention of the lindy hop is likely to elicit one of two reactions. The lindy hop is one of a number of “vernacular dances” — those which developed out of everyday life in particular communities ...

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Toronto Lindy Hop is a non-profit/community organization dedicated to improving and enriching the swing dancing experience in Toronto. We are dedicated to building a friendly, vibrant and fun social ...