Frankie Manning in Herräng, 2005

Frankie Manning or Frankie "Musclehead" Manning, born Frank Manning in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 26, 1914, is an American dancer, instructor and choreographer. Manning is considered to be one of the founding fathers of Lindy Hop. Image File history File linksMetadata FrankieManning-2005-07-16. ... Image File history File linksMetadata FrankieManning-2005-07-16. ... The Jacksonville skyline and the Acosta Bridge. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). ... Choreography (also known as dance composition) is the art of making structures in which movement occurs, the term composition may also refer to the navigation or connection of these movement structures. ... Dancing the Lindy hop at the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee, Sacramento, California, USA (2006) Lindy hop is an African American vernacular dance that evolved in New York City in the late 1920s and early 1930s. ...

He frequented Harlem's Savoy Ballroom in the 1930s, eventually becoming a dancer in the elite and prestigious "Kat's Korner", a corner of the dance floor in which impromptu exhibitions and competitions took place. During a dance contest in 1935, Manning and his partner Freda Washington performed the first aerial in a swing dance competition. Harlem is a neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, long known as a major black cultural and business center. ... The Savoy Ballroom located in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, was a public place for music and dance shows from 1926 to 1958. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... An aerial (or air step) is a dance move where someones feet leave the floor. ... Wikibooks has more about this subject: Swing Dancing The term swing dance is commonly used to refer either to a group of dances developing during the swing era (late 1920s to 1940s) or to the current dances and dance scenes centred on swing dancing. ...

In 1935, Herbert White organized the top Savoy Ballroom Dancers into a professional performance group which was eventually named Whitey's Lindy Hoppers. Frankie created the troup's first ensemble Lindy Hop routines and functioned as the group's defacto choreographer, although without that title. The troup toured extensively and made several films. After the group disbanded, Frankie settled into a career with the United States Postal Service. Whiteys Lindy Hoppers was a professional performing group of Savoy Ballroom swing dancers, started in 1935 by Herbert Whitey White. ... A previous USPS logo The United States Postal Service (USPS) is an independent establishment of the executive branch of the United States government (see ) responsible for providing postal service in the United States; it is generally referred to within the United States as the post office. ...

Frankie Manning was influential in the swing revival of the 1980s. A group of Swedish dancers had made a trip to Harlem for the express purpose of finding any living African American swing dancers who could show them the elements of the dance. They first discovered Al Minns, who, like Frankie, had been a member of Whitey's Lindy Hoppers. Frankie was rediscovered following Minns's death, and he became the preeminent swing teacher for a new generation. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Al Minns was a prominent American Lindy Hop and jazz dancer. ...

Frankie Manning received the Tony Award for co-choreography of the Broadway musical Black and Blue. What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... A view of Broadway in 1909 Broadway, as the name implies, is a wide avenue in New York City, and is the oldest north-south main thoroughfare in the city, dating to the first New Amsterdam settlement. ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ...

In recent years, Frankie Manning's annual birthday celebrations have drawn together dancers and instructors from all over the world. His 80th birthday was commemorated by a weekend long celebration in New York City; his 85th culminated in a sold out party at New York's Roseland Ballroom, where a pair of his dance shoes were placed in a showcase along with those of dancers such as Fred Astaire. Dedicated cruises were organised for his 89th and 90th birthdays. For his birthday dances, he followed his custom of dancing with one woman for every year of his life, partnering 89 and 90 women in succession, respectively. Flag Seal Nickname: Big Apple Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,214. ... Balanchine[1] and Nureyev[2] rated him the greatest dancer of the 20th Century, and he is generally acknowledged to have been the most influential dancer in the history of filmed and televised musicals. ...

Filmography

• Mannhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937)
• Jittering Jitterbugs (1938)
• Radio City Revels (1938)
• Hellzapoppin' (1941)
• Hot Chocolates (1941)
• Killer Diller (1948)
• Malcolm X (1992) - Choreography
• Stomping at the Savoy (1993) - Choreography

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See also

• Savoy-Style Lindy Hop
• African American vernacular dance
• Lindy hop
• History of lindy hop

Savoy-style Lindy Hop is the original swing dance from New York in the 1930s and 1940s. ... African American vernacular dances are those dances which have developed within African American communities in everyday spaces, rather than in dance studios, schools or companies. ... Dancing the Lindy hop at the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee, Sacramento, California, USA (2006) Lindy hop is an African American vernacular dance that evolved in New York City in the late 1920s and early 1930s. ... Lindy Hoppers at a Jitterbug contest in 1942. ...

External links

• Frankie Manning and the Lindy Hop
• Interview with the Washington Post
• Informational site about the dedicated cruise for Frankie's 90th birthday celebration