Historical Figures

Al Minns Wikipedia A member of Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers Biographic Articles: Swungover Holla Jazz

Big Bea, Beatrice Gay, is best known as Shorty George’s dance partner.

Cab Calloway was a very proliphic band leader through the era. He was well known from his time leading his...

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TODO reference the jazz steps videos. IMDB

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Frankie Manning was one of the early dancers in the Savoy Ballroom who helped define the Lindy Hop. Frankie was...

Leon James Wikipedia A member of Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers

One of the original cheoreographers of the Shim Sham Other resources about Leonard Reed: Wikipedia The Shim Sham Shimmy Man...

Norma Miller was one of the early Lindy Hop dancers at the Savoy Ballroom. She earned the nickname ‘Queen of...

Shorty George Wikipedia Shorty George is the Dancer credited with naming the Lindy Hop dance. Savoy Style Biographic Articles: Kennedy...

Wynton Marsalis is a renoun trumpter and composer who is now the artistic director of Jazz at the Linclon Center....