LindyHop Louisville

07/31/2024

07/13/2024

Sunday, 7/13, great, fun band playing at Nachbar! We'll be there for some listening and dancing on the patio!!!!
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05/20/2024

Hey folks,

It's been awhile, but we're trying to get a social lindy/swing/jazz dance going again.

Please pop over to the Louisville Swing Dance Society and hit up the survey!

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06/29/2021

Some 4th of July fun listening and possible lawn dancing opportunity. Rick is always a delight to hear.
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We're excited to welcome The Derby City Dandies as the musical guest for the Old-Fashioned 4th of July Picnic Sunday, July 4th from 4-8pm. This uke-driven jazz combo specializes in danceable rhythms from the 1920’s Jazz Age to the 1930’s Swing Era.
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09/10/2020

Born Saul Cohen, Dean Collins grew up in New Jersey and started dancing with his sisters at the age of 14. In 1935 he was named New Yorker magazine's dancer of the year. He eventually made his way out to Los Angeles, where he choreographed dance sequences for movies such at "Let's Make Music". He and other local swing dancers developed Hollywood or smooth style Lindy Hop, a predecessor of West Coast Swing.
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09/03/2020

Wh**ey's Lindy Hoppers were a group of top dancers employed by Wh**ey who worked gigs and even made it to the movies! Appearances on the big screen included the Marx Brother's "A Day at the Races", "Hellzapoppin'", and more. These dancers could perform tight choreography for the stage as well as improvised and advanced social dancing, never forgetting their roots at the Savoy and other ballrooms.
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08/27/2020

Herbert "Wh**ey" White got his nickname from the streak of white in his hair, and was a bouncer at the Savoy in the 1930's. As Lindy Hop gained popularity, "...requests came from downtown socialites and rich folk who wanted to have Lindy Hoppers perform at their lavish parties..." and Herbert had a good eye for picking out talent at the Savoy. He employed and mentored dancers, known as "Wh**ey's Lindy Hoppers".
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08/20/2020

Frankie Manning was born to a dancer mother and danced throughout his childhood, growing up in Harlem and dancing at various ballrooms during his teen years. Manning was an elite member of the Savoy's "400 Club", and he became an iconic Lindy Hop dancer known for his "unerring musicality". He invented the "air step", and continued to be an ambassador of Lindy Hop up to his death in 2009.
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08/13/2020

Frankie Manning, a rising star at the Savoy, took inspiration from Shorty George and Big Bea's comedic dance move wherein she lifts Shorty off the dance floor, and added elements of ballroom dance lifts. With his partner, Freda, he created the iconic Lindy Hop air step (or aerial), flipping her over his back. They effectively launched the new era of Lindy Hop.
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