The creator of the Lindy Hop, an American dance that had its heyday in 1920s New York, would have turned 102 today.
In honour of Frankie Manning, the dancer and choreographer behind the Lindy Hop, Google
The creator of the Lindy Hop, an American dance that had its heyday in 1920s New York, would have turned 102 today.
In honour of Frankie Manning, the dancer and choreographer behind the Lindy Hop, Google has created a Doodle of two people in the midst of the dance, which fuses jazz, tap, breakaway and Charleston.
Manning, who was born on May 26, 1914 and died on April 27, 2009, is considered one of the founding fathers of the Lindy Hop, and the most celebrated Lindy Hopper of all time.
The Lindy Hop evolved in Harlem in the 1920s and 30s, and is evocative of the jazz music of the time.
Who was Frankie Manning?
Manning was born in Jacksonville, Florida, but moved to Harlem at the age of three. He found an interest in dance at a young age, fostered by his family in South Carolina, when he would visit them on holiday.
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