Frankie Manning: Ambassador of Lindy Hop
- Author: Manning, Frankie
- Author: Millman, Cynthia R.
Dance writer and swing dancer Millman conducted extensive interviews with Manning for a vivid account of his career... the first-person accounts of Manning's life capture his vibrancy, humor... — More…
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$29.00Contents
- Acknowledgments / i
- Foreword: Mercedes Ellington
- Frankie Manning: An Appreciation by Cynthia R. Millman / xi
- Prologue: Too Stiff / 1
- PART ONE: EARLY STEPS (1914-circa 1933)
- Chapter 1. Jazz Baby / 5
- Chapter 2. Early Ballroom Forays / 21
- PART TWO: SAVOY DANCER (circa 1933-1936)
- Chapter 3. To the Savoy at Last / 47
- Chapter 4. Whitey, Shorty, and Stretch / 72
- Chapter 5. Win Win / 85
- Chapter 6. Up in the Air She Goes / 102
- PART THREE: WHITEY'S LINDY HOPPERS (1936-1943)
- Chapter 7. Going Pro / 129
- Chapter 8. Big Time at the Cotton Club / 149
- Chapter 9. A Big Apple for Whitey / 174
- Chapter 10. On Broadway and In the Movies / 213
- Chapter 11. Stranded in Rio / 246
- PART FOUR: WAR AND HOME (1943-1984)
- Chapter 12. Dancer Interrupted / 259
- Chapter 13. The Congaroo Dancers and a Day Job / 275
- PART FIVE: SECOND ACT (1984-present)
- Chapter 14. Revival /
- APPENDIXES
- A. Frankie Manning Timeline / 347
- B. Biographies of Lindy Hoppers
- C. List of Works Cited or Consulted /
- C. Frankie's List of Swing Dance on Film/TV
- D. Swing Dance Resources
- E. Swing Dance Organizations and Events Index