Lindy hop is the granddaddy of all swing dances, a dance originated by the Black community that is both uniquely American… and now spans the globe.
Lindy hop takes its name from the Charles Lindbergh’s flight to Paris in 1927.
If Tango is sultry, and Ballroom dancing is aloof, lindy hop is joyful and playful. Lindy has a grounded, flowing style that closely reflects its music — from the late 20s hot jazz to the early 40s big bands.
Harlem, New York, and in particular the Savoy Ballroom (“The Home of Happy Feet”) is where the dance was developed and innovated from the 1920s onward.
Based on earlier dances such as the Charleston, the Black Bottom and the Breakaway, the dance evolved and spread over the decades along with the new swing music.
And while the dance continues to evolve today, contemporary lindy hoppers still strive for that same spirit, inventiveness, and musicality of the pioneers of lindy hop like Norma Miller, Dean Collins, Frankie Manning and many more.
Swing Dance & The Big Band Era (1930’s & 1940’s)
The Vintage Blog Posts:
- Vintage Photos of The Lindy Hop
- Lindy Hop in Commercials & Music Videos
- A Lindy Hopping I will go-My Favorite Vintage Lindy Hop Videos
- 98th Anniversary of the Savoy Ballroom-Home of the Happy Feet
- Celebrating Swing Dancing and the Savoy Ballroom!
- Frankie Manning / Lindy Hop Google Doodle
- What to wear Lindy Hopping -1930s/1940s Real-Life Vintage Images
- Women of the Big Band Era Everyone Should Know
- Women of the Big Band Era Everyone Should Know Part 2
- Women of the Big Band Era Everyone Should Know-PART 3
- Women of the Big Band Era Everyone Should Know-Part 4
- Jean Veloz-Icon of the Swing Dance Community
- Women of the Big Band Era Everyone Should Know: MAXINE SULLIVAN
- Blanche Calloway-1930s Jazz singer, bandleader, and Composer
- Bea Wain-Star Singer of the Big Band Era
- Who is Dawn Hampton? 15 Awesome Facts about Dawn
- The Palace Pier, A Vintage Dance Hall in Toronto Canada
- CNE Tent
- Kenwick on the Lake
- Port Dover Summer Garden