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Ryan Francois is a swing dancer, choreographer and actor, who played a central part of the revival of the Lindy Hop . [1] Specialising in dances related to the Jazz & Swing era - including the Lindy Hop, Charleston, Tap and Authentic Vernacular Jazz, Ryan has over 30 years dance experience.
Swing dance is a group of social dances that developed with the swing style of jazz music in the 1920s–1940s, with the origins of each dance predating the popular "swing era". Hundreds of styles of swing dancing were developed; those that have survived beyond that era include Charleston , Balboa , Lindy Hop , and Collegiate Shag .
Swing to Bop: An Oral History of the Transition in Jazz in the 1940s (1987) Hennessey, Thomas J. From Jazz to Swing: African-Americans and Their Music, 1890–1935 (1994). Schuller, Gunther. The Swing Era: The Development of Jazz, 1930–1945 (1991) Spring, Howard. "Swing and the Lindy Hop: Dance, Venue, Media, and Tradition".
Jewel McGowan, dancer of Lindy Hop, a form of swing dance, in the 1940s and 1950s. She is known among dance aficionados as the frequent partner of dancer Dean Collins. Jewel was considered by her fellow Los Angeles dancers to be the best female swing dancer who ever lived.
Jitterbug is a generalized term used to describe swing dancing. [1] It is often synonymous with the lindy hop dance [2] [3] but might include elements of the jive, east coast swing, collegiate shag, charleston, balboa and other swing dances. [4] Swing dancing originated in the African-American communities of New York City in the early 20th ...
The 2023 Billboard Music Awards kicked off on Sunday with a new, unique format, forgoing the traditional awards show in favor of a bold, new experiment that gave fans some exciting performances ...
He was inducted into the U.S. Swing Dance Council (now World Swing Dance Council) Hall of Fame in 1992. On July 4, 2012, a road in the village of Herräng , Sweden, was named after Manning, [ 15 ] as a gift from the municipality of Norrtälje for the 30-year jubilee of Herräng Dance Camp .
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