No one has contributed more to the Lindy Hop than Frankie Manning -- as a dancer, innovator and choreographer. For much of his lifetime he has been an unofficial Ambassador of Lindy Hop. Originally touring as a dancer and choreographer with  Whitey's Lindy Hoppers in  the 30's and 40's, he helped spread the popularity of the Lindy Hop  through three continents.  Once again, since the swing dance revival that started in the 1980s, Frank Manning has been a driving force worldwide with his teaching, choreography and performance. His own love of swing music and dancing has been as contagious as his dazzling smile.

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Read the article "Swing er faktisk dansejazz" in the October/November issue of JazzSpecial, written by Signe Frydenlund and Kit Blædel. The article is about the Copenhagen Swingstorming group who meet on Facebook to gatecrash swing concerts, turning them into dance events to the joy of both musicians and audience - as in the good old swing days.

Read more about where to buy this issue of JazzSpecial at http://www.jazzspecial.dk/  and check out where the swingstormers go next time (and storm along!) at the Swingstorming group on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=12008519494.