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As there does not exist proper evidence for the naming of the Lindy Hop, there exists evidence for inventing the Lindy Hop in the dance marathon in which Snowden and Purnell participated and devised the basic principle of the Lindy Hop.
The most famous Lindy Hop dance, which is not connected to the other Lindy Hop dances, was born in the Harlem dance marathon in 1928 where George Snowden and Mattie Purnell reinvented the breakaway pattern by accident. That started a process in which their invention became bigger than it initially suggested.
1 day ago · Introduction. Frankie Manning and Ann Johnson (1941) The Lindy Hop (or Lindy) is a partner dance that originated in 1920's and 30's Harlem, New York. The Dance itself consists of both 8 and 6 count steps and it includes footwork borrowed from the Charleston and Tap.
Feb 6, 2023 · George “Shorty” Snowden (1904-1982) was an African-American dancer who’s widely regarded as one of the pioneers of the Lindy Hop dance style. Together with his partner, Mattie Purnell, they invented the Harlem Lindy Hop at Rockland Palace (a dance hall in the Harlem area) in 1928.
Mar 16, 2015 · It got its name, according to LIFE, from dancer “Shorty George” Snowden, who saw couples improvising an off-time dance on the day Charles Lindbergh completed his transatlantic flight to Paris ...
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Sep 1, 2018 · Lindy Hop History. It’s uncertain exactly how the Lindy Hop originated, but it does seem to have been influenced by the Charleston and even the Turkey Trot. Some historians speculate that it was the result of a mixture of African rhythms and “structured European dances.”
May 26, 2016 · Helena Horton 26 May 2016 • 6:50pm. 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...
