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Frankie Manning and Ann Johnson (members of Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers) performing the Lindy Hop in Hellzapoppin’, 1941
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“Birth of the Big Apple”
History of the 1937 swing dance craze that swept the nation. Fascinating look at the African-American roots of this dance in the Ring Shout from the days of slavery. Savoy Ballroom footage shows Whitey himself with Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers. Columbia, South Carolina roots of the Big Apple.