- Lindy Hop
King of Swing Dance
This is a clip from the new feature film:
"THE SAVOY KING: Chick Webb and the Music That Changed America"THE SAVOY KING is a feature documentary about the Swing-era drummer-bandleader Chick Webb, Ella Fitzgerald, and Harlem's Savoy Ballroom.CLIP: "Frankie Manning Vignette"
Interviews with Norma Miller, Frankie Manning and Van Alexander, among others! • Produced by Jeff Kaufman of Floating World Pictures
• Edited by Jamal El-Amin
• Graphics Wizard: Patrick Connelly
• Post-production Supervisor: Alita Renée Holly
Lindy Hop Swing Dance Scene from 1992 movie Malcolm X featuring Denzel Washington, Spike Lee. Choreographed with the help of Frankie Manning (blue suit) & Norma Miller (yellow dress) also performed in the scene. Otis Sallid/Choreographer. Song is "Flying Home" by Lionel Hampton.Great Aerials, Floorials, Jitterbug, Charleston, - one of the best Lindy Hop Swing Dance Scenes in a movie.Background dancers include Dawn Hampton & Ryan Francois.