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TABLE OF CONTENTS Frankie Manning: Ambassador of Lindy Hop By Frankie Manning and Cynthia R. Millman Acknowledgments Foreword: Mercedes Ellington Frankie Manning: An Appreciation by Cynthia R. Millman Prologue: Too Stiff PART ONE: EARLY STEPS (1914-circa 1933) Chapter 1. Jazz Baby Chapter 2. Early Ballroom Forays PART TWO: SAVOY DANCER (circa 1933-1936) Chapter 3. To the Savoy at Last Chapter 4. Whitey, Shorty, and Stretch Chapter 5. Win Win Chapter 6. Up in the Air She Goes PART THREE: WHITEY'S LINDY HOPPERS (1936-1943) Chapter 7. Going Pro Chapter 8. Big Time at the Cotton Club Chapter 9. A Big Apple for Whitey Chapter 10. On Broadway and In the Movies Chapter 11. Stranded in Rio PART FOUR: WAR AND HOME (1943-1984) Chapter 12. Dancer Interrupted Chapter 13. The Congaroo Dancers and a Day Job PART FIVE: SECOND ACT (1984-present) Chapter 14. Revival APPENDIXES A. Frankie Manning Timeline B. List of Works Cited and Consulted C. Frankie's List of Swing Dance on Film/TV D. Swing Dance Resources E. Swing Dancing Round the World F. Biographical Sketches of Lindy Hoppers Index
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Manning, Frankie.
Dancers -- United States -- Biography.
Choreographers -- United States -- Biography.
Lindy (Dance).