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Frankie Manning: Ambassador of the Lindy Hop (2010)
Video | 11 min | Documentary, Short, Music

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Frankie Manning: Ambassador of the Lindy Hop (2010)

Video | 11 min | Documentary, Short, Music

Dancer, Choreographer and Teacher Frankie Manning reminisces about his career as one of the most famous Lindy Hop dancers of all time, his film career and his return to swing dancing after thirty years working for the U.S. Post Office.

Director

Emett Casey

Producer

Jeff Kaufman

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Release date

Aug 2010 (United States)

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23 cast members

Name	Known for
Dawn Hampton Self - Dancer & Musician Self - Dancer & Musician See fewer	Malcolm X (1992)
Frankie Manning Self - Dancer, Choreographer, Instructor Self - Dancer, Choreographer, Instructor See fewer	Hellzapoppin' (1941)
Norma Miller Self - Dancer & Choreographer Self - Dancer & Choreographer See fewer	Malcolm X (1992)
Chazz Young Self - Dancer Self - Dancer See fewer	Malcolm X (1992)
Naomi Waller Self - Dancer (archive footage) Self - Dancer (archive footage) See fewer
Chick Webb Self - Drummer (archive footage) Self - Drummer (archive footage) See fewer	The Age of Adaline (2015)
George Snowden Self - Dancer (archive footage) (as George 'Shorty' Snowden) Self - Dancer (archive footage) (as George 'Shorty' Snowden) See fewer	After Seben (1929)
Willa Mae Ricker Self - Dancer (archive footage) Self - Dancer (archive footage) See fewer	The Spirit Moves: A History of Black Social Dance on Film (1982)
Ann Johnson Self - Dancer (archive footage) Self - Dancer (archive footage) See fewer	Hellzapoppin' (1941)
Billy Ricker Self - Dancer (archive footage) Self - Dancer (archive footage) See fewer
Arthur White's Lindy Hoppers and Jitterbugs Themselves - Dancers (archive footage) (as Whitey's Lindy Hoppers) Themselves - Dancers (archive footage) (as Whitey's Lindy Hoppers) See fewer	Keep Punching (1939)
The Congaroo Dancers Themselves - Dancers (archive footage) Themselves - Dancers (archive footage) See fewer
Thomas 'Tops' Lee Self - Dancer (archive footage) Self - Dancer (archive footage) See fewer
Wilda Crawford Self - Dancer (archive footage) Self - Dancer (archive footage) See fewer
William Downes Self - Dancer (archive footage) Self - Dancer (archive footage) See fewer
Frances 'Mickey' Jones Self - Dancer (archive footage) Self - Dancer (archive footage) See fewer
Al Daniels Self - Dancer (archive footage) Self - Dancer (archive footage) See fewer
Joyce Daniels Self - Dancer (archive footage) Self - Dancer (archive footage) See fewer
George Grenidge Self - Dancer (archive footage) Self - Dancer (archive footage) See fewer
Lucille Middleton Self - Dancer (archive footage) Self - Dancer (archive footage) See fewer
Al Minns Self - Dancer (archive footage) Self - Dancer (archive footage) See fewer	Camera Three (1955)
Russell Williams Self - Dancer (archive footage) Self - Dancer (archive footage) See fewer
Christine Parks Dancer Dancer See fewer	I Know This Much Is True (2020)