Swingin' at the Savoy
the memoir of a jazz dancer
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Author
Contributions
- Jensen, Evette. - Contributor
Publication
1996 - Temple University Press, Philadelphia, United States
Language
English
Word Count
65,250 words, Guess
Page Count
261 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL22577063M
- ISBN-101566394945
- OCLC Control Number34618173
- OCLC Control Numberisbn_9781566398497
- Library of Congress Control Number96020104
and 2 more
- LibraryThing353710
- Goodreads532813
Classifications
- DDC792.8
- LCCGV1784
Description
It was a time when the music was Swing, and Harlem was king. Renowned as the "world's most beautiful ballroom" and the largest and most elegant in Harlem, the Savoy was the only ballroom not segregated when it opened in 1926. The Savoy hosted the best bands and attracted the best dancers by offering the challenge of fierce competition. White people traveled uptown to learn exciting new dance styles. A dance contest winner by 14, Norma Miller became a member of Herbert White's Lindy Hoppers and a celebrated Savoy Ballroom Lindy Hop champion. Swingin' at the Savoy chronicles a significant period in American cultural history and race relations, as it glorifies the home of the Lindy Hop, and the birthplace of such memorable dance fads as the Big Apple, Shag, Truckin' Peckin', Susie Q, the Charleston, Peabody, Black Bottom, Cake Walk, Boogie Woogie, Shimmy and tap dancing.
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