Al Minns, his life in dance in his own words

Blues Dancing - Spirit Moves dancers Al Minns and Sandra Gibson

http://www.jiveswing.com/ Blues Dancing with Sandra Gibson (Mildred Pollard) and Al Minns. An extract from 'The Spirit Moves'. This is a great place to start, to gain inspiration for blues dancing. The clip also mirrors how many of the African American's would have dance blues between the 60s - 80s on both sides of the atlantic. You can purchase the spirit moves at: http://www.swingdanceshop.com/spiritmoves1.html For blues dance classes visit: www.JiveSwing.Com

Uploaded Oct 2012 · 47K views

Hellzapoppin (1941) featuring Harlem Congaroo dancers, aka Whitey's Lindy Hoppers

http://www.jiveswing.com | https://www.facebook.com/JiveSwingCom To date, the best piece of Lindy Hop. Featuring Harlem Congaroo dancers, aka Whitey's Lindy Hoppers...in order of appearance: William Downes (overalls) and Frances "Mickey" Jones (maid), Norma Miller and Billy Ricker (chef's hat), Al Minns (white coat, black pants) and Willa Mae Ricker, then Ann Johnson (maid) and Frankie Manning (overalls). www.jiveswing.com

1941 · 6.5K views

Al Minns & Frankie Manning demo at the Swedish Swing Society

Al Minns worked with the Swedish Swing Society teaching Lindy and vernacular jazz. When he dies in the mid-1980s they sought out Frankie Manning. Both do demos. I can identify Frankie's partner as Catriine Ljunggren.

Uploaded May 2020 · 5K views

Savoy Cup 2016 - Vintage Routine - Al Minns & Lean James (Felix Berghäll & Anders Sihlberg)

Podium - Vintage Clip Routine 1 st - King for a day (Daniel Leveillé) 2 nd - Al Minns & Leon James on DuPont Show of the Week (Felix Berghäll & Anders Sihlberg) 3 rd -The Skeleton Dance www.savoycup.com

2016 · 4.5K views

Swing It Seattle - Al Minns & Leon James "After Hours"

Excerpt from the 1959 documentary short, "After Hours." Features music from Coleman Hawkins, Cozy Cole, and Roy Eldridge. Edit by Mark Kihara of Swing It Seattle. www.SwingItSeattle.com https://www.facebook.com/SwingItSeattleDance https://www.instagram.com/swingitseattle/

Uploaded Dec 2022 · 1.6K views

Swing It Seattle - Al Minns Jazz Dance Montage

Learn more about the amazing jazz dancer, Al Minns https://authenticjazzdance.wordpress.com/2020/01/01/al-minns-the-incorrigible-lindy-hopper-1920-1985-by-terry-monaghan/ Film Credits *Swedish Swing Society - 1984 The Ramona Cup *Newport Jazz Festival - 1960 *The South Bank Show - 1982 *Sonny Allen Lindy Hop Reunion - Sandra Cameron Dance Studio 1983 *Swedish Swing Society 1984 Edited by Mark Kihara at Swing It Seattle www.SwingItSeattle.com https://www.facebook.com/SwingItSeattleDance https://www.instagram.com/swingitseattle/ https://twitter.com/SwingItSeattle

Uploaded Sep 2022 · 1.3K views